Plaintiffs in Fairholme Funds v. FHFA, a landmark case in which a jury awarded GSE shareholders $612 million for damages resulting from the net worth sweep, seek more restitution on appeal.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac assured lenders that mortgages will not become ineligible for delivery solely because of the shutdown, temporarily relaxing employment verification and available reserve requirements for impacted borrowers.
By allowing the FHLBanks to once again provide credit enhancement for tax-exempt bonds, the bill’s sponsors hope it will reduce financing costs for community development in smaller municipalities.
New research — commissioned and funded by VantageScore — attempts to estimate the cost savings created by future competition between VantageScore and FICO.
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.
Despite remarkably stable revenues and meaningful improvements in mortgage rates, below-the-line factors at Fannie and Freddie took a significant bite out of profits in 2025. (Includes data table.)
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said other agencies are already responsible for enforcing fair lending and fair housing laws. However, critics argued that the administration has been steadily eviscerating the enforcement arms of those agencies as well.
The Government Accountability Office said FHFA can’t accurately gauge the accuracy of the data it uses to monitor nonbanks and overlooks key risks associated with warehouse lending. FHFA agreed to address the issues.
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