Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say they support the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposal to include a leverage ratio on their future capital requirements.

Moelis & Co. last week released an updated version of its “Blueprint for Restoring Safety and Soundness to the GSEs” that calls for recapitalizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac immediately.

Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s loan-loss reserves could be substantially impacted by a new accounting standard that requires companies to immediately book potential losses.

At the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have simplified policies on short sales and deed-in-lieu of foreclosures. The new policies are intended to mitigate losses for the government-sponsored enterprises and servicers by spelling out when servicers can consider borrowers for these actions and what documentation is necessary.

It’s now possible for homebuyers to use sweat equity to pay their entire downpayment and all closing costs as Freddie Mac has expanded the parameters of its Home Possible mortgage.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extended disaster relief provisions to areas in California that have been ravaged by wildfires and declared major disaster areas by President Trump.

Retail-originated loans securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae during the third quarter generally had stronger credit scores than similar loans produced by third-party lenders, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of loan-level data. The average credit score for a retail purchase loan pooled in an agency mortgage-backed security during the period was 735.47, compared with 720.20 for correspondent purchase ... [Includes two data charts]

In its comment letter to the FHFA, Fannie Mae suggests the rule should use original credit scores and LTV ratios, rather than mark-to-market values…

Ed Pinto wants a 4.0 percent capital ratio for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

Loans in the pool have an average age of 24 months.