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Inside The GSEs

May 31, 2024

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GSE Seller Buybacks Edge Up in 1Q24, Pipeline Steady

After a sharp drop in the fourth quarter, seller repurchases of Freddie loans rose substantially in early 2024. Fannie, however, reported a decline in seller buybacks. (Includes three data tables.) Read More

FHFA Executive Mollifies the Mortgage Industry

Naa Awaa Tagoe, deputy director for housing mission and goals at FHFA, waded through some of the agency’s most recent controversies at the MBA’s secondary market conference. Read More

FHFA Faulted for Half-Baked Proposal on Seconds

Many trade groups denounced Freddie’s plan to buy second liens, saying key details were lacking. There are also concerns that Freddie’s effort will simply cannibalize an otherwise healthy and liquid non-agency market for second liens. Read More

FHFA Orders More Relief for Troubled Borrowers

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week announced enhancements to their flex modification programs. The primary aim is to ensure that modifications result in a 20% reduction in P&I payments. Read More

Fannie and Freddie Must Plan for Climate Risk

A new advisory bulletin from the FHFA will require the GSEs to come up with comprehensive, actionable plans to deal with the impacts of climate change on housing finance. Read More

GSE Execs Tout Efforts to Deal With the Affordability Problem

Fannie and Freddie boast about their downpayment assistance and consumer education programs, key initiatives to help first-time homebuyers in a high-interest-rate, low-supply market. Read More

Freddie Introduces Innovation in Seasoned Loan Securitization

The capital markets teams at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tweaked their product offerings in May. Read More

GSEs Face Difficulties With Loans for Senior Housing

High delinquency rates in the GSEs’ senior housing portfolios suggest that the sector still hasn’t recovered from the panic created by the pandemic. High interest rates and inflation haven’t helped. Read More

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