Industry insiders are speculating whether former FHFA Director Mark Calabria delayed the release of the 2020 stress tests results because they contradicted his proposed capital rule.

Fannie Mae is providing a monthly certification that its credit-risk sharing offerings comply with EU securitization requirements.

In an interview with IM&A, former Treasury official Craig Phillips says capitalize the GSEs and let them go.

Since 2013, CRT has cost Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a combined $15 billion, but provided just $50 million in benefits, according to a new FHFA report.

Freddie had one of its busiest quarters ever in issuance of new STACR credit-risk transfer securities in the first quarter of 2021. Fannie remained out of the market. (Includes data chart.)

Freddie Mac’s first-quarter earnings report indicates the heady days of 2020 have continued into the new year.

JPMorgan Chase Bank’s third risk-sharing deal involving auto ABS is based on a reference pool of loans with an unpaid principal balance of $3.98 billion. The loans will remain on the bank’s books.

CRT investors now have a new investment opportunity: securities backed by warehouse lines of credit. The beginning of something big?