REO inventory for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae dropped by 14 percent during Q2, down to 86,515 for the two GSEs combined, as property dispositions continued to outpace property acquisitions. It was the first time the REO inventory for the GSEs has been below 100,000 since 2009.
Read More »Freddie Mac Portfolio Expands Again While Serious Delinquency Rate Drops Further
The serious delinquency rate on Freddie Mac-backed loans is now seven basis points lower than it was in November 2008 at the start of the financial crisis (1.52 percent) and nearly 2 percentage points lower than the national serious delinquency rate reported by CoreLogic for July 2015 (3.4 percent).
Read More »Freddie Mac Completes Largest Deeply Delinquent Loan Sale Ever at $1.1 Billion
Approximately 33 percent of the aggregate pool balance consisted of loans that were modified and later became delinquent. The aggregate pool has a loan-to-value ratio of approximately 91.1 based on broker price opinion and is geographically diverse, according to Freddie Mac.
Read More »Bill to Cap Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs’ Pay Passes in U.S. Senate
S.236, known as the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, was co-sponsored Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts).
Read More »Freddie Mac Offering Pool of JPMorgan-Serviced NPLs
According to Freddie Mac, the SPO of JPMorgan-serviced loans are being marketed as two geographically diversified pools that are offered via auction, with bids due from qualified bidders on October 6. Freddie Mac said the sale is expected to settle in December 2015.
Read More »What to Remember When Buying an REO Property
REO sales are down by 80 percent from their peak six years ago, but there are still plenty of affordable buying opportunities for homebuyers, according to a commentary by Chris Bowden, Freddie Mac's SVP of HomeSteps, the GSE's real estate sales unit.
Read More »Freddie Mac Expands STACR Program With High LTV Offering
Freddie Mac announced its intention on Monday to sell its first actual loss offering of loans with high loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, further expanding the GSE's Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR) debt notes program.
Read More »New Bill to Recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is Introduced
As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac celebrate their seven-year anniversary of conservatorship, new legislation is being drafted in the U.S. House of Representatives that will allow them to establish more capital and prevent another taxpayer-sponsored bailout.
Read More »Conservatorship Continues Seven Years Later With No End In Sight
While many housing stakeholders and lawmakers agree that the conservatorship needs to end, the issue of the GSEs' future remains a source of contention. Some of the GSEs' biggest investors, such as Fairholme Funds and Pershing Square, have filed lawsuits over the sweeping of GSE profits into Treasury, which began in 2012 when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac returned to profitability.
Read More »Collingwood Group Hires Former Freddie Mac Executive
The Collingwood Group, a Washington, D.C.-based business advisory firm, announced that Paul Mullings has joined the company as a managing director supporting the firm in business advisory and risk management and compliance practices.
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