None of these new securitizations are expected to include loans with temporary payment forbearance like that used for pandemic relief.

Treasury’s stake in the GSEs should be used to create a joint venture focused on affordable housing. Also, to ensure success, Fannie and Freddie should be converted into utilities, two industry pros recommend.

USMI criticized the increased use of appraisal waivers for refis with high-LTV ratios, which help determine g-fees and insurance premiums.

HUD’s Housing Trust Fund and Treasury’s Capital Magnet Fund will get a combined $1.09 billion, more than double their take in 2019.

If MBS returns go negative, that means lenders will have to hike rates to entice investors. Right? Consequences?

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York diversifies its roster of counterparties that support the purchase of agency CMBS.

The Federal Reserve wants to continue buying agency MBS at its current pace, which should keep rates and spreads down for the foreseeable future.

The government-sponsored enterprise plans to issue $3 billion to $5 billion in MBS based on pools of reperforming loans with principal forbearance this year.

Trade groups representing appraisers said the proposed automated valuations are really just rebranded desktop appraisals, not too dissimilar to the ones that helped crash the housing market in 2008.

Treasury, which administers the capital magnet fund, uses the money to provide competitive grants to community development financial institutions and nonprofit housing organizations.