Newly published comment letters show that housing and community advocacy groups support FHFA’s plan to use member incentive programs to encourage more mission-oriented lending by the FHLBanks.

Trade groups representing banks are unhappy with some of the changes FHFA is making to Federal Home Loan Bank practices.

Researchers compared the performance of borrowers with a credit score from FICO 10 T with previously unscoreable borrowers who are given a score based solely on traditional credit bureau data.

Because deposits at the Federal Reserve don’t earn interest, FHLBanks’ use of IBDAs at large banks with high credit has expanded over the last few years. FHFA wants to give those deposits a capital treatment equivalent to that given to overnight Fed funds sales.

The GSEs will expand eligibility for loan modifications by revising mark-to-market LTV ratio-based requirements and using a step-by-step process until the borrower’s P&I payment is reduced by 20%.

The GSEs may not purchase mortgages for working farms or ranches, but they do buy mortgages for residential property in rural settings — even if they have some agricultural characteristics.

Lora McCray joins the American Bankers Association.

Fed researchers say most mortgages will remain out of the money for the foreseeable future, which means redemptions of MBS in the Fed’s portfolio may remain below the cap of $35 billion per month.

Insurance companies were some of the largest originators of mortgages when the FHLBanks were created, but that’s no longer the case.

FHFA will hold FHLBank boards and senior management accountable for planning for and adapting to the shifting risks posed by the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related natural disasters.