The big gains came in high-LTV refinances, which surged to 13.6% of the sample, a 7.05 percentage point increase.

Despite the similarities in results from the scoring models, there are some major differences in how the scores are constructed.

For the first time in 33 years, Freddie out bought its crosstown rival...

The revisions establish some ground rules that will apply if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ever released from conservatorship.

The hedge fund billionaire predicts Treasury will write off its senior preferred shares in the GSEs and exercise its warrants for 80% of their common stock.

Housing supply is up 12% year-over-year.

The MBA noted that buyouts are capital intensive and can create liquidity stress for nonbanks, which don’t have large balance sheets to hold nonperforming loans for an extended period.

The new scorecard highlights modest changes in the regulator's priorities for the GSEs.

Lenders supported the regulator’s decision to lower some of the goals from the 2022-2024 rule.

Because Fannie’s book of business is by far the larger, it’s more impacted by the stability capital buffer than Freddie.