Lenders delivered $149 billion of refinance loans into Fannie and Freddie MBS issued in May, down 29% from April. The GSEs also saw a 4% drop in deliveries of purchase-money mortgages. (Includes two data charts.)
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Craig Phillips, senior counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, recounts the Trump administration’s difficulties in ending the net worth sweep and the conservatorships.
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A recent report from the Congressional Research Service suggests that it may be difficult to simultaneously raise the capital requirements for the GSEs and shrink their footprint, and still expect them to attract equity investors.
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Veteran analyst Dick Bove says tapering by the Federal Reserve and meddling by the FHFA will eventually force the Biden administration to address housing-finance reform.
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Small lenders believe the GSEs should offer special programs for small servicers and rural appraisals. And like their larger competitors, they don’t like the new PSPAs.
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