Thrift takes over at Congressional Affairs after 15 years as a House staffer, including almost six years in Rep. Blumenauer’s office.

The FHLBanks’ poor performance has been largely driven by plummeting asset levels.

COVID-19 doesn’t appear to have digitized the mortgage process as much as some believed.

Steadily declining advances continue to whittle away at net income of most of the banks. (Includes three data charts.)

FHFA finally releases the results of the 2020 DFASTs, nearly a year after they were postponed due to the pandemic.

Freddie Mac and MCT team up to help small- and mid-sized lenders make the switch from cash seller to guarantor. The transition impacts everything from pricing to operations.

Ambitious goals in the proposed rule, especially on the multifamily side, may prove difficult for the GSEs to reach.

Urban Institute endorses Fannie plan to use rent payment history in its single-family underwriting.

Trade groups give Treasury and FHFA officials an earful on the damage caused by changes to the preferred stock purchase agreements.

The FHFA is not conservator of the FHLBanks, so it cannot “step into the shoes” of the FHLBanks’ boards of directors, the FHLBs argue.