October 7, 2022

Sales to Fannie and Freddie Continue Freefall in Third Quarter

Amid declining volumes, the largest and smallest lenders who sell to the GSEs lost market share while large and mid-sized lenders got a bigger piece of the pie. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Fannie Names New CEO

Currently head of Enterprise Community Partners, Priscilla Almodovar will become the first Latina to head either of the government-sponsored enterprises. Read More

OIG Prods FHFA on GSE Executive Compensation

FHFA may have dealt with last year’s controversy over executive compensation at Fannie Mae, but it still has a long way to go to fix its in-house issues with executive compensation reviews. Read More

Fannie Updates Document-Retention Requirements

The changes to the selling guide will impact asset verification, Social Security income verification and the choice of credit scores when there are multiple borrowers. Read More

Freddie Throws Condo Lenders a Bone

A new service in Condo Project Advisor lets sellers quickly determine if a condominium project meets the tough post-Surfside purchase eligibility requirements. Read More

GSE Net Worth Sweep Litigation Picks Up Speed

Collins, Fairholme and Rop — all cases where shareholders seek to reverse the net worth sweep of GSE profits — may soon end up in front of juries. Read More

FHFA Proposes DTS Change for ‘High-Needs’ Rural Areas

The regulator proposed a more standard, nationwide definition of “colonia” to make it easier for the enterprises and lenders to identify communities where their activities are eligible for credit under DTS. Read More

FHFA Announces More Staffing Changes

A new chief of staff and executive secretary at FHFA; and a senior counsel on the way to the FDIC. Read More

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Sales to Fannie and Freddie Continue Freefall in Third Quarter

Fannie Names New CEO

OIG Prods FHFA on GSE Executive Compensation

Fannie Updates Document-Retention Requirements

Freddie Throws Condo Lenders a Bone

GSE Net Worth Sweep Litigation Picks Up Speed

FHFA Proposes DTS Change for ‘High-Needs’ Rural Areas

FHFA Announces More Staffing Changes

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October 7, 2022

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?