Freddie CEO Don Layton: "People tell me, ‘Well, let’s have a common AUS that everyone can use.’ My only data point on that is that to have a common system on the backend for the security (UMBS) took seven years and $2 billion to build…”

Even current mortgagors don't know the minimum requirements...

NAR: FHFA must allow Fannie and Freddie to meet their public mission of supporting liquidity and broad access...

Investment banking fees on a Fannie/Freddie stock sale could be enormous…

Will institutional investors like Berkshire Hathaway line up to buy a new class of stock issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? We may know soon... 

The year prior, Fannie CEO Daniel Mudd earned $11.6 million while Freddie's chief Richard Syron took home $18.3 million, but a large chunk of their pay included stock...