One unintended consequence of the court ruling: The Biden administration got the greenlight to reform the GSEs without the help of Congress.

With delinquency numbers falling, the GSEs will relax excess capital requirements, paving the way for PMIs to resume dividend payouts.

With the end of forbearance in sight for millions of borrowers, FHFA adds more protections for homeowners impacted by the pandemic.

Lenders, real estate agents and condo boards lambaste the GSE for using vague and undefined terminology to determine whether it will purchase mortgages from projects with significant short-term rental activity.

Besides using its own enforcement powers, FHFA will be referring cases to other appropriate agencies, including the Department of Justice.

With Fannie already over the PSPA cap on non-owner-occupied loan volume, lenders may have to dramatically reduce their delivery of second-home and investor-property mortgages.

Supreme Court rules president can remove FHFA director at will but shareholders still can’t get restitution.

Although most housing advocates applauded the Supreme Court’s Collins decision, shareholders argue the justices ignored key points. Nevertheless, legal experts say there’s little chance the plaintiffs will prevail when the case returns to circuit court.

Fannie and Freddie roll out deals that include green bonds, affordable housing offerings, and plain vanilla multifamily MBS.

FHFA’s now erstwhile director warned FSOC of the risks of the growing share of GSE debentures in the holdings of government money market funds.