More than two-thirds of the largest GSE sellers saw a sequential decline in deliveries in May, with refi business slowing. But overall volume for the first five months of the year was up 35.7%. (Includes two data tables.)
Four of the 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks saw double-digit declines in net income in the first quarter, even though total assets grew for the period. (Includes three data tables.)
Milliman researchers calculate that the capital benefit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac receive for their CRT activity reduces their capital requirement by about 20%.
Fannie Mae belatedly joined Freddie Mac in establishing ground rules for seller/servicers that deploy or manage artificial intelligence or machine learning tools while doing business with the enterprise.
Fannie Mae extended duration by shifting from short- to long-term debt, but allowed overall debt to grow. Freddie de-levered by cutting short-term debt without adding to long-term debt.
The income assessment portion of Fannie’s Selling Guide has been significantly restructured, moving and rephrasing many sections, changing some policies and introducing new ones.
Fannie and Freddie representatives gave attendees at the MISMO Winter Summit a better sense of the timeline for fully implementing UAD 3.6 and UCD 2.0.
Recent buyback data suggest the 2024 vintage is one of the most pristine in modern GSE history, although repurchase volume was up in the third quarter of 2025. (Includes three data tables.)
Outstanding advances for the FHLBank system fell to $693.48 billion in the third quarter from $742.85 billion in the second. Still, the 11 FHLBanks’ combined profits were up almost 10%. (Includes three data tables.)
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