FHFA Directs Fannie, Freddie to Increase Guaranty Fees by 10 Basis Points to Woo Back Private Capital
September 6, 2012
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac late this year will raise guaranty fees on single-family mortgages by another 10 basis points, under a directive that the government-sponsored enterprises conservator announced late last week. The g-fee increases will be effective on Dec. 1, 2012, for loans exchanged for mortgage-backed securities, and on Nov. 1, 2012, for loans sold for cash. According to FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco, who telegraphed the move in a notification to Congress earlier this summer, the g-fee increases are designed...