High interest rates and low supply continue to affect the availability of the affordable homes required to fulfill the GSEs' housing goals.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have both integrated the fintech’s digital version of IRS Form 8821 to confirm borrower income.

CMBS collateral saw $842.6 million in new appraisal reduction amounts in the first six months of this year and may double the 2023 total by yearend, putting pressure on recoveries.

Lawmakers protect borrowers from “surplus funds chasers.”

PMIs say the tougher available assets standards won't impact their eligibility as approved insurers.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued a combined $2.34 billion in CRT securities, excluding reinsurance deals, in the second quarter. That was down 18.0% from the first quarter.

For the sixth straight quarter, CAS issuance at Fannie Mae exceeded STACR issuance at Freddie Mac. Overall CRT issuance by the GSEs was down 18.0% in the second quarter. (Includes data table.)

Although nonbank advocates have long argued for FHLBank membership, new proposals from the Urban Institute address key challenges.

A Fannie survey of recent homebuyers shows a growing interest in digitizing the homebuying process. That includes finding a home, getting a mortgage and filling out the closing documents.

Loose IT security controls could have made it possible for a malicious employee, or an external party with access to that employee's account, to gain full control of the FHFA network.