Volume increased in the risk-transfer deals issued by Freddie and Fannie. However, unpaid principal balance on the covered pools declined. (Includes data chart.)

Small lenders may be able to avoid some of the margin requirements by diversifying the pool of broker-dealers they use for hedging.

Falling revenues and a decline in loss reserves at Fannie and Freddie signal the end of the housing boom and a return to revenue normalcy.

Both government-sponsored enterprises have now formally banned the use of virtual currencies for conventional mortgages.

SFA raised concerns about how the appropriate net worth, capital and liquidity requirements for seller/servicers are calculated.

UWM CEO Mat Ishbia: “That’s why I’m the CEO. I feel pretty good about what we’re doing here"...

In a recent blog posting, the former Freddie chief used MBA profitability data to make his argument...

All of the top 10 GSE sellers saw their deliveries decline both sequentially and year to date.

Volume declined at all of the top 10 GSE sellers in April, both sequentially and year-to-date. Purchase mortgages outnumbered refinancings for the first time since September 2019. (Includes two data charts.)

The GSEs’ latest SEC filings reveal a combined capital shortfall of $359 billion at the end of the first quarter. But combined earnings were a healthy $8.21 billion for the quarter. (Includes data chart.)