Financing restrictions imposed following the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, FL, continue to make it difficult to finance or build new condos.

New definitions in the amended rule will expand the number of colonias eligible for credit under the duty-to-serve obligations of the GSEs.

Fannie’s ongoing problem with its portfolio of senior housing loans comes home to roost in federal district court.

Using this tool, investors can determine the volume of MBS that is liquid and available to trade on the TBA market. The data can be sorted by cohort, vintage, date and category.

The regulator of the GSEs wants to know if there are ways it can help improve protections for the tenants of apartment buildings financed by Fannie and Freddie.

By the end of 2025, FHFA expects Fannie and Freddie to implement the use of FICO 10T and Vantage 4.0 into the mortgage process. Industry participants can expect a lot of hand-holding along the way.

Based on the success of payment deferrals during the COVID-19 emergency and feedback from industry, FHFA has made the option a key part of loss mitigation for the GSEs.

In order to have a return on capital sufficient to attract private investors, the GSEs would have to charge g-fees of about 76 basis points, according to former Freddie CEO Don Layton.

Private insurers will assume the credit risk on up to $926 million in mortgage losses.

The FHFA director tells NAR members she’s focused on data-driven, fact-based policy-making.