Freddie Head of Single Family Stepping Down May 27, 2022 Dennis Hollier Donna Corley, one of the most influential women in housing finance, joins the exodus of senior executives leaving the GSEs.Read More
FHFA to Require Extensive GSE Capital Disclosures May 27, 2022 Dennis Hollier The new rule may clear up some of the confusion surrounding how Fannie and Freddie calculate their capital requirements under the ERCF.Read More
MSR Share of Assets at Nonbanks Varies Widely May 26, 2022 Paul Muolo FHFA and Ginnie have grown uneasy with the fact that so many nonbanks have come to dominate the servicing business.Read More
Senate Confirms Thompson as FHFA Director May 26, 2022 Dennis Hollier The Senate voted 49-46 to confirm Sandra Thompson as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. She is the first Black woman to serve in the role.Read More
Fannie: Lenders Want Appraisals Modernized May 26, 2022 Dennis Hollier A Fannie Mae survey showed 94% of the 188 lenders asked feel that efforts by the GSEs to modernize appraisals are valuable.Read More
Biden Administration Housing Plan Leans on GSEs May 25, 2022 Dennis Hollier Much of the White House plan to increase housing supply has been cribbed from the enterprises' duty-to-serve plans.Read More
Credit Quality Suffers as Originations Plunge May 23, 2022 Andras Malatinszky As mortgage originations declined in the first quarter of 2022, lenders loosened underwriting standards.Read More
Freddie to Expand Financing for ADUs May 23, 2022 Dennis Hollier Freddie Mac is set to increase financing options for accessory dwelling units.Read More
FHFA, Ginnie Provide Updates on Nonbank Liquidity Progress May 20, 2022 Brandon Ivey One of the biggest issues regarding the FHFA proposal: the liquidity buffer and committed financing lines...Read More
Former FHFA Chief Sees a GSE Insolvency at ‘Some Point’ May 18, 2022 Dennis Hollier Calabria also believes Treasury’s ability under HERA to come to the rescue of the enterprises probably ended in 2009...Read More