GSEs Set Stage for New Conforming Loan Limits December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier As of Jan. 1, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will for the first time be able to purchase one-unit single-family loans worth more than $1 million.Read More
Fannie Releases Cohort-Level Social Data December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier A new Fannie chartbook provides detailed cohort-level data on the socially oriented lending backed by the enterprise.Read More
Analysts Discuss TBA vs. Specified-Pool Pricing December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier Tight spreads in the money markets keep some liquidity in the to-be-announced market.Read More
Fannie Releases a Loan Defect Taxonomy for 2022 December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier A table comprised of 13 categories and dozens of subcategories itemizes all the ways a mortgage loan can go bad.Read More
Fannie Wraps Up CRT for the Year December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie’s last CIRT transaction of 2022 covers $343 million in credit risk on $10.1 billion in single-family loans.Read More
Valuation Process Leaves Appraisals Lagging Sale Prices December 2, 2022 Dennis Hollier FHFA economists focus on the mechanisms driving and defining home prices.Read More
Freddie Touts Impact of Green Bonds December 1, 2022 Dennis Hollier Freddie Mac issued 84 green single-family mortgage-backed securities in 2021 that save 192,168 million BTUs of energy per year.Read More
As Expected, FHFA Hikes Conforming Loan Limits December 1, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie and Freddie will soon be able to purchase mortgage loans in excess of $1 million.Read More
Short Takes: Retail and Wholesale Leaders / Michigan Mortgage Strong / Lakefront, Not Oceanfront / A GSE Quince / Closure / The Fed and MBS November 30, 2022 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier Retail lending has always been the production channel with the best GOS...Read More
2023 Fannie/Freddie Conforming Loan Limit Spikes 12% November 29, 2022 Dennis Hollier Home price appreciation has slowed of late, but year-over-year it's still up more than 12%...Read More