FHFA turns the equitable housing finance plans of the GSEs and other agency-directed fair housing activities into regulations.

Cogent Communications is using 13 million IP addresses as collateral for a novel securitization.

loanDepot is preparing to issue a non-agency MBS stocked with scratch-and-dent mortgages.

The current loss-mitigation waterfall has dramatically reduced foreclosure liquidations, suggesting lenders could make more loans to riskier borrowers without increasing expected losses.

As Fannie Mae’s CEO approaches the first anniversary of her tenure, she talks about climate change, affordable housing and the homeownership gap.

Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, described the issue as “urgent, but manageable,” an opinion shared by others at the conference hosted by Americatalyst.

A proposal from Freddie Mac to acquire second liens prompted immediate reactions. The GSE rebuts claims that its plan represents “mission creep” or that it would interfere with the existing securitization market for closed-end seconds.

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee confronted FHFA Director Sandra Thompson about title insurance waivers and DPA “slush funds” at the GSEs.

Fannie and Freddie find a way to deal with the NAR settlement without changing the rules.

Lenders say any information sharing should respect the confidentiality of nonbanks and their customers.