The mortgage industry generally supports the limited scope of the rule. But consumer advocates believe FIRREA calls for a broader scope, including AVMs used by licensed appraisers.

With a nonperforming loan sale, a reperforming loan sale and a social bond transaction, Fannie livened up an otherwise slow year.

The inclusion of new-built homes with high energy efficiency ratings in Freddie’s green bond program significantly boosted the program’s impact.

Fannie has updated its selling guide to provide modest flexibilities on manufactured home loans, adjustable-rate mortgages and cash-out refinances.

Fannie and Freddie in a joint comment letter expressed concerns that the SEC’s proposed rule on conflict of interest could prevent the GSEs from issuing credit-risk transfer notes in a post-conservatorship world.

Using this tool, investors can determine the volume of MBS that is liquid and available to trade on the TBA market. The data can be sorted by cohort, vintage, date and category.

As of Jan. 1, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will for the first time be able to purchase one-unit single-family loans worth more than $1 million.

A new Fannie chartbook provides detailed cohort-level data on the socially oriented lending backed by the enterprise.

The new social index methodology gives investors a rigorous, pool-based measure of the social impact of the mortgage-backed securities issued by the enterprises.

The enterprise issued more credit-risk transfer deals this year than last. But increasing interest rates have made the deals less and less attractive for Freddie.