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Inside The GSEs

January 12, 2024

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HFAs, Credit Unions Gain Share in GSE Market

All lender types, except HFAs and credit unions, saw GSE deliveries decline in the fourth quarter. For HFAs, that meant a spike in market share, albeit from a low starting point. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

James Lockhart Says It’s Time to End the Conservatorship

The former FHFA director says Congress will never act, but that the GSEs should create subsidiaries, then complete an initial public offering to get out of government control. Read More

Smaller Lenders Wary of FHLB Reform

Small depositories warn changes at the FHLBs could increase members’ costs and reduce access to FHLB funding. Worse, these changes could take place without formal rulemaking. Read More

Critics Call for the Privatization of the FHLBanks

Conservatives argue that the government subsidy of the FHLBanks doesn’t support housing and mostly benefits large banks rather than homeowners. Read More

FHFA Reviews Comments on Tenant Protections

Thousands of stakeholders responded to FHFA’s RFI on the prospect of the GSEs establishing tenant protections for the multifamily properties they back. Most respondents were tenants. Read More

FHFA Hikes LIHTC Caps for Fannie and Freddie

The limits on Fannie’s and Freddie’s annual investment in low-income housing tax credit programs has jumped from $850 million to $1 billion each. Read More

Freddie’s Multifamily Team Active in 2023

Freddie executed its first five-year K-deals since 2016 and its first single-asset single-borrower securities in two years. Read More

Freddie Director Heads for Greener Pastures

Alberto Musalem, a director on the Freddie Mac board, will soon have a seat at the table of the Federal Open Market Committee. Read More

GSEs: World-Class Cash Cows

Measured by profits per employee, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are among the most successful companies on the planet. Read More

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