Part of the debate over the future of the government-sponsored enterprises is whether the existing cross subsidization in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing of guarantee fees for mortgage-backed securities should continue.
The judges opined: "Indeed, the GSEs lost more in 2008 ($108 billion) than they had earned in the previous thirty-seven years combined ($95 billion). Yet the GSEs remained solvent.”
Fannie Mae this week released details about a pilot program that explores an alternative to how private mortgage insurance is placed on loans the government-sponsored enterprise acquires.
Freddie Mac plans to launch a new servicing transfer tool within the next couple of weeks, part of a broader effort by the government-sponsored enterprises to enhance liquidity in mortgage servicing rights.