Fannie and Freddie will be able to retain all their second-quarter profits, rather than forward them to Treasury. Combined, the GSEs will add $5.2 billion to their net worth this month.

SOFR-linked debt is vulnerable to much higher rate volatility than those referencing LIBOR. This risk was highlighted last month when surging repo rates sent SOFR briefly to a record 5.25%.

Freddie elects former SEC Commissioner Kathleen Casey to the board; Fannie executes sixth credit insurance risk transfer deal of 2019.

The shareholders want the SCOTUS to reverse the sweep. They argue that if the FHFA is unconstitutional, then all of its actions were illegal.

The agency reached a settlement with Simone Grimes, who had accused her former boss, then-FHFA Director Mel Watt, of sexual harassment.

After a billion-dollar event, lenders are significantly more likely to increase the share of mortgages they securitize.

FHFA’s Calabria said capital rules for Fannie and Freddie don’t take place in a vacuum; they influence other financial decisions as well.

REITs have long sought access to the FHLB system — particularly to the low rates at the advance window. The recent Treasury recommendation may finally give those aspirations new hope.

A lack of consistency in terminology used by the GSEs makes it impossible for the FHFA to assess the cybersecurity risks they face.

Even though the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the structure of the FHFA is unconstitutional, GSE shareholders have petitioned for a Supreme Court review of their case.