Recent announcements by the GSEs and the FHA are likely to shape the housing market in 2019. But which indicator will have a more immediate effect on homebuyers and sellers?
Read More »How Fannie and Freddie Minimize Foreclosure Impacts
Eleven years after conservatorship began, an FHFA report looks back on how the GSEs have worked to assist homeowners facing foreclosure through options such as short sales and deeds-in-lieu.
Read More »FHFA’s Final Rule on Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
As part of its goal to improve the predictability of cash flows to MBS investors, FHFA has announced its final rule for the single mortgage-backed security issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Click through to learn more.
Read More »The State of Refinance at Fannie and Freddie
Latest data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency gives insights into the refinancing program of the GSEs and the numbers that matter.
Read More »Calabria: “FHFA Is Absolutely Necessary”
Here’s what Dr. Mark Calabria, the nominee for Director of the FHFA shared with the Senate Banking Committee on his vision for the regulator and the GSEs that are under its conservatorship.
Read More »FHFA: 30 Years of Protecting Homeowners
The FHFA put together a comprehensive account of the evolution of default risk for newly originated home purchase loans since 1990. Here’s what it revealed.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Getting to Know FHFA Nom Mark Calabria
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of the new FHFA Director on Thursday. Here’s what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Back From the Brink of Foreclosure
Here’s how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac prevented foreclosures, according to the latest FHFA data on the GSEs’ performance in this area.
Read More »A New Vision for Housing Finance Reform
A working paper gives its take on housing finance reform and the role of the GSEs in the market. Click through to learn more about the recommendations made.
Read More »Addressing the State of the Union
Here are the details of President Trump’s State of the Union speech to the 116th Congress and what some of the issues addressed by him could mean for the housing industry.
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