Analysts estimate that GSE forbearance programs will ultimately cost servicers between $80 billion and $150 billion in advances and escrow payments, bolstering the theory that only the Federal Reserve has the wherewithal to provide interim financing.

Former Freddie Mae CEO Don Layton suggests short- and long-term solutions for the liquidity problems faced by nonbank mortgage servicers.

Milbank has won a one-year, $3 million contract from the FHFA to provide legal services related to ending the conservatorships.

States with shelter-in-place orders accounted for 75% of the single-family home loans securitized by Fannie and Freddie last year, and 81% of jobless claims filed last week. (Includes data chart.)

If the coronavirus crisis goes on for more than six to eight weeks, FHFA Director Mark Calabria sees mortgage servicers under “a lot of stress.”

The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week temporarily allowed Fannie and Freddie to finance mortgage-backed securities.

One of the early casualties of the coronavirus outbreak is the much-anticipated, re-proposed capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Fannie and Freddie are providing “alternative flexibilities” to reduce the need for appraisers to inspect the interior of a home.

Federal Reserve operations this week swallowed up more than $39.8 billion in agency MBS, including about $31.7 billion in uniform MBS.

The GSEs have extended their forbearance programs to include multifamily borrowers and renters experiencing hardship due to COVID-19.