The regulator of the GSEs rejiggers its leadership team, firming up supervision of its Divisions of Housing Mission and Goals and Bank Regulation.

Fitch Ratings affirmed its ratings of both master serving and special servicing for Freddie’s multifamily business.

The enterprise’s board approved amendments to the bylaws governing shareholder notice and annual meetings.

Low-balance borrowers seeking to refinance pay proportionally higher closing costs and receive a smaller reduction in interest rates, according to findings published by the Federal Reserve.

Fannie and Freddie issued a combined $17.57 billion in CAS and STACR certificates in the first half of 2022, more than in any full year since CRT was invented. (Includes data chart.)

Changes to Form FR-2004 help distinguish between the specified pool and to-be-announced positions of primary dealers.

Fannie Mae will allow downpayment assistance supported by lender-funded grants.

Fannie/Freddie servicers must collect age, race, ethnicity and language preference data from borrowers.

In the April-June period, Willie Newman’s shop sold some of its mortgage servicing rights, grossing $257.3 million on the transactions…

Both the size and the composition of the portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have shifted as the mortgage market slows. (Includes data chart.)