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Inside The GSEs

February 25, 2022

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FHFA Reproposes Eligibility Standards for GSE Seller/Servicers

The new requirements would distinguish between large and small servicers and whether that servicing covers GSE loans or Ginnie Mae loans. Read More

Seven-Quarter Decline in Outstanding FHLB Advances Ends

Outstanding Federal Home Loan Bank advances ticked up at the end of 2021, halting a nearly two-year decline. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Shareholder Lawsuits

The ruling makes it unlikely GSE shareholders will ever receive compensation for the value they lost through the net worth sweep. Read More

GSEs’ Big 2021 Earnings Likely Unsustainable

Profits of $34.29 billion in 2021 will suffer in 2022 as both amortization income from refinances and benefits for credit losses ebb. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Multifamily Earnings: Fannie’s Up; Freddie Holds Steady

Credit-related income boosts profits at Fannie Mae; fair value losses at Freddie Mac keep net income growth in check. Read More

FHFA Finalizes Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (Again)

The regulator has amended the capital rule to improve the capital treatment of credit-risk transfers and reduce the size of the leverage buffer for the GSEs. Read More

Treasury Doubles Estimate on Fannie/Freddie Value

Unexplained fair market gains bolster Treasury’s stake in the GSEs by more than 100%. Read More

Freddie to Further Streamline Income Assessment

The enterprise’s suite of services will soon include the capability to use direct deposit data to assess borrower income. Read More

FHFA Advisory Bulletin on Insider Trading

The enterprises should have procedures supervising “covered parties,” up to and including monitoring their brokerage accounts. Read More

Fannie, Freddie Announce Servicer Awards for 2021

Many of the largest mortgage servicing companies were left off the podium in the annual awards programs of Fannie and Freddie. Read More

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