Calabria Says Re-Proposed GSE Capital Rule Not So Different June 19, 2020 Dennis Hollier The FHFA director said he decided to re-propose the rule because it was important for the process to be “extremely transparent and open.”Read More
Freddie Prices Two K-Deals June 19, 2020 Dennis Hollier The GSE priced two deals totaling $1.17 billion. Read More
Freddie Mac Prices Multiple K-Deals June 5, 2020 Over the past two weeks, Freddie Mac has priced three separate multifamily securitizations worth a combined $1.6 billion.Read More
GSEs Help Renters Discover Their Options in the Crisis May 8, 2020 Dennis Hollier Renters can now find out if the property they live in has a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage, which can protect them from eviction.Read More
Freddie Prices K-Deals Worth $1.7 Billion April 10, 2020 Dennis Hollier Freddie Mac priced two K-deals, which include separate floating-rate tranches linked to LIBOR and SOFR. Read More
We’ve Got Two Months to Fix This: Calabria March 27, 2020 Dennis Hollier If the coronavirus crisis goes on for more than six to eight weeks, FHFA Director Mark Calabria sees mortgage servicers under “a lot of stress.”Read More
FHFA Puts Capital Rule on Hold March 27, 2020 Dennis Hollier One of the early casualties of the coronavirus outbreak is the much-anticipated, re-proposed capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Read More
Multifamily Borrowers and Renters also Get Relief March 27, 2020 Dennis Hollier The GSEs have extended their forbearance programs to include multifamily borrowers and renters experiencing hardship due to COVID-19.Read More
Fannie and Freddie Crank Up Multifamily CRT March 13, 2020 Dennis Hollier Over the past six weeks, Freddie has issued eight multifamily offerings totaling $6.1 billion, and Fannie more than $10 billion.Read More
Net Worth of GSEs Doubles in 4Q19 February 14, 2020 Dennis Hollier The hiatus in the net worth sweep added $12.53 billion to the GSEs’ combined net worth over the last six months of 2019, including fourth-quarter profit of $4.27 billion at Fannie and $2.45 billion at Freddie. (Includes data chart.)Read More