Freddie prices its first sustainability K-deal, a $535 million transaction.

A federal prosecutor in Georgia has charged 12 individuals in connection with a multiyear scheme to defraud Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Freddie told homeowners that, in addition to the traditional disaster relief options provided by the GSEs, they may be eligible for relief through COVID-related forbearance programs.

The council said any distress that affects the secondary mortgage market activities of the GSEs “could pose a risk to financial stability if those risks are not properly mitigated.”

When questioned about the steep fee the GSEs charge to buy early forbear-ance loans, the FHFA director turned the tables on the lawmakers: Why didn’t Congress pay for it in the CARES Act?

Wells Fargo Securities predicts the delinquency rate for high quality Fannie collateral — mortgages with loan-to-value ratios between 60% and 97% — will reach 4.3% in October.

Over the past two weeks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have collectively priced multifamily deals totaling nearly $4 billion.

Chris Boyle will be in charge of all external-facing functions at the digital mortgage lending platform, including strategy, marketing and business development efforts.

Housing-finance watchers are gearing up for December when the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the government’s net worth sweep of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits.

The Structured Finance Association said it is concerned FHFA believes that, if the GSEs have capital levels similar to banks, the need for an explicit guarantee will be eliminated.