Fannie and Freddie adjusted various origination policies. Fannie also has changes for master servicers in the works.

FHFA is accepting applications for membership on the committee, which will include about 20 people and meet twice a year.

Bids on a $2.65 billion pool of reperforming loans are due Oct. 5. Meanwhile, PIMCO was the winning bidder on Fannie’s first RPL sale of the year.

High interest rates push down rate lock activity in August; Guaranteed Rate touts five-minute approvals; startup aims to link homebuyers with assumable mortgages; foreclosures increase; MISMO updates offerings.

The changes apply to various types of agency MBS, including the to-be-announced market, specified pools and collateralized mortgage obligations.

It’s the seventh expanded-credit MBS of the year from the real estate investment trust.

The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 7.18% this week.

Larger banks say federal regulators’ proposal to increase capital requirements is more stringent than international standards and came with insufficient explanations.

FINRA plans to implement margin requirements for agency MBS transactions in May. The requirements, which have been delayed for years, will apply to broker-dealers.

Tim Mayopoulos, a former CEO of Fannie Mae, is advising Roam.