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Inside The GSEs

December 10, 2021

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Fannie Wins November MBS Skirmish, GSE Market Cools

While Fannie and Freddie look to be reclaiming lost investor-property loan business, seller execution tactics haven’t changed much in recent months. Volume fell 14% from October. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Jump in Conforming Loan Limits Raises Questions

Critics argue that the mechanical method for determining the loan limits distorts the market and makes it harder for the GSEs to meet their affordable housing goals. Read More

Trump Letter on GSEs Filed as Evidence in Collins Case

Plaintiffs in Collins v. Yellen promptly informed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of the former president’s recent letter to Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, possibly forestalling a decision by the court. Read More

FHFA Chief: Affordable Housing Goals Due Soon

Sandra Thompson, the acting FHFA director, said Fannie and Freddie have responsibilities beyond the narrow affordable housing goals to ensure access to credit for borrowers in all parts of the country. Read More

Critics Argue for More Changes to the Capital Rule

Critics say FHFA’s proposed changes to the enterprise regulatory capital framework are a move in the right direction, but the agency still hasn’t addressed the procyclicality of the rule or explained how the new provisions were calculated. Read More

Senate Considers IG Nominee for FHFA

Brian Tomney, Biden’s choice to head the FHFA-OIG, had an unexpectedly smooth ride through the confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. Read More

Freddie Mac Thumbs Its Nose at Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin and its competitors remain unwanted in the U.S. mortgage market. Read More

Fannie in the Amazon Cloud, Helping to Address Risks

The mortgage giant is tied by an alphabet soup to the even larger cloud giant. Read More

Fannie Multifamily Digitizes Rent Rolls

The new system should be able to gather most of the rent roll data directly from popular property management systems. Read More

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