Dennis Hollier

Fed MBS Runoff Surges to a Record $22.68 Billion in June

July 18, 2019

With interest rates falling, refis have spiked, creating a wave of principal pre-payments that the Fed has used to cut its MBS holdings.

David Brickman Takes Charge as Freddie CEO

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

Freddie’s new CEO discusses what it will take to build a GSE adapted to the future needs of housing finance.

GSE Roundup

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

Freddie CRT transactions top $1.4 billion in 2Q19; Fannie bolsters its front-end CIRT program.

Ryan’s Departure Creates a Vacuum at FHFA

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

As a key Obama-era policy maker at FHFA departs, some industry insiders worry the new administration will upset years of reform.

Freddie Analyzes Challenges Facing Renters and Homeowners

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

Homeowners and renters both say housing costs are rising. How they deal with those costs is much more complicated.

GSEs Plan to Use SOFR-Based Rate as an Alternative to LIBOR for ARMs

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

The government-sponsored enterprises plan to use a modified version of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as an alternative to the London Inter-Bank Offering Rate for new originations of adjustable-rate mortgages.

GSEs and FHFA Scramble to Replace Lapsing ARM Indices

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

Even as FHFA replaces its current ARM index with one created by Freddie Mac, Freddie and Fannie endorse a new SOFR index touted by the Fed as a replacement for LIBOR.

FHFA Reverses Course on the For-Cause Provision

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

Director Mark Calabria’s decision to reverse former acting Director Joseph Otting’s reversal of a Mel Watt-era decision to defend the constitutionality of the FHFA structure catches GSE observers by surprise.

Agency MBS Impacted by NY Fraud Case

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

The indictment of apartment mogul Robert Morgan and several of his associates may have accelerated the prepayment speeds of dozens of Fannie’s and Freddie’s multifamily MBS.

Analysts Continue to Speculate on Housing Finance Reform

July 12, 2019

Dennis Hollier

As the Trump administration winds its way toward some sort of conclusion on GSE reform, industry observers ponder the possible holdups.

Dennis Hollier

ARTICLES

Fed MBS Runoff Surges to a Record $22.68 Billion in June

David Brickman Takes Charge as Freddie CEO

GSE Roundup

Ryan’s Departure Creates a Vacuum at FHFA

Freddie Analyzes Challenges Facing Renters and Homeowners

GSEs Plan to Use SOFR-Based Rate as an Alternative to LIBOR for ARMs

GSEs and FHFA Scramble to Replace Lapsing ARM Indices

FHFA Reverses Course on the For-Cause Provision

Agency MBS Impacted by NY Fraud Case

Analysts Continue to Speculate on Housing Finance Reform

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