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“Today's decision will benefit borrowers and the Enterprises, along with maintaining safety and soundness," said Sandra L. Thompson, Director of the FHFA.

The FHFA has taken further action to ensure that all borrowers and renters have equitable access to long-term affordable housing opportunities by implementing targeted increases to the upfront fees for most cash-out refinance loans.

The GSE executes its 10th Credit Insurance Risk Transfer Transaction of 2022, as part of its ongoing effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage marketplace.

Jacob Williamson of Fannie Mae chats with DS News on the latest happenings with the GSE, including valuation modernization, the PAVE Task Force, and Future Housing Leaders and the Appraiser Diversity Initiative, among other topics.

Jerry McCoy of LoanCare examines three keys to enabling sound servicing decisions using data-driven technology.

A new opinion piece from Don Layton, the former Freddie Mac boss, explores how the GSEs came to be under government control, and what the future should hold for the two companies.

The Urban Institute takes a closer look at efforts by the GSEs to promote sustainable homeownership and rental opportunities for traditionally underserved communities through the FHFA-mandated Equitable Housing Finance Plans.

As Fannie Mae predicted in the second quarter of 2022, home price growth decelerated sharply during the third quarter, which fell in-line with a sharp rise in mortgage rates, further proving that the current rate and home price environment is weighing on affordability.

Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group has found that due to inflation, monetary policy tightening by the Federal reserve, and a slowing market will tip the economy into a “modest recession” during the first quarter of 2023.

New amendments seek to remove barriers to the FHFA’s Enterprise Duty to Serve activities in high-needs rural regions of the nation’s southern border states.