The FHFA announced an expansion of Freddie Mac’s pilot program that uses a fee-based structure as an alternative to repurchases of defective but performing loans.

As the timeline shrinks for the implementation of the new credit scores for GSE borrowers, anxiety grows among lenders and even FICO and VantageScore.

FHFA Deputy Director Naa Awaa Tagoe announced several policy changes impacting the GSEs.

A panel of mortgage industry veterans concluded that the best scenario MBS investors can hope for in the upcoming election is that neither side wins a clean sweep of the presidency and Congress.

An expansion of publicly held agency MBS means that primary dealers’ MBS holdings have also grown, filling a void left by the Fed.

CHLA lauds Democrats in Congress for urging the Biden administration to investigate Fair Isaac for anticompetitive activities.

Affordable housing and community development advocates say taxpayers aren’t getting enough for the government subsidy of the FHLBanks. The FHLBanks say critics misunderstand their federal support.

Large nonbanks grow their share of GSE MBS servicing but Chase still ranks number one in our rankings among servicers.

FHFA plans for board structure changes; Justice Department sues Rocket over refi discrimination; Redwood markets jumbo ARM securitization; LoanCare launches digital recapture product.

The Democrats calculate that the cost of a FICO score has increased by as much as 400% over the past two years.