March 27, 2020By John BancroftCoronavirus Casts Huge Shadow on GSE BusinessStates with shelter-in-place orders accounted for 75% of the single-family home loans securitized by Fannie and Freddie last year, and 81% of jobless claims filed last week. (Includes data chart.)
March 27, 2020By Dennis HollierGSEs and the Dollar Roll Shuffle (Also Happened)The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week temporarily allowed Fannie and Freddie to finance mortgage-backed securities.
March 27, 2020By Dennis HollierFHFA Puts Capital Rule on HoldOne of the early casualties of the coronavirus outbreak is the much-anticipated, re-proposed capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.