Profits declined at 10 of the 11 FHLBanks in the fourth quarter. Only FHLB Atlanta increased net income during the period. (Includes three data tables.)

Analysts are increasingly skeptical that the Trump administration will follow through on plans to recapitalize and release the GSEs. Some seek broader reform.

Lenders repurchased just over $2 million in defective loans from GSE mortgage-backed securities in 2025, the lowest annual total since 2020. (Includes three data tables.)

New directives would improve collateral transfers between FHLBank members and the Federal Reserve and improve access to longer-term advances.

Although neither housing EO released last week by President Trump mentions them by name, it’s clear Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have a hand in implementing the proposed policy changes.

In today’s gig economy, sometimes the hardest job for a lender is figuring out how to calculate a borrower’s income.

FHFA greenlights the use of actual cash value insurance to cover the roofs of condos; all other elements of the project will still require replacement value policies, though.

What the GSEs are worth to the federal government; new MBS disclosures; former Freddie VP resurfaces at the helm of nonprofit.

Three of the top-five GSE issuers posted declines in volume last month. Meanwhile, Fannie’s share of total residential MBS issuance fell to a decade-plus low of 24.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)

An OIG audit of legal services payments at FHFA found that the agency spent $15.6 million on outside counsel over the 12 months ending March 2025. FHFA will follow recommendations from the OIG to improve practices involving legal services.