Although the GSEs financed fewer affordable units in small multifamily properties, the number of affordable units in Fannie- and Freddie-financed high-rises and garden apartments spiked from 170,000 to 248,000.

This week, the GSEs began providing investors the Social Density Score and Social Criteria Share attributes for Supers and Megas.

The baseline conforming loan limit for 2024 will rise $40,350 to $766,550 on mortgages for one-unit properties.

The enterprise’s plan closely resembles an alternative to current buyback policy that was proposed by CHLA in May.

As expected, the amended enterprise regulatory capital framework reduces the risk weight for commingled securities from 20% to 5%.

FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said workforce housing exemptions should still encourage multifamily borrowers to preserve affordable housing for “extended periods.”

More than 240,000 renters in properties with Fannie-backed loans reported their rent payments to credit bureaus using the Fannie pilot. Some 58% of them saw their FICO scores increase as a result.

Fannie veterans David Benson and Jeffery Hayward announce plans to retire.

The mortgage giant executed five credit-risk transfer transactions in the space of a week.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revenues ticked up in the third quarter, but an increase in net expenses cut into profits. Those expenses included damages and interest awarded to shareholders in Fairholme v. FHFA. (Includes data table.)