The high court decision could impact how other independent federal agencies — such as the Federal Housing Finance Agency — operate.

Time is of the essence if FHFA Director Mark Calabria wants Fannie and Freddie irrevocably out of conservatorship before a possible change in administrations in November.

Unemployment benefits appear to have kept the real estate market from crashing, according to FHFA Director Mark Calabria.

The MBA argues that FHLB advances would offer REITs a cheap alternative to repo financing. One way to offset the added risk posed by REITs would be to increase the haircuts on their collateral requirements.

The steep fees to sell forbearance loans to the GSEs have led to tighter underwriting standards, which disproportionately impact borrowers of color, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters said.

According to charges filed by an FHFA special agent, the defendant submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications to two Federal Home Loan Banks.

According to officials of the government-sponsored enterprise, credit-risk transfer operations are back to normal.

The final rule will have implications on adoption of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

Fannie and Freddie issued a staggering $880 billion of single-family MBS during the first half of 2020, up 78.5% from the first three months of the year. Volume peaked in June as refi activity continued to surge.

The share of current production loans that sellers have to buy back from GSE securities pools remained miniscule, although volume was up in the first quarter. (Includes data chart.)