Freddie Mac has taken another stride toward its goal of implementing the Single Security Initiative with the first use of Common Securitization Platform software, known as Release 1,
Read More »A Second Look at FHFA Non-Performing Loan Sales Data
What changes did three months of new sales data bring to FHFA’s Non-Performing Loan Sales Report?
Read More »Decline in Foreclosures Drives Drop in Vacancies
Foreclosures and foreclosure inventory levels are starting to slow in their decline while FHFA reports an increase in loan modifications. What does this mean for the continued recovery of the housing market?
Read More »Watt: FHFA Adjusting to “New Normal” of the Market
FHFA Director Melvin Watt discusses the "new normal" for the housing industry post-crisis and what's in store for the agency in 2017.
Read More »FHFA Revises its Minority and Women Inclusion Regulations
The FHFA announces the issuance of proposed amendments to its Minority and Women Inclusion regulations. What other actions are industry leaders pursuing to further diversity and inclusion?
Read More »Following Suit: Prevention Activities Decline
The GSEs are preventing fewer foreclosures. Here's why that's not a bad thing.
Read More »FHFA Raises Awareness for Principal Reduction
The Federal Housing Finance Agency launches a social media campaign to raise borrower awareness for their one-time Principal Reduction Modification program.
Read More »FHFA Announces Agency Goals for 2017
What strategic goals does the FHFA hope to accomplish through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks?
Read More »Changing the Game: Freddie Mac Announces Front End Credit-Risk Sharing
Nearly all of those credit risk transactions conducted by the GSEs have been of the back-end variety, however, that changed on Monday, when Freddie Mac announced a new pilot front-end credit risk transfer offering, Freddie Mac Deep MI CRT.
Read More »FHA Permits PACE-Assessed Properties
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs debate is heating up with the FHA announcement permitting FHA-insured mortgages on some PACE-assessed properties.
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