Fannie and Freddie issued a whopping $705.7 billion of single-family MBS during the third quarter, smashing a record that had been on the books for 17 years. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

The trade group reiterated that Fannie and Freddie should not be permitted to exit conservatorship until further systematic, wholesale and long-term reforms are made permanent. Read More

Industry stakeholders said FHFA should find tremendous value in the CRT program as it reduces systemic risk by distributing risk across many investors and transactions. Read More

Wells Fargo and Chase together accounted for more than half of all borrowers exiting forbearance in July, Wells Fargo Securities found in its deep dive into new, loan-level data on Fannie Mae’s Connecticut Avenue Securities. Read More

An economist finds that, when community banks gain access to FHLB advances, competition in local markets increases significantly, with mortgage rates in the market falling by an average of 8 bps. Read More

The loans were divided among four pools. Three were sold to VRMTG ACQ, a minority- and woman-owned business. Read More

Freddie prices its first sustainability K-deal, a $535 million transaction. Read More

A federal prosecutor in Georgia has charged 12 individuals in connection with a multiyear scheme to defraud Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read More

Freddie told homeowners that, in addition to the traditional disaster relief options provided by the GSEs, they may be eligible for relief through COVID-related forbearance programs. Read More