When-Issued certificates allow the enterprise to advance fund the guaranteed portions of its signature K-deals. That means Freddie can transfer market risk while pooling collateral for its MBS.

Don Layton believes the new 2022 loan limits will cause home prices to increase even more, but the politicization of the housing-finance system makes it unlikely FHFA will be able to do anything about it.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-TN, also got in the mix, pointing out that the Housing and Economic Recovery Act doesn’t envision indefinite conservatorships...

Nearly half of Black first-time homebuyers say they would prefer to take a class or conduct in-depth research before buying.

Sandra Thompson, Biden’s nominee for FHFA director, gives a deft performance at her Senate confirmation hearing.

At June 30, Bay Equity had roughly $3.1 billion of agency servicing on its books...

Fed economists calculate the impact the new accounting standard had on bank lending during the COVID-19 emergency.

Freddie said it plans to “introduce new slices” to its STACR M-1 tranches.

Housing advocates, spearheaded by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, believe the GSEs’ plans actually reduce loan targets for all three areas targeted by DTS.

Freddie Mac, in particular, expects to issue a record volume of $25 billion in single-family risk-sharing transactions this year.