Changing priorities from the White House have put talks on ending the GSE conservatorship on the back burner.

The GSEs started issuing credit risk transfer transactions in 2013.

The GSEs noted that mortgages for government employees and other workers directly impacted by the shutdown are eligible for delivery to the GSEs, even if the borrower is not receiving pay, so long as certain conditions are met.

Prior to back-to-back CRT offerings in February and March, the government-sponsored enterprise hadn’t issued a CRT deal since October.

By far, the events listed most frequently in Pulte's calendar are meetings with industry leaders.

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.

Profits declined by 9% compared with the third quarter.

The recently announced goals supplant the three-year plan covering 2025 to 2027 that was adopted during the Biden administration.

Lender repurchases of GSE loans increased 19.8% from the second to the third quarter.

Former Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton said changes to the CRT program in recent years have led to the GSEs carrying more credit risk.