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Dennis Hollier

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Fannie and Freddie Announce the End of the QM Patch

April 9, 2021
Dennis Hollier and Brandon Ivey

Under previous Director Kathy Kraninger, the CFPB claimed the impact from these changes would be minimal. According to the bureau, the vast majority of loans that received QM status due to the patch would also meet the new standards.


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FRBNY Economists Propose Central Clearing for Agency MBS

April 8, 2021
Dennis Hollier
Last March, major dealers simply didn’t have the liquidity to accommodate the volume of agency MBS being sold. Would a clearing facility speed up settlement enough to prevent a similar market failure in the future?
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No End in Sight for GSE Adverse Market Fee

April 8, 2021
Dennis Hollier
Despite soaring profits, Fannie and Freddie continue to levy a 50-basis-point fee on nearly all refis to pay for the cost of COVID-19.
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Economists: Homebuyers Really Are Getting Out of Town

April 8, 2021
Dennis Hollier
Fannie’s Desktop Underwriter data give a glimpse into the mechanics of the so-called urban exodus.
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Mortgage Industry Looks to the Supreme Court and the Collins Case

April 7, 2021
Dennis Hollier

Although the smart money is on a late May or early June decision in the GSE case, some observers believe the court could rule earlier than that —  in fact, the decision may be imminent.


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Short Takes: Heading for the Door / Down, Down, Down: Forbearance Ratios / AIG’s Jumbo MBS / Ex-Freddie Chief Adds a Title / Renaissance Hires New COO

April 6, 2021
Paul Muolo, Dennis Hollier, and Brandon Ivey

American International Group (once the property of the U.S. government) is preparing to issue a $426.4 million jumbo MBS...


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FHFA OIG Finds Conflicts of Interest at Fannie...

April 6, 2021
Dennis Hollier

In 2017, the Inspector General found 57 instances, over a five-year period, of violations of the COI policy in place at the time. The wrongdoers: senior executive officers...


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FHFA Poised to Extend Controversial 'Adverse Market' Fee

April 6, 2021
Dennis Hollier

FHFA says it always expected the fee to still be in place in December...


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Wholesale CEO Criticizes GSE Limits on Investment Property Loan Purchases

April 5, 2021
Dennis Hollier

“Here’s what it means to you,” said the CEO. “You’re going to start seeing that second homes and investment homes might have loan-level price adjustments"...


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FHFA OIG Finds Conflicts of Interest, CSS Risk and More

April 2, 2021
Dennis Hollier
Fannie Mae CEO Hugh Frater violated conflict of interest rules not once but at least three times, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Inspector General.
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