The Government Accountability Office said FHFA can’t accurately gauge the accuracy of the data it uses to monitor nonbanks and overlooks key risks associated with warehouse lending. FHFA agreed to address the issues.

Documents released under a FOIA request reveal who FHFA Director Bill Pulte met with through the first seven months of his term.

AEI researchers said large institutional investors own about 1% of single-family homes vs. 11% for small-scale investors with low interest rate GSE-backed loans.

Executive salary change at Freddie; FHLB membership for community lenders in Puerto Rico; FHFA re-elects GSE boards.

FOIA documents reveal that in 2022 Fannie and Freddie business assessments determined that a single-bureau credit report would be inferior to either a tri-merge or a bi-merge.

The GSEs were already quietly adding MBS to their portfolios before Trump directed them to purchase $200 billion more. Investors may now be paying a price for that intervention.

The same braggadocio that drove GSE stocks higher early in the Trump administration now seems to be holding prices down.

Newly coordinated standards at the GSEs make it easier for certain factory-built homes to receive site-built financing.

The regulator’s financial statements followed GAAP accounting, but the analysis also revealed $32.9 million in costs associated with elimination of 216 employees.

CSS takes over MBS disclosures; Calabria joins PCAOB; Treasury/Fannie veteran joins HPC.