Combined net interest income at the GSEs has averaged $12.94 billion per quarter over the past year. And since the beginning of 2022, combined net income hasn’t dipped below $11.29 billion. (Includes data table.)

Industry trade groups are pushing for optimized investment tools, community bankers are warning against systemic risk and housing advocates believe the proposal will allow the GSEs to abandon the nation’s neediest populations.

More than 100 lenders have sought approval to participate in the GSEs’ pilot program for VantageScore 4.0. MBS investors are also seeking measures to prevent gaming, increase data transparency and ensure the GSEs can accept applications with more than one score.

Although the new condo rules have been criticized for being too stringent, GSE executives say many “expansions” have been added to the rules to make them more palatable.

Selling guide changes at the GSEs should make it easier for some borrowers to qualify for mortgages.

Fairholme Funds v. FHFA, the only net worth sweep lawsuit to make it to trial, is nearing the end of litigation.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte recently hinted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might expand their title waiver programs. The effort doesn’t sit well with title insurance providers.

An OIG audit identified missing security control assessments that left core federal housing IT infrastructure exposed to unvalidated, undetected compromises.

Outstanding GSE servicing at Rocket Mortgage fell 2.1% from the first quarter, but its holdings still surpassed Chase, the second largest GSE servicer, by more than $322 billion. (Includes two data tables.)

FHFA proposes eliminating the “reputational harm” provisions in the regulation to comply with an executive order issued last August.