Seller repurchases from Fannie and Freddie declined 21% in the first quarter of 2026 to the lowest level since 2020. But the pipeline of unresolved claims rose significantly. (Includes three data tables.)

Proposed changes would revamp the treatment of “Indian areas” and rural agricultural workers, along with altering the method of calculating area median income.

Despite the controversy surrounding his investigations into political enemies of the president, FHFA Director Bill Pulte is asking Congress for enforcement authority over suspected cases of fraud.

The Federal Home Loan Banks say the supervisory haircut federal regulators proposed applying to their consolidated obligations when held as collateral is too large and may impair pricing and liquidity.

As Basel III approaches the end of what may be its last notice and comment period, industry stakeholders work to secure last-minute policy changes.

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers contends that the condo sector hasn’t had nearly enough time to prepare for the GSEs’ new requirements.

Appraisers now have a trio of aids to help them navigate the adoption of UAD 3.6 and the new URAR.

Draft legislation would let the GSEs securitize construction loans; Fannie to expand title pilot program.

More than two-thirds of the largest GSE sellers saw a sequential decline in deliveries in May, with refi business slowing. But overall volume for the first five months of the year was up 35.7%. (Includes two data tables.)

A 50% cap on debt-to-income ratio within Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter acts as an extra-regulatory limit on credit availability, according to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.