Come next year, Freddie Mac will assess lenders a fee of $7,500 if they fail to deliver mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of more than $5 million.

The FHFA IG acknowledged the regulator's progress in stabilizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but said the agency “can do more to enhance its role as conservator and regulator.”

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and elsewhere cite evidence of a “creeping goal line” to move back by 12 months the June 1, 2009, cut-off date for HARP eligibility.

New York State may be among the worst in the nation when it comes to approving loan officer applications.

Progressives and other “Dump DeMarco” advocates are looking to a “Plan B” to replace the current acting head should Rep. Mel Watt’s nomination be significantly prolonged or even stall.

The interim final rule authorizes the FHFA to review compensation of an executive officer at any of the GSEs.

Why is the share price of Fannie Mae's junior preferred stock rising so much? Also, send Freddie Mac "back to the future"?

Although it's unlikely that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will engage in principal reductions anytime soon, a new report from CBO says it could do some good.

Fannie Mae is set to "give back" $50.6 billion to the U.S. Treasury by June 30, thanks to stellar earnings and accounting treatment of deferred tax assets.

Two Ohio pension funds that owned stock in Fannie Mae sued the GSE in 2004 related to a $6.3 billion overstatement of earnings.