The new requirements would distinguish between large and small servicers and whether that servicing covers GSE loans or Ginnie Mae loans.

The ruling makes it unlikely GSE shareholders will ever receive compensation for the value they lost through the net worth sweep.

Credit-related income boosts profits at Fannie Mae; fair value losses at Freddie Mac keep net income growth in check.

The regulator has amended the capital rule to improve the capital treatment of credit-risk transfers and reduce the size of the leverage buffer for the GSEs.

Unexplained fair market gains bolster Treasury’s stake in the GSEs by more than 100%.

The enterprises should have procedures supervising “covered parties,” up to and including monitoring their brokerage accounts.

Many of the largest mortgage servicing companies were left off the podium in the annual awards programs of Fannie and Freddie.

Almost all the temporary seller flexibilities FHFA put in place because of the pandemic have either been retired or incorporated into the normal selling guides.

The lawsuit brought by fair housing organizations focused on Fannie Mae’s maintenance and marketing of its real estate-owned properties, that is, homes acquired through foreclosure.

One veteran GSE investor and housing-finance system critic believes the $6 trillion book of business is actually worth more than $11 trillion.