Early comments suggest widespread concern that the proposed increases in liquidity and capital requirements for GSE seller/servicers are unnecessary and maybe counterproductive.

The industry veteran asks: If the GSEs lose their largest buyer, where will the money come from to support the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage?

The new repeat-sale index includes both GSE and non-GSE transactions and is augmented by appraisal data in regions with few sales. Plus, it’s free.

Economists use risk-based models of future GSE cash flows to calculate costs of the government’s backing of catastrophic losses.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency acting director said there are lots of questions that must be answered before Fannie and Freddie can exit government supervision.

Thousands of loans were prematurely removed from Fannie MBS, Mega and Super pools with a financial impact that could approach $2 billion.

The former Freddie CEO said that, by expanding the definition and use of CRT, Fannie and Freddie can offer more products with less risk.

Fannie and Freddie say goodbye to the 620 minimum credit score for lower-income homeowners seeking a refinance.

Kimberly Johnson joins the long list of high-level GSE executives headed for greener pastures.

The new initiative will provide pricing incentives to multifamily property owners who accept housing choice vouchers issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.