Is Raising GSE G-Fees About Driving Business to the Private Sector or Just Eliminating the GSE Subsidy?
September 20, 2012
As federal regulators move to raise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guaranty fees for the second time this year, some industry analysts question whether it will help shrink the role of government programs in the mortgage market or simply shift more business to the FHA. Thats a concern, said Meg Burns, senior associate director for housing and regulatory policy at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during the American Mortgage Conference sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association last week. There are discussions all the time about what will FHA do when Fannie and Freddie are raising the g-fees, and whether FHA is actually in position to move the premium charges? Burns noted that the government-sponsored enterprises have...