The Supreme Court is likely to give the president the power to replace the FHFA director for any reason, much like it did in the Seila Law v. CFPB case, according to Cowen analyst Jaret Seiberg.

In its S-1 filing, Quicken (not surprisingly) said it’s powerless to modify the rules that govern its relationship with the GSEs.

Since the financial crisis, Fannie’s single-family book of business has posted a loss rate of 31.5 basis points. In contrast, residential loans at commercial banks averaged a loss rate of 86 bps, 5.7 times higher.

Freddie Mac returned to market in July with a $425 million ACIS deal and $1.1 billion STACR, leading GSE watchers to conclude the CRT market has returned from the dead. Others are not so sure.

The high court decision could impact how other independent federal agencies — such as the Federal Housing Finance Agency — operate.

Time is of the essence if FHFA Director Mark Calabria wants Fannie and Freddie irrevocably out of conservatorship before a possible change in administrations in November.

Unemployment benefits appear to have kept the real estate market from crashing, according to FHFA Director Mark Calabria.

In its annual report to Congress, the FHFA recommended legislation that will allow it “to examine the records, operations and facilities” of all Fannie/Freddie servicers.

The FHFA director said he decided to re-propose the rule because it was important for the process to be “extremely transparent and open.”

To promote the fungibility of the uniform MBS, Fannie and Freddie will more closely align how they evaluate their seller/servicers.