The GSEs’ Low-Income Refi Programs Get a Boost October 21, 2021 Dennis Hollier The Federal Housing Finance Agency expands the GSEs’ low-income refinance programs to include more moderate-income borrowers.Read More
Head Start on Higher Loan Limits Could Cause Complications for LOs October 20, 2021 Brandon Ivey Loan officers looking to take advantage of the higher limits will have to jump through some hoops...Read More
After a Long Hiatus, Fannie Re-enters the CRT Arena October 20, 2021 Brandon Ivey CRT-specific hindrances have been jettisoned...Read More
Freddie Mac Draws Nearer to Equal Share of GSE Market October 19, 2021 John Bancroft MBS guarantee fee pricing has become more level between the two GSEs since the uniform MBS was launched in 2019...Read More
At MBA Show, FHFA Chief Unveils Efforts to Increase the Low-Income Refi Pie October 19, 2021 Dennis Hollier Thompson also made it the FHFA will not be changing seller-servicer standards for nonbanks this year.Read More
Legal Surprises for Fannie/Freddie Shareholders October 18, 2021 Dennis Hollier But SCOTUS did throw them a bone. The justices said it was possible that shareholders suffered some “compensable" harm...Read More
(GSE) Cash-Out Refis: Boom Without the Bust October 8, 2021 Dennis Hollier We all remember what happened in 2007 when home prices collapsed and all that equity vanished...Read More
Debt Issuance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Plummets October 7, 2021 Dennis Hollier As issuance has dropped, the companies’ outstanding debt balances have also declined.Read More
GSE Purchases of Investor, Second-Home Loans Tumble October 5, 2021 John Bancroft Over the four-month period from May to August, Fannie and Freddie purchased $46.18 billion of IPL and SHL loans, down 47.9% from the first four months of the year.Read More
Thompson Planning to Look at How the GSEs Price Loans, While... October 4, 2021 Dennis Hollier Thompson was more elusive about the question of whether LLPAs should be eliminated...Read More
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