Using HMDA data, an academic researcher shows that the guarantee fees charged by the GSEs are above-market rate based on risk-adjusted profits.

Fannie announces tender offer; Freddie prices SLST securitization; winners announced for Fannie NPL sale.

Rent payment history and bank account income verification are just the start. Machine learning algorithms also promise better risk assessment and more accurate pricing for that risk.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both saw a significant increase in CRT issuance in the first quarter. Fannie also boosted credit-risk insurance purchases, but ACIS purchases were down at Freddie. (Includes data table.)

Trump noted that Fannie and Freddie are “doing very well and throwing off a lot of CASH.”

Social and green bonds from the GSEs have seen strong demand.

It’s not clear how the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s decision to cut the DEI and ESG programs at the GSEs will impact MBS issuance.

CMBS securitizers can exploit an exemption in risk retention rules to unload riskier tranches. Researchers said this may signal lower loan quality to investors.

Among other changes, Fannie and Freddie increased the cap on interested party contributions from $500 to $2,500.

Researchers say that, at any given credit score, the cross-subsidies inherent in GSE pricing favor higher-income borrowers over lower-income borrowers.