Fannie and Freddie will institute their own models for assessing the values of MSRs held by seller/servicers, even if those MSRs are for mortgages not owned or guaranteed by the GSEs.

The GSEs’ social disclosures should be as granular and specific as those reported for credit-risk transfer deals, according to investors.

In a reissued bulletin, the mortgage giant said it will allow some duty-to-serve cash-out refinances to receive 0% credit fee caps because of the confusion caused by an earlier notice.

Plaintiffs hope that a pattern of illegal contract interference and the theft of trade secrets will justify RICO charges — and treble damages — against the Ohio lender.

A last-minute budget deal resulted in funding increases for many HUD housing-related programs.

The former Fannie CEO will exit in the midst of a major restructuring for the mortgage fintech.

Appraisal reduction amounts, which measure a new appraisal’s shortfall compared to the loan’s unpaid balance, are generally considered an indicator of expected losses.

With the high court declining Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac shareholders’ petition for a writ of certiorari, it’s hard to see what legal avenues are still open to these aggrieved investors.

Although race and ethnicity play a role in the cost of a mortgage, geography, education and loan type may be more important.

Tongues were wagging late in the week concerning a possible $85 billion package of MSRs hitting the auction circuit. Some suggested it might turn out to be a privately negotiated deal with two buyers.