As some channels have taken on increased risks, mortgage credit availability increased to record levels. Here's why.
Read More »How Fannie and Freddie are Preventing Foreclosure
According to the FHFA, the GSEs have completed 4.3 million foreclosure prevention actions since the start of conservatorship in September 2008. Here's what they did.
Read More »Better Data, Stronger Performance
Based on surveys of servicer needs, here’s how Freddie Mac is working with its industry partners to improve processes and better server American homeowners. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the July issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Black Knight Enhances MSP Servicing System
The updated system will support Freddie Mac's investor reporting change initiative and create additional efficiencies for clients.
Read More »Are Fannie and Freddie “Systemically Important”?
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be Designated as Systemically Important Financial Institutions?” Here's what the expert witnesses discussed.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate Sets Sights on Fannie, Freddie
This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing to examine whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be designated as systematically important financial institutions. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »How the GSEs Are Preventing Foreclosures
With more than 4 million preventive actions having been taken since the beginning of conservatorship in September 2008, a recent FHFA report provides updates on how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working to assist struggling borrowers.
Read More »FHFA Talks Conservatorship and Regulation
Here's what was in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's 2018 Report to Congress, including its plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Launch UMBS
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac marked the completion of their Single Security Initiative with the launch of the Unified Mortgage-Backed Security. Click through to learn what this could mean for the industry.
Read More »The Week Ahead: GSEs Prepare to Launch UMBS
How will the GSEs' combined bond impact the mortgage industry? Other items to watch in The Week Ahead include Ellie Mae’s Millennial Tracker and CoreLogic’s Home Price Insights report.
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