Pulte Tells MBA Meeting: FHFA Working to Reduce Costs at the GSEs May 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey FHFA Director Pulte said he found $100 million in cost savings at Fannie Mae alone.Read More
FHA, VA Gain MI Market Share in First Quarter May 16, 2025 John Bancroft The FHA/VA share of primary MI volume increased from 60.5% of activity in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 63.8% in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
GSE Green, Social Bonds Face Uncertain Future May 16, 2025 Dennis Hollier Social and green bonds from the GSEs have seen strong demand.Read More
Refis Drive Agency MBS Issuance Up in April May 15, 2025 John Bancroft April’s gain came mostly from a 32.2% jump in securitization of refinance loans.Read More
Pulte Provides More Details on Fraud Involving GSEs May 15, 2025 Dennis Hollier “I think we’ve referred five or six different people to the DOJ, just in terms of Chinese and North Koreans working in the companies,” Pulte said.Read More
Short Takes: Pulte Expects Housing Boom / Gifts for UWM Employees / Applications Steady / Lender Acquires Real Estate Portal May 14, 2025 Brandon Ivey Trump administration policies will lead to a housing boom, according to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Read More
Specified Pool Share of GSE MBS Issuance Rises May 13, 2025 John Bancroft Spec pools accounted for more than half of GSE single-family MBS issuance in early 2025.Read More
Mortgage Market Waiting for Details on GSE Reform May 12, 2025 Dennis Hollier There are more questions than answers on how the Trump administration will end the conservatorships of the GSEs.Read More
Private Mortgage Insurance Activity Declines in 1Q May 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey Private MI volume in GSE MBS issuance in the first quarter of 2025 was down 20.4% from the previous quarter.Read More
Pulte Downplays GSE Reform for Trump Administration May 7, 2025 Dennis Hollier Recent comments by the FHFA director suggest the Trump administration has no immediate plans to release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship. Rather, FHFA will continue to focus on fraud and abuse at the enterprises.Read More