David Brickman, the CEO of Freddie Mac from 2019 to 2021, argued that 16 years of conservatorship have increased inefficiencies at the GSEs.

It’s unclear, though, how this stratagem would simplify the “recap and release” of the enterprises.

Rithm on Monday closed an $878 million debt sale, this one collateralized solely by MSRs.

Freddie President Michael Hutchins will step in as interim CEO.

The volume of single-family mortgage servicing tied to Ginnie Mae rose 7.3% on an annual basis to $2.541 trillion as of the end of 2024.

Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.

“Fannie and Freddie should maintain their affordable housing footprint, including condo, investor and second home loans — without volume caps or fee increases unrelated to risk,” CHLA said.

Christopher Stanley, a security engineer at SpaceX, is the first member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to join a GSE board.

The bulk of the February issuance, 53.9%, came from Freddie.

Pulte said that any exit by the GSEs from conservatorship “must be carefully planned to ensure the safety and soundness of the housing market without putting upward pressures on mortgage rates.”