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      <title>Trump Admin Policies for GSEs Face Scrutiny</title>
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        <![CDATA[Testimony from both liberal and conservative housing industry observers questioned the Trump administration’s policy regarding the future of Fannie and Freddie.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:50:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Multifamily Holdings Surge</title>
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        <![CDATA[Freddie multifamily acquisitions more than doubled from the second quarter to the third, suggesting the GSE was responsible for most of the $27.84 billion spike in multifamily debt held in federal agencies and GSE portfolio and MBS.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:48:56 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>OIG Report Details 2023 Spike in Multifamily Fraud</title>
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        <![CDATA[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.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:32:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Freddie Strengthens Sponsor Underwriting for Multifamily</title>
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        <![CDATA[Freddie is revising its liquidity verification documentation requirements for sponsors to include a liquidity verification worksheet with delivery of the full underwriting package.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236331</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:31:35 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FHFA Juices Multifamily Caps for GSEs</title>
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        <![CDATA[Next year, the GSEs will see a $30 billion hike in their combined multifamily caps, which is in keeping with forecasts of more multifamily activity in 2026.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:33:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Roundup</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Freddie markets multifamily CRT deal; Fannie updates bankruptcy attorney fees; multifamily affordability test includes updated High Opportunity Areas data.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235985</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:06:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSEs Profits End Six-Month Slide in 3Q</title>
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        <![CDATA[Quarterly profits were up at both Fannie and Freddie, but were down significantly on a year-to-date basis due to a weak first half of 2025. (Includes data table.)]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235821</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:59:16 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Housing Finance World Debates Housing Goals</title>
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        <![CDATA[FHFA’s bid to reduce the GSEs’ low- and very-low-income benchmarks was praised by some lender groups, but disparaged by affordable housing advocates.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235828</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:58:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Round-Up</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fannie and Freddie see the sun set on the CARES Act; Freddie executes EXPO transaction.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/235851</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Roundup</title>
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        <![CDATA[Freddie board member jumps to Fannie board; a week of CAS and STACR tender offers; and seller/servicer guidance for the shutdown.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Meridian Climbs Back in the GSE Saddle</title>
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        <![CDATA[After 18 months in purgatory, the broker giant resumed GSE activity in June with a $173 million Freddie-backed refi for a Manhattan apartment building.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234702</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:52:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Palantir AI to Power Fannie’s Fraud Prevention Efforts</title>
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        <![CDATA[The controversial software giant will use its AI-powered financial crimes detection technology to scour Fannie’s vast databases for signs of mortgage fraud, starting with multifamily loans.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:25:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Freddie Updates Multifamily Insurance Standards</title>
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        <![CDATA[All insurance policies related to multifamily mortgage applications must now include the borrower as a “named insured” party.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:20:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Advocates Condemn Staffing Reductions at Housing Agencies</title>
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        <![CDATA[A coalition of more than two dozen affordable and fair housing advocacy groups urged FHFA and HUD to reverse course on staffing cuts and program eliminations.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:19:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Roundup</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fannie tender results; Fitch revises outlook for Freddie multifamily; Fannie announces winner of non-performing loan sale.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:16:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>GSEs Implement New Area Median Income Levels</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fannie’s Desktop Underwriter and Freddie’s Loan Product Advisor were both updated to include FHFA’s 2025 area median income figures. The changes affect eligibility for duty-to-serve and affordable housing programs.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 15:28:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Profits Begin to Ebb in First Quarter</title>
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        <![CDATA[Freddie’s guarantee book of business rose from $3.104 trillion at the end of 2024 to $3.115 trillion as of the end of March. Fannie’s fell from $3.622 trillion to $3.610 trillion. (Includes data table.)]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 15:53:57 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Pulte Explains Actions, Details FHFA Priorities</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[FHFA Director Bill Pulte made some media appearances recently, explaining some of the actions he’s taking and detailing priorities involving the GSEs and Federal Home Loan Banks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 15:52:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Roundup</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Personnel moves at GSEs; Pulte warns lenders; GSE capital markets update; new reports from FHFA’s OIG.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234007</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234007-gses-in-brief</link>
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      <title>FHFA Rescinds Numerous Biden-Era Policies</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[FHFA under the leadership of Bill Pulte has rescinded, deleted or closed at least eight agency directives without providing notice on the agency’s website or announcing the changes in a press release.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:58:55 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233847-pulte-executes-policy-changes-via-x-account</link>
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      <title>OIG Cites Challenges for Freddie’s Multifamily Business</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[According to FHFA’s inspector general, the Division of Enterprise Regulation has been steadily working with Freddie Mac to remedy deficiencies in the enterprise’s risk management.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:44:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Housing Advocates Grade the GSEs’ Duty-to-Serve Plans</title>
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        <![CDATA[A coalition of the leading affordable housing organizations in America gave Fannie Mae a C minus for its duty-to-serve plan. Freddie Mac got a B minus.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSE Multifamily Volume Below Cap for 2024</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Although FHFA lowered the 2024 multifamily volume caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from $75 billion to $70 billion, enterprise financing in the sector didn’t reach that level.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233344-gses-fail-to-meet-mf-caps-in-2024</link>
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      <title>FHFA Sets 2025-2027 Housing Goals for GSEs</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[The housing goals include several benchmarks that have been reduced to reflect challenges in the mortgage market.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:56:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>GSEs Release Three-Year Equitable Housing Finance Plans</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Both enterprises plan for expanded use of SPCPs and downpayment assistance programs to lower the cost of getting a mortgage for low- and moderate-income borrowers.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232827</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:54:25 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FHFA Releases Updated DTS Plans for GSEs</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[Fannie and Freddie have detailed how they plan to meet their obligations to provide liquidity and credit access to underserved communities.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:53:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FHFA Hikes GSEs’ Multifamily Caps for 2025</title>
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        <![CDATA[Although Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to reach their multifamily volume caps in 2022, 2023 and probably 2024, FHFA raised the caps from $140 billion to $146 billion for 2025.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232766</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:52:30 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FHLB San Francisco Expands Access for CDFIs</title>
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        <![CDATA[The FHLBank is extending the terms and reducing the haircut on collateral pledged by non-depository CDFIs and state-chartered HFAs (which technically aren’t even members).]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>FHFA Eases Access to FHLB Affordable Housing Grants</title>
      <author>dhollier@imfpubs.com</author>
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        <![CDATA[A new advisory bulletin streamlines the application process for an affordable housing subsidy and makes the rules more compatible with those of other affordable housing funders.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>OIG Adds GSE Multifamily Risk to Concerns for FHFA</title>
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        <![CDATA[The list of challenges facing FHFA include the GSEs’ multifamily business, the Office of Inspector General said in a new report.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:44:26 -0400</pubDate>
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