Freddie Mac and MCT team up to help small- and mid-sized lenders make the switch from cash seller to guarantor. The transition impacts everything from pricing to operations.

Ambitious goals in the proposed rule, especially on the multifamily side, may prove difficult for the GSEs to reach.

Urban Institute endorses Fannie plan to use rent payment history in its single-family underwriting.

Trade groups give Treasury and FHFA officials an earful on the damage caused by changes to the preferred stock purchase agreements.

The FHFA is not conservator of the FHLBanks, so it cannot “step into the shoes” of the FHLBanks’ boards of directors, the FHLBs argue.

Sandra Thompson and Marcia Fudge combine forces to monitor GSE compliance with the Fair Housing Act.

The Appraisal Institute and industry partners work to expand minority participation in the industry.

Refinance business continue to drop sharply at both GSEs, but Freddie recorded a solid gain in purchase-loan acquisitions. (Includes two data charts.)

Despite early criticism of Senate plans to use the 10-basis-point g-fee to help pay for a bipartisan infrastructure bill, industry groups have been more muted since the text of the bill became public.

Landlords are challenging the more-targeted ban, saying it still illegally deprives them of their ability to collect rents.