Fannie Back Quickly With CRT Transaction March 3, 2026 Brandon Ivey Prior to back-to-back CRT offerings in February and March, the government-sponsored enterprise hadn’t issued a CRT deal since October.Read More
Industry Participants Have Pulte’s Ear in First Year at FHFA February 23, 2026 Dennis Hollier By far, the events listed most frequently in Pulte's calendar are meetings with industry leaders.Read More
Fannie Economists See Interest Rates Staying Higher for Longer February 19, 2026 Brandon Ivey Fannie projects that the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will hold at 6.1% in the second quarter before declining to 6.0% in the third quarter and then remain at that level through the end of 2027.Read More
Fannie's Profits Dip in 4Q on Fair Value Losses February 11, 2026 Dennis Hollier Profits declined by 9% compared with the third quarter.Read More
FHFA Adopts New Housing Goals for the GSEs December 29, 2025 James Dohnert The recently announced goals supplant the three-year plan covering 2025 to 2027 that was adopted during the Biden administration.Read More
GSE Repurchases on the Rise in 3Q December 23, 2025 John Bancroft Lender repurchases of GSE loans increased 19.8% from the second to the third quarter.Read More
Former Freddie CEO Raises Concerns on Changes to CRT Program December 22, 2025 Dennis Hollier Former Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton said changes to the CRT program in recent years have led to the GSEs carrying more credit risk.Read More
Fannie Mae’s MBS Holdings Increase Again in November December 12, 2025 Dennis Hollier Fannie’s MBS holdings spiked to $54.65 billion as of the end of the month.Read More
GSEs Update Guidelines Tied to Fraud December 11, 2025 Brandon Ivey Fannie and Freddie issued separate updates aimed at identifying and preventing fraud in mortgage transactions.Read More
FHFA Announces 2026 Conforming Loan Limits November 26, 2025 Dennis Hollier For one-unit properties, the baseline conforming loan limit will be $832,750 in 2026.Read More