In 2018, first lien originations totaled $1.63 trillion. For 2020, $1.9 trillion to $2.0 trillion seems like a reasonable number. The key, as always, will be interest rates…

How much might the Freddie Mac 'golden handshake' program cost?

So, what kind of GSE questions do the Democrats ask? Topics include timelines, benchmarks, capital levels, affordable housing issues, reducing the GSE footprint and the like. All of the questions might be viewed as quite predictable…

After all, who wants to invest in a shrinking (GSE) business? Something to think about…

The review will consider the interplay between the non-agency market and the GSEs and the impact of the exemption for qualified residential mortgages...

One Freddie shareholder quipped: "It sounds like something their advisors would have recommended – to improve proforma [earnings] going into a capital raise."  

The senators asked for a detailed timeline for ending the conservatorships and a list of benchmarks the GSEs must meet.

In 2017, Judge Sweeney ordered the government to produce many of these documents...

GSE purchase-mortgage business cooled off, falling 4.9% from the previous month, but refi volume jumped 13.3% to $70.5 billion in November.

Ed Pinto: Owners of GSE common have no right to expect a bailout.