Although the non-QM portion of the non-agency market accounted for less than $10 billion in 2018, it could absorb more than $50 billion in former patch loans if it continues its current annual growth rate.

On the issue of FHFA’s constitutionality, the court ruled for the plaintiffs. But rather than invalidate the net worth sweep, the court struck the “for-cause” provision from HERA.

The issues have been argued over so long, and the views of key players are so well known, that the plan itself couldn’t help but disappoint.

According to court filings, between 2009 and 2016, the trading desks at the defendant banks conspired to inflate prices.

The new cap structure will allow each firm to invest up to $100 billion in multifamily projects over the next five quarters. At least 37.5% of that investment must be for affordable housing.

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, one of the major concerns was the impact it would have on the LIHTC program.

The latest FHFA directive is something of a mystery. In separate 8-Ks, both Fannie and Freddie point out that no employees currently receive a base salary of more than $600,000.

"The CFPB’s job is not to regulate market share in the secondary mortgage market,” says Adam Levitin.

The 2019 DFAST includes a more severe recession than in 2018, with a major economic crisis in Europe causing investors to flee to U.S. markets.

Fannie warns that the loss reserves required by the new FASB standard may exceed its retained earnings in the first quarter of 2020.