In his semiannual report to Congress on Tuesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell described the MBS market as "vital to the flow of credit in the economy."

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.

In each case, Chief Judge Margaret Sweeney’s decision hinged on whether the plaintiffs were pursuing direct or derivative claims.

The nonbank accounted for 7.7% of originations in the first quarter of 2020.

GSEs extend moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until Aug. 31.

Ronald McCord, the former president of First Mortgage, faces 24 counts of bank fraud, money laundering and making a false statement.

Industry stakeholders believe this is a sign the GSEs are on track to undergo their long-expected public offerings.

The GSE priced two deals totaling $1.17 billion.

Instead of larger, multi-issuer uniform MBS pools, FHFA wants seller/servicers to closely monitor the prepayment speeds of their broker/correspondent channels to ensure closer alignment of Fannie/Freddie pools.