Under the terms recommended in FHFA’s review of the Federal Home Loan Banks, 85 current members would fail to meet the 10% mortgage-related asset rule.

The enterprise will offer new single-family green disclosures that will allow investors to easily identify mortgage-backed securities that consist of loans eligible for Fannie’s green bonds programs.

Although most top-10 GSE lenders increased deliveries to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in November, MBS issuance declined by 7.0% on a monthly basis.

This week, the GSEs began providing investors the Social Density Score and Social Criteria Share attributes for Supers and Megas.

As expected, the amended enterprise regulatory capital framework reduces the risk weight for commingled securities from 20% to 5%.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revenues ticked up in the third quarter, but an increase in net expenses cut into profits. Those expenses included damages and interest awarded to shareholders in Fairholme v. FHFA. (Includes data table.)

Declining volumes at large sellers in the third quarter shifted market share to small shops. United Wholesale Mortgage remained the top GSE loan seller during the quarter. (Includes two data charts.)

A new Fannie loan product offers lower pricing and more flexibility to conventional multifamily borrowers who voluntarily set aside units as workforce housing.

Lenders sold $55.8 billion in loans to the government-sponsored enterprises in August. The GSEs boosted their share in new MBS issuance to 61.2% in the second quarter, but three in 10 conventional-conforming mortgages did not end up in Fannie/Freddie MBS. (Includes two data charts.)

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.