It was the second quarter in a row that Freddie Mac was allowed to keep all of the money it earned as opposed to upstreaming retained capital in excess of $3.0 billion to the U.S. Treasury, the owner of its senior preferred shares.
“To foster competition that serves consumers, the new strategic plan and scorecard aim to provide a level playing field for all market participants such that success depends on running a better business rather than special regulatory and statutory advantages,” the FHFA states.
Directors at most federal agencies serve at the president’s will, and can be fired whenever the president wants. That's not the case with CFPB or FHFA.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria Tuesday raised eyebrows when he told the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing housing finance reform that he is open to wiping out the shareholders...
The Freddie Mac single-family servicing market grew roughly three times as fast as the Fannie Mae market during the third quarter, according to a new Inside the GSEs analysis.
Flagstar Bancorp originated $9.3 billion home mortgages in the third quarter, posting a net profit of $63.0 million, according to figures released Tuesday morning ...