Government

After 11 years under government control, new commentary says reforming the GSEs is a step in the right direction.

Fannie Mae's sixth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction transaction is part of the GSE’s effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market. Click through to learn the full details of this latest transaction.

President Donald Trump recently signed a continuing resolution that will both avoid a federal government shutdown and the National Flood Insurance Program through November 21.

The Treasury and the FHFA reached an agreement that will permit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain additional earnings in excess of the $3 billion capital reserves currently permitted by their PSPAs.

The CFPB announced nearly a half-dozen new leadership additions, including a new Deputy Chief of Staff and more. Click through to learn the details.

Here's what industry experts and economists are saying following the second rate cut of the year.

From program inception to date, the GSE has transferred a portion of the credit risk on more than $1.3 trillion of Single-Family mortgages based on UPB at issuance. 

The FHA has signaled that it may tighten credit, noting that the debt-to-income (DTI) ratio for FHA-insured loans has been consistently increasing for six years. In a new report, find out just how much DTI impacts defaults and repayments.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA is working on a plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and in this Video Spotlight, FHFA Director Mark Calabria discusses how quickly the GSEs can be put back into private hands.

Ten Democratic Presidential hopefuls took the stage at the last Democratic Debate last week, and none mentioned one of the biggest issues facing the nation—the shortage of affordable homes.  In a commentary in City Lab, Diane Yentel, President of the ...