FHFA issued a request for input regarding the framework that applies to pricing single-family mortgages delivered to the GSEs.

There's been no formal announcement, though the pause looks to be tied to concerns from members of Congress.

Freddie's profitability remains a tale of loan loss reserves, with net income rising and falling according to the size of the provision for losses.

Newly introduced legislation, if passed, would rescind FHFA's latest revisions to GSE pricing.

Industry stakeholders believe the new upfront fee changes are unworkable and penalize more qualified borrowers.

Volume declined on a sequential basis in the first quarter, while deliveries picked up in March compared with February.

The rulemaking process will help make current policy more durable, reducing the likelihood future administrations reverse existing fair housing regulation.

Home prices increased by 1.0% on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2023.

The new rule changes the definition of "colonia" and "rural area" to ensure more of these impoverished, predominantly Latino communities are covered under the regulation.

Combined MBS issuance at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae was down 21.2% from the fourth quarter and off 66.9% from the first three months of 2022.