When it comes to guarantee fees, some industry participants say they don’t see much policy difference between current FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson and her predecessor, Mark Calabria.

In particular, the plans were long on outreach, but failed to describe where the GSEs would provide liquidity...

Even small and mid-sized nonbanks bested the megabanks: 20.0% versus 18.3%.

Thompson acknowledged that it simply costs more to buy a home in places like San Francisco and New York...

Shortly before his departure in June 2021, former FHFA Director Mark Calabria and his then-Chief of Staff John Roscoe pressed Fannie Mae CEO Hugh Frater to give a $250,000 bonus to a Fannie executive.

In other words, did the GSE shareholders suffer any “compensable harm” because then-President Trump was unconstitutionally barred from firing then-FHFA Director Mel Watt?

Nonbanks continued to gobble up market share among GSE MBS servicers, jumping from a 50.3% share a year ago to 56.2% at the end of 2021. (Includes two data charts.)

Questions raised by the appeals court judges suggest they believe the case should go back to a trial court to weigh the credibility of the evidence.

FHFA acting director says the GSE capital rule shouldn’t change every time the agency gets a new director.

The central bank outlined plans to reduce the size of its balance sheet. It’s still unclear what impact it will have on the mortgage and MBS markets.