Housing Affordability an Issue, FHFA Establishes a New Advisory Panel August 24, 2022 Dennis Hollier Members of the new panel will be chosen by the FHFA director...Read More
FHFA Tweaks GSE Multifamily Goals for 2023-24 August 23, 2022 Dennis Hollier The new benchmarks are based on the percentage of affordable units, rather than the absolute number...Read More
Ginnie and FHFA Release Mostly Simpatico Eligibility Requirements for Servicer/Issuers August 17, 2022 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier There are no stunning changes on the required capital minimums...Read More
The Decline in GSE MBS Issuance Slows in July August 16, 2022 Dennis Hollier The top three GSE MBS issuers in July: Rocket Mortgage, UWM and PennyMac Financial, all nonbanks...Read More
A New Twist on Mortgage Fraud? Apparently So... August 15, 2022 Dennis Hollier The first hint of this false identity scheme came through a tip to the SFFR team...Read More
Freddie: WI Certificates Update August 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier These new placeholder certificates are expected to become the primary way to purchase the A-M and A-2 classes of Freddie K-deals.Read More
Banks’ GSE Servicing Increases in Second Quarter August 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier Depositories had 43.0% of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing in the second quarter of 2022.Read More
Looser Underwriting Standards Seen in GSE Deliveries August 1, 2022 Namrata Bhatia The GSEs are taking in an increasing amount of loans with higher LTV ratios and lower credit scores.Read More
Fannie Profits Up From 1Q22, Down From 2Q21 July 29, 2022 Dennis Hollier The mortgage giant netted $4.65 billion in the second quarter, a 6% sequential jump, but a 40% decline from 2Q21.Read More
Freddie Mac Profits Wane July 28, 2022 Dennis Hollier Freddie's $2.5 billion in profits brings the company's net worth to $34.1 billion.Read More
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