The only general counsel the FHFA has ever known is stepping down.

The amended preferred stock purchase agreement provides Treasury with a liquidation preference, which undermines the GSEs’ ability to afford an exit from conservatorship.

Mortgage insurers have endorsed the proposed guidelines, even arguing the process should be made more transparent and objective. However, Quicken believes it will stifle innovation by the GSEs.

Four and a half years after the OIG recommended that FHFA notify GSE directors of supervisory concerns, the agency continues to notify Fannie and Freddie management instead.

The FHFA is looking for stakeholder views on the risks faced by the GSEs and the supervisory and regulatory framework necessary to meet these challenges.

Freddie’s multifamily structured credit risk notes are structured on actual losses. Previous issuances were based on a fixed-severity formula, which created a gap between when losses were booked and reimbursed.

Their new Senate majority, albeit a slim one, should make it easier for Democrats to pass key budget priorities. But what does it mean for Fannie and Freddie?

While appraisal actions sharply increased from 2019 to 2020, the number of licensed appraisers remained unchanged.

The GSEs plan to increase loan purchases in all three DTS categories: manufactured housing, rural areas and affordable preservation.

New multifamily caps, announced in November, also included changes to the definition of “mission-driven.”