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Inside The GSEs

August 15, 2025

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Secondary Market Deliveries Drop in July as Refis Wane

Single-family mortgage securitization by the GSEs declined by 9.7% on a monthly basis in July, with refinance business down sharply. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

More Uncertainty About Future of GSEs

Industry insiders worry that mixed signals from the Trump administration makes complex decisions, like ending the conservatorship, more difficult. Read More

Pulte Talks Crypto, Credit Scores and LLPAs

The FHFA director detailed his priorities for the GSEs at a webinar this week. Read More

Freddie Expands Financing Options for Manufactured Homes

The CHOICEHome product, previously only available for multisection factory-built homes, is now available for single-wides. It’s expected to improve housing options in rural and underserved areas. Read More

FHFA Doubles GSEs’ Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Caps

The GSEs will now be able to invest a combined $4 billion a year in LIHTC affordable housing tax credits. At least half of that investment must be in difficult-to-serve LIHTC communities. Read More

Fannie Mae Releases Return on Equity Metric

Fannie Mae posted an “illustrative” return on equity of 9.5% during its second-quarter earnings call last month. But that was based on the enterprise’s required capital rather than the capital actually on hand. Read More

FHFA Cybersecurity Needs Work

A new audit commissioned by FHFA’s OIG detailed weaknesses in the agency’s cybersecurity protocols. Most of the findings were previously identified in OIG audits, one of which dates back to 2020. Read More

GSE Roundup

Fannie revises policy for loans subject to a temporary rate buydown plan; Former Fannie employees sue for defamation; Freddie creates new board position; GSE shareholders lose appeal in one of the last net worth sweep lawsuits. Read More

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