ABS/MBS Investors Want Competitive Credit Score Models June 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier An industry survey commissioned by VantageScore shows more support for a FICO alternative than previously thought.Read More
Fannie Introduces New Index for Prepayment Activity June 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier MBS investors will now have access to 18 years of refinance and prepayment data derived from Desktop Underwriter.Read More
FHFA Releases Inaugural Mission Report June 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie and Freddie bolstered their affordable housing acquisitions in 2021; FHLB not so much.Read More
Fannie Cranks Out a $19 Billion CIRT Deal June 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier In addition to a Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction, the GSE’s capital markets team completed a $477.2 million non-performing loan sale.Read More
Former Freddie Exec Turns Up at Greystone June 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier Rich Martinez joins the growing roster of executives abandoning the GSEs for greener pastures.Read More
Fannie, Freddie Must Make Additional Capital Disclosures June 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier The Federal Housing Finance Agency to require bank-like capital disclosures tied to ERCF rules.Read More
FHFA Requires GSEs to File Capital Plans June 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier Just a week after imposing onerous new capital disclosure requirements on Fannie and Freddie, FHFA adopts a rule requiring them to file annual capital plans.Read More
Equifax Reports Credit Score SNAFU June 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier Coding errors may require new underwriting for loans that relied on data originating with the massive credit score reporting firm.Read More
AMI Increases Going Into Effect Next Week June 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier Higher AMIs in most counties mean more borrowers are eligible for the GSEs’ affordable housing programs.Read More
Fannie Updates Construction Loan Guidelines June 3, 2022 Dennis Hollier The GSE eases rules on construction loans.Read More