Banks and other depository institutions regained a little market share in GSE servicing during the first quarter of 2026 after 11 consecutive quarters of losing share to nonbanks. (Includes two data tables.)
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.)
Freddie markets multifamily CRT deal; Fannie updates bankruptcy attorney fees; multifamily affordability test includes updated High Opportunity Areas data.
Quarterly profits were up at both Fannie and Freddie, but were down significantly on a year-to-date basis due to a weak first half of 2025. (Includes data table.)
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