A number of large banks have significantly scaled back their use of FHLBank advances, which is having an impact on the system’s income. In addition to rising voluntary investment in housing, the FHLBanks have boosted their single-family mortgage portfolios. (Includes three data tables.)

In some high-cost areas, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be eligible to purchase mortgage loans as high as $1,209,750 for one-unit properties in 2025.

Industry trade groups want FHFA to rescind recently issued GSE guidelines and related surveys, and instead use the request-for-input process to make policy changes.

The Congressional Real Estate Caucus, supported by most of the mortgage industry trade groups, urged FHFA to suspend its title waiver pilot.

Both enterprises plan for expanded use of SPCPs and downpayment assistance programs to lower the cost of getting a mortgage for low- and moderate-income borrowers.

Fannie and Freddie have detailed how they plan to meet their obligations to provide liquidity and credit access to underserved communities.

Although Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to reach their multifamily volume caps in 2022, 2023 and probably 2024, FHFA raised the caps from $140 billion to $146 billion for 2025.

Urban Institute researchers suggest the GSEs push for universal flood insurance requirements and multiyear home insurance policies.

An extra inch of rainfall during a hurricane increases the severe delinquency rate of GSE borrowers by about 0.013%.

Mortgage industry stakeholders speculate about who Trump will nominate to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and determine whether they remain in conservatorship or are re-privatized.