Don Layton said critics don’t like credit-risk transfers because they make the GSEs stronger and more durable.

Senate Republicans say they’re prepared to let the current debt ceiling lapse if Democrats won’t use the budget reconciliation process to pass it on their own, with implications for the GSEs.

The American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, has long been critical of the reliance on appraisal waivers...

The regulator of the GSEs said it met most of its goals and subgoals for the past year. And once again, FHFA announced plans to significantly grow its staff.

Fannie Mae knows that the loans in its green programs aren’t necessarily super-green, but officials at the GSEs say incremental improvement in existing buildings is a major goal.

The failure of Zillow’s algorithm to provide reliable forecasts of home price changes could mean the GSEs’ automated valuation models are also suspect. Really?

In general, the proposed rule would reduce the required capital for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by decreasing the size of the prescribed leverage buffer...

Critics say the amendments correct some of the flaws in the rule finalized last December, but it’s still far too conservative when compared to historic losses at the GSEs.

An OIG report finds the GSEs’ expected cost from pandemic-related forbearances has climbed about 30% in the past year.

The fee, passed a decade ago to help pay for a temporary payroll tax cut, expired Oct. 1. Democrats resurrected it for another decade to help pay for infrastructure priorities.