Commentary on the GSE’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic says it gave Congress options to assist homeowners, with one insider saying, “the private market can’t save us.”
Read More »Fitch Reviews GSE Credit Risk During Forbearance
The credit rating agency placed seven classes on Rating Watch Negative (and six related exchangeable notes) on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Helping Servicers Interact with Borrowers
Loancare President Dave Worrall spoke with DS News on how he is applying his time at Fannie Mae to the current COVID-19 situation, and how to interact with struggling borrowers.
Read More »FHFA Proposes New Capital Framework For GSEs
Fannie Mae CEO Hugh R. Frater said this is “the start of an important new chapter” for the enterprise.
Read More »Fannie Mae Announces Additional Flexibilities
Additionally, the company announced a one-month extension to flexibilities that enable lenders to sell to Fannie Mae single-family loans currently in forbearance.
Read More »DS5: Conservatorship’s Next Steps
In this episode of DS5: Inside the Industry, Thomas Wade, Director of Financial Services Policy for the American Action Forum discusses the next steps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »3.1M More Americans File for Unemployment
Here's why Doug Duncan, Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, called the latest unemployment data "difficult to interpret."
Read More »FHFA Extends Mortgage Flexibilities
Click through to see how regulators are attempting to keep the housing market functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »GSEs Report Coronavirus-Driven Income Loss
Here's how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac assisted servicers and borrowers in the first quarter despite lost revenue.
Read More »No Lump Sum Following Forbearance
Here's how homeowners experiencing hardship can extend their forbearance plan, and how they can avoid further debt.
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