FHFA Director Sandra Thompson noted that the GSEs have yet to seek approval for new products under a new FHFA initiative.

FHFA’s proposed revisions to the enterprise regulatory capital framework prompted feedback from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The GSEs support various aspects of the proposal while seeking some changes.

The depository institution started offering mortgages in 1952.

The ratings of the GSEs are linked to ratings for the U.S., which are also on watch for downgrade amid an approach to breaching the debt ceiling.

FHFA proposed adjusting the capital framework that applies to the GSEs to incorporate planned changes in the usage of credit scores. Lenders want more data before any changes are implemented.

Rocket, UWM offer low-downpayment products; CFPB finds sharp differences in loan pricing; servicing profits improve; timing for recession unclear; quantifying the refi boom; Freddie improves paystub analysis; Blend offers soft credit pulls; MISMO seeks comments on closing standards; Maxwell acquires capital markets provider; fractional homeownership.

If the federal government doesn’t increase its debt ceiling in the near term, payments to investors in MBS and ABS will largely still continue as usual, according to DBRS. But there are significant risks in terms of borrower performance.

Higher interest rates are contributing to elevated delinquencies in auto ABS; Kroll places ratings on 11 commercial MBS on watch for downgrade; DBRS adds asset types to rep and warrant analysis; DBRS proposes updating its ESG analysis.

At a congressional hearing this week, the FHFA director faced four hours of questioning, including queries on the recently rescinded proposed fee based on a borrower’s DTI ratio.

The CFPB found a wide range of interest rates on mortgages originated in 2021 among the top 20 lenders.