Rejiggering the Rube Goldberg machine of housing finance will require careful thought and timing. Unless Trump does it with an executive order.

Fair Isaac Corp. CEO William Lansing asserted that FICO is the best tool for assessing credit risk, and he doesn’t see that changing whether the government is more or less involved in the GSEs.

FHFA removed reference to DEI on the GSE scorecard. Are SPCPs next on the chopping block?

A coalition of the leading affordable housing organizations in America gave Fannie Mae a C minus for its duty-to-serve plan. Freddie Mac got a B minus.

Fannie seller/servicers must now have information security programs that meet NIST or ISO standards.

After suddenly stepping down as CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, the former Ginnie president showed up in Washington to tout the benefits of the home loan bank system.

Freddie executes the first of what are expected to be two to three tender offers this year for STACRs that no longer serve an economic purpose.

Homebuyers appear to have become a little less honest in their loan applications. Lender beware!

A full plate of agenda items and a lack of experienced leadership makes a GSE exit from conservatorship unlikely under the new administration.

Treasury Secretary Bessent’s cautious remarks about the prospect for GSE reform heighten industry skepticism about the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship.