FHFA Working on Fix for Commingled Securities Fee July 26, 2022 Dennis Hollier Thompson tells industry group the fix might require another change to the capital rule.Read More
Short Takes: House Price Appreciation Still Tops 18%; Fannie Taps New Chief Human Resources Officer; Foreclosure Starts on the Upswing July 26, 2022 Dennis Hollier FHFA HPI dips slightly; foreclosure starts go the other way.Read More
New FHFA Chief Thompson Says GSEs’ Fate Up to Congress July 21, 2022 Dennis Hollier Thompson said, that like most observers, she hadn’t expected Fannie and Freddie to be in conservatorship 14 years after being taken over...Read More
FHFA Will Address UMBS Fee on Commingled Securities July 19, 2022 Brandon Ivey FHFA's Sandra Thompson: “We’ve got some options that we’re considering in the short-term"...Read More
FHFA Nods to Fintech's Role in Housing Finance, Creates a New Office July 19, 2022 Dennis Hollier The agency said it wants to foster the safe, sound and responsible use of technology in the mortgage process.Read More
Short Takes: GSE Reform on the Horizon? (Hardly) / The Mid-Terms / A Limited Life / Stress Relief for Mortgage Companies? / Buy American (Homes) July 18, 2022 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Hope for legislative reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Not really...Read More
A Ratings Upgrade for Fannie and Freddie July 14, 2022 Dennis Hollier The upgrade piggybacks on Fitch’s recent revision of its ratings outlook for Uncle Sam and his IDRs...Read More
Fannie/Freddie Exposure to New Fee on Commingled Securities Differs July 12, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie and Freddie have very different levels of exposure to uniform MBS issued by the other...Read More
GSEs and FHFA Focusing on Fourth-Party Risk July 7, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fourth-party risk? It's an issue for Fannie, Freddie and their regulator...Read More
FHFA LLPA Changes Hit High-Balance, Second-Home Deliveries July 5, 2022 John Bancroft At the direction of the FHFA, the GSEs significantly increased LLPAs for high-balance and second-home loans starting with April deliveries.Read More
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