Sellers and homebuilders are increasingly reaching for an old mortgage tool to make their homes more attractive to potential buyers.

Freddie believes the change would be especially appropriate for refis that benefit consumers in a concrete way...

Investors appear increasingly reluctant to sell their credit-risk transfer notes back to the enterprises at the prices Fannie and Freddie are offering.

The 2017 revisions to Basel III may impact the capital treatment of securitizations, but not before 2025.

Interest rates keep falling but has a trough been reached? And if so, have REITs been bottomfishing in conventional MBS? Also, what’s the outlook for 2023 in terms of capital raises?

Fannie and Freddie recommend the CFPB amend the qualified mortgage rule so that more borrowers, particularly those with small-balance loans, are eligible for refinancing.

Private mortgage insurers benefit from recurring revenue from insurance-in-force, which makes declines in originations less problematic.

Despite the outreach, borrowers will still be subject to a 50% debt-to-income ratio cap...

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the GSE market share peaked at 64.0%.

NAMB also believes the timing of the increase is poor...