Freddie Mac bulletins clarify how single-family sellers should deal with self-employed income and the types of public records searches required for multifamily sellers.

High interest rates may mean lower acquisition volumes for the GSEs, but they also mean slower prepayment speeds for the mortgages in the agencies’ guarantee books of business. (Includes data table.)

S&P Global Ratings gives the Freddie asset management and operations team an “above average” ranking and a stable outlook.

Despite thousands of responses to its RFI, FHFA has settled on a list of protections that is unlikely to make tenants feel much safer.

FHFA issued an RFI on how to simplify and improve the efficiency of the competitive application process for the FHLBanks’ Affordable Housing Programs.

Beginning July 1, the capital markets team at Freddie Mac will start offering multifamily giant PCs, products that will allow investors to pool larger securities and better manage their portfolios.

The new Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing includes a who’s who of housing finance experts, equitable housing advocates and industry representatives.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has issued a request for information seeking industry comment on the GSEs’ plans to support underserved communities under their duty-to-serve obligations.

Fannie and Freddie boast about their downpayment assistance and consumer education programs, key initiatives to help first-time homebuyers in a high-interest-rate, low-supply market.

High delinquency rates in the GSEs’ senior housing portfolios suggest that the sector still hasn’t recovered from the panic created by the pandemic. High interest rates and inflation haven’t helped.