The MBA was part of a trade group coalition that called on the VA to align minimum property requirements with standards already established by the GSEs.

The single-family segment accounted for 91.4% of total net income at Freddie in the fourth quarter.

The impairment rate on securitized non-QMs increased by more than 100 basis points between August and December.

This year's scorecard includes more focus on the multifamily businesses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

At the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reformulating their Social Index to make it more attractive to investors while still protecting the privacy of borrowers.

Buybacks from the GSEs declined by 29.0% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter.

A coalition of most of the major mortgage industry participants says FHFA and the GSEs should be more transparent about how they assessed and validated the new credit score models.

Ginnie continued to set the pace as its single-family servicing grew by 2.4% in the third quarter.

Condo Project Advisor enhancements will allow lenders to determine whether a loan for a unit in a project is eligible for acquisition by Freddie within minutes.

Several commenters argued that any capital requirement on commingled securities might interfere with the fungibility of the uniform mortgage-backed security.