Recent buyback data suggest the 2024 vintage is one of the most pristine in modern GSE history, although repurchase volume was up in the third quarter of 2025. (Includes three data tables.)
Don Layton, under whose leadership Freddie rolled out the first CRT transaction in 2012, said cracks in the GSEs’ CRT programs expose them to systemic risks. The cure: a new capital rule.
Fannie alerts seller/servicers to stiffer fraud detection rules. For example, lenders have 24 hours to report any borrower if they’re found on the Department of Treasury’s foreign assets control sanctions list.
The GSE ditched its energy efficiency home improvement loan product in favor of a more generic product targeting smaller projects. The new HomeStyle Refresh product becomes available at the end of March.
UI researchers explore whether the GSEs, by accepting new loan products, can help alleviate the lock-in effect and improve affordability for homebuyers.
After months of investigating Trump critics over allegations of mortgage fraud, FHFA Director Bill Pulte increasingly finds himself the target of investigations into possible episodes of misconduct and the misuse of power.
Industry observers note that, despite its bold pronouncements about a public offering for the GSEs, the Trump administration still has not addressed the key issues that make this a risky proposition.
Legislation could prompt a study by the GAO to see if a secondary market for securitizations of acquisition, development and construction loans would help increase the supply of new-built homes.
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