Trade Groups Urge Finance Agency to Push GSEs To Develop More Transparent Buyback Policies
June 21, 2012
The Federal Housing Finance Agency should address Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs representation and warranties repurchase demands with an eye toward making the two government-sponsored enterprises buyback policies more transparent, industry groups say. The volume of repurchase demands by the GSEs continues at unprecedented levels as Fannie and Freddie made nearly $100 billion in repurchase demands over the past three years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a comment letter on the FHFAs strategy for GSE conservatorship. MBA supports lender reps and warrants as an effective method of...