Description+goes+here https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/rss en-us dhollier@imfpubs.com In a scenario that Fannie and Freddie exit conservatorship, Urban Institute analysts believe that the courts will allow the uniform MBS to persist, even though it requires coordination between the GSEs that could invite antitrust litigation. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237956 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:10:08 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237956-umbs-vs-sherman-act dhollier@imfpubs.com Despite the controversy surrounding his investigations into political enemies of the president, FHFA Director Bill Pulte is asking Congress for enforcement authority over suspected cases of fraud. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237850 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:06:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237850-fhfa-renews-appeal-for-enforcement-authority dhollier@imfpubs.com FHFA argued that the award was an unjustified windfall for GSE shareholders, many of whom knew about the net worth sweep when they purchased the stock. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237344 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:17:05 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237344-fhfa-appeals-jury-award-in-shareholder-lawsuit dhollier@imfpubs.com GSEs delay UCD timeline; updates on Pulte’s legal battles with Trump opponents; Fed’s MBS holdings continue to dwindle; Opendoor to partner with Fannie’s Title Acceptance Program. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237111 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:51:43 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237111-gse-roundup dhollier@imfpubs.com An OIG audit of legal services payments at FHFA found that the agency spent $15.6 million on outside counsel over the 12 months ending March 2025. FHFA will follow recommendations from the OIG to improve practices involving legal services. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236857 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:51:21 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236857-fhfa-tightens-payment-process-for-legal-services dhollier@imfpubs.com Plaintiffs in Fairholme Funds v. FHFA, a landmark case in which a jury awarded GSE shareholders $612 million for damages resulting from the net worth sweep, seek more restitution on appeal. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236842 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:50:24 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236842-gse-shareholders-back-still-in-court dhollier@imfpubs.com AI controversy; FHFA faces FOIA lawsuit; Fannie prices tender offer; new CRT deals; Freddie creates disaster hotline. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236873 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:45:34 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236873-gse-roundup dhollier@imfpubs.com Between 2022 and 2024, Fannie’s open multifamily fraud investigations spiked from 14 to 193. In the same interval, actual fraud findings went from 3 to 87. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236354 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:32:32 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236354-oig-report-describes-2023-spike-in-mf-mortgage-fraud dhollier@imfpubs.com After months of investigating Trump critics over allegations of mortgage fraud, FHFA Director Bill Pulte increasingly finds himself the target of investigations into possible episodes of misconduct and the misuse of power. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236066 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:36:21 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236066-pulte-under-the-bullseye dhollier@imfpubs.com The agency is appealing a jury verdict awarded to GSE shareholders for losses related to the net worth sweep. FHFA is also facing a lawsuit tied to an untimely response to a FOIA request. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235377 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:52:09 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235377-fhfa-in-the-courts bivey@imfpubs.com Michael Hutchins agrees to extend term at Freddie; new general counsel at Freddie; senator seeks answers on FHLBank reform efforts; former FHFA chief operating officer loses appeal. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235458 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:49:13 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235458-gse-roundup dhollier@imfpubs.com Attorneys representing those accused of mortgage fraud by FHFA Director Bill Pulte are calling for an investigation into what they say is abuse of his office. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235316 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:09:09 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235316-critics-denounce-pultes-mortgage-fraud-allegations dhollier@imfpubs.com An Ohio court found that Freddie’s rosy statements in 2007 about its exposure to subprime and Alt A loans weren’t misleading, in part, because there was no universal definition of those terms at the time. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235315 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:01:19 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235315-former-freddie-execs-win-an-rmbs-lawsuit dhollier@imfpubs.com Eligibility requirements put in place by the GSEs in the wake of the 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Florida continue to hobble sales and burden condo associations with high insurance and maintenance costs. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235204 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:39:44 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235204-condo-associations-push-for-leniency-in-gse-lending dhollier@imfpubs.com 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. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235099 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:04:14 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235099-gse-roundup dhollier@imfpubs.com A group of U.S. citizens of Indian background sued Fannie Mae for discrimination after being terminated for alleged unethical behavior in relation to the company’s charitable grants program. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234969 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:07:16 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234969-fannie-mae-hit-with-class-action-over-employee-terminations dhollier@imfpubs.com New Fannie exec; another tender offer; OIG fraud investigation; Fannie board member buys stock. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234240 Fri, 09 May 2025 15:44:06 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234240-gse-roundup dhollier@imfpubs.com Next month, plaintiffs in Fisher v. United States, a takings case challenging the GSE net worth sweep, will take a second stab at an appeal. Fisher v. United States, a takings case challenging the GSE net worth sweep, will take a second stab at an appeal.]]> http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234110 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:33:42 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234110-gse-shareholders-in-yet-another-appeal dhollier@imfpubs.com Plaintiffs in a New York class-action say Fannie and four other defendants systematically overcalculate the interest charged to borrowers during foreclosure proceedings. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233999 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:03:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233999-fannie-faces-accusations-of-foreclosure-fraud dhollier@imfpubs.com The time frames for servicers to complete routine foreclosures will expand in 17 states and shorten in four others. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:02:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234000-fannie-updates-foreclosure-time-frames dhollier@imfpubs.com Even if lawmakers can’t agree on how or whether to release the GSEs from conservatorship, there are incremental steps they can take, according to former FHFA Director Mark Calabria. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233079 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:58:10 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233079-former-fhfa-director-has-some-recommendations-for-congress dhollier@imfpubs.com Freddie Mac failed to win a complete summary judgment against an insurer who declined to pay claims related to a 2008 SEC investigation. The judge’s ruling makes it more likely the case goes to trial and discovery. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232689 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:28:26 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232689-partial-ruling-in-freddie-insurance-lawsuit dhollier@imfpubs.com AXIS Insurance became the second entity to settle in a Freddie lawsuit alleging that some D&O insurance providers refused to properly reimburse the GSE for legal expenses incurred during the 2008 crisis. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232419 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:44:25 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232419-settlements-in-some-freddie-mac-insurance-suits dhollier@imfpubs.com Although a Republican victory in November might revive efforts to release the GSEs from conservatorship, this would likely be a multi-year effort, according to the former FHFA director. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232120 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:17:58 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232120-calabria-second-trump-administration-could-end-conservatorship dhollier@imfpubs.com Housing finance aficionados may doubt Fannie and Freddie will ever exit conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop them from telling you what that exit would look like. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231795 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:25:15 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231795-gse-reform-skepticism-springs-eternal dhollier@imfpubs.com The mortgage giant worked with the Housing Assistance Council to estimate the scale of the tangled title problem and begin to look for solutions. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231689 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:05:46 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231689-fannie-researches-heirs-property-issue dhollier@imfpubs.com Despite the added cost and delay, Hamish Hume said it was advantageous for the plaintiffs’ team to have to hold a second trial after the first one ended in a hung jury. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230644 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:55:17 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230644-fairholme-attorney-takes-a-victory-lap dhollier@imfpubs.com Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders may finally get some modest compensation for FHFA’s decision to allow Treasury to seize all of the profits of the government-sponsored enterprises. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230555 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:18:22 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230555-saga-of-fairholme-funds-v-fhfa-ends-for-now dhollier@imfpubs.com A Fannie survey highlights how sentiments have changed among condo lenders after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imposed new restrictions in the wake of the Surfside tower collapse in 2021. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230281 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:11:11 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230281-lenders-chime-in-on-condo-lending dhollier@imfpubs.com Despite winning a massive jury award in August, GSE shareholders are still squabbling with the government over how those damages should be distributed. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230151 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:57:08 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230151-more-legal-convolutions-for-gse-shareholders