October 29, 2021

Freddie Sees 3Q21 Growth Spurt, Bulk MSR Deals Up

Fannie still has a substantially larger amount of single-family servicing outstanding, but Freddie grew its book significantly faster in the third quarter. Bulk MSR transfers accounted for some big shifts in the GSE servicing market. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

GSEs’ Stratospheric Earnings Begin to Fall

Fewer refinancings mean Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s amortization incomes from prepayments are in decline. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Proposed Housing Goals for Multifamily Causing Anxiety

Market forces and regulatory issues outside the control of Fannie and Freddie may make it difficult for them to achieve the proposed affordable housing benchmarks. Read More

Affordable Housing Coalition Pushes Stronger DTS Standards

UMMC argues that the GSEs’ three-year duty-to-serve plans are wholly inadequate to address the current affordable housing crisis. Read More

OIG Lists Major Challenges Ahead for FHFA

Successive OIG reports have found chronic deficiencies in FHFA’s internal controls and in its supervision of the GSEs. The latest report is more of the same. Read More

FHFA Proposes New Capital Disclosures for the GSEs

A new standardized structure for capital and risk-management disclosures will make it easier to compare Fannie and Freddie to one another and to other large financial institutions. Read More

Fannie Resumes CRT Issuance

Fannie issues its first CAS deal in nearly a year and a half, following a decision by FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson to double the capital relief available for CRT transactions. Read More

Plenty of Feedback on FHFA’s Equitable Housing Finance Proposal

Housing stakeholders liked FHFA’s plan to require Fannie and Freddie to develop equitable housing finance plans, but they also recommended changes. Read More

Fannie Updates Policy on Unrecorded Assignments

The enterprise will use limited powers of attorney to handle unrecorded assignments for non-MERS loans. Read More

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Freddie Sees 3Q21 Growth Spurt, Bulk MSR Deals Up

GSEs’ Stratospheric Earnings Begin to Fall

Proposed Housing Goals for Multifamily Causing Anxiety

Affordable Housing Coalition Pushes Stronger DTS Standards

OIG Lists Major Challenges Ahead for FHFA

FHFA Proposes New Capital Disclosures for the GSEs

Fannie Resumes CRT Issuance

Plenty of Feedback on FHFA’s Equitable Housing Finance Proposal

Fannie Updates Policy on Unrecorded Assignments

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