Chase remains the largest servicer of GSE loans at the halfway mark this year, but a 16.4% surge in volume at Mr. Cooper Group, the number two GSE servicer, cut deeply into Chase’s lead. (Includes two data tables.)

The Federal Home Loan Banks as well as credit unions argue the FHLBanks’ mission was established by Congress, so only Congress can change it. Consumer advocates, meanwhile, are happy with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s effort to redefine the mission.

Fourteen state attorneys general sent a letter to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson urging her to quash Fannie Mae’s title insurance waiver pilot program.

SFA leader says ending GSE conservatorships would lead to unsustainable credit downgrades for Fannie and Freddie.

Former Freddie CEO Don Layton said the pilot’s only connection to housing is that some of the homeowner’s equity is used as collateral for the new second.

Freddie adds a new AIM provider, requires trended data in most credit reports.

S&P Global Ratings gives the Freddie asset management and operations team an “above average” ranking and a stable outlook.

The mortgage giant worked with the Housing Assistance Council to estimate the scale of the tangled title problem and begin to look for solutions.

New research shows that, contrary to some critics, debt-to-income ratios are an effective predictor of a borrower’s ability to repay.

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 calls for the end of the GSE conservatorships and a dramatically reduced role for the Fed.