Lutnick Offers Some Details on Planned GSE IPO September 12, 2025 Dennis Hollier The Commerce secretary says a year-end offering of GSE stock is still possible.Read More
Short Takes: Homebuyer Demand Declining / Rocket Increases Financing / PIMCO Wins Fannie Auction for RPLs September 11, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Some house hunters are staying on the sidelines because they want mortgage rates to drop more significantly before jumping in,” Redfin said.Read More
Rocket/Mr. Cooper Merger Gets Nod From FHFA August 27, 2025 Dennis Hollier The regulator, though, says no market participant can account for more than 20% of the GSEs' servicing market.Read More
GSE Purchases of Credit Insurance Down in 2Q August 26, 2025 Dennis Hollier Freddie Mac credit insurance increases raised the numbers for both GSEs in the second quarter.Read More
Short Takes: New Details on The Great American Mortgage Corp. / Mortgage Applications for New Homes Up / Annaly’s Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance Humming August 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration is describing The Great American Mortgage Corp. as "the all new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: bigger and better than ever."Read More
Lenders Putting Emphasis on Streamlining Business Processes August 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Ultimately the goal is to continue to find ways to do more at a lower cost,” said one large unidentified lender surveyed by Fannie.Read More
Pulte Suggests GSE IPO Will Be Small, If It Happens August 14, 2025 Dennis Hollier The FHFA director said the Trump administration's planned sale of GSE stock would be small, if it happened at all.Read More
Short Takes: Refi Applications Spike / Fannie Selling RPLs / Home Prices Decline in California / Mesa Raises $24 Million August 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey Refi applications increased by 23% on a weekly basis last week.Read More
GSE Merger Rumors? GAMC (Not GMAC) August 11, 2025 Dennis Hollier Although President Trump didn’t specifically mention a merger, that appears to be the implication of the post.Read More
GSEs Add to Mortgage Portfolios During Second Quarter August 5, 2025 Dennis Hollier Mortgage portfolios at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased steadily throughout 2024 before declining during the first quarter of 2025.Read More
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