Freddie Mac and MCT team up to help small- and mid-sized lenders make the switch from cash seller to guarantor. The transition impacts everything from pricing to operations.

Ambitious goals in the proposed rule, especially on the multifamily side, may prove difficult for the GSEs to reach.

Urban Institute endorses Fannie plan to use rent payment history in its single-family underwriting.

Trade groups give Treasury and FHFA officials an earful on the damage caused by changes to the preferred stock purchase agreements.

The FHFA is not conservator of the FHLBanks, so it cannot “step into the shoes” of the FHLBanks’ boards of directors, the FHLBs argue.

Sandra Thompson and Marcia Fudge combine forces to monitor GSE compliance with the Fair Housing Act.

The Appraisal Institute and industry partners work to expand minority participation in the industry.

A Fannie survey finds that most recent homebuyers used no online tools to get their mortgage. The use of some digital channels actually declined during the pandemic.

Unpacking the transition from cash seller to guarantor. MCT experts and Freddie officials explore differences in pricing, servicing, and operations.

Despite protests that existing yield maintenance protects investors from prepayment risk on agency CMBS, FHFA directed the Federal Home Loan Banks to limit their exposure.