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Inside The GSEs

June 11, 2021

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GSE Business Tumbles in May as Refi Well Goes Dry

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.) Read More

Former Treasury Housing-Finance Czar Says GSEs Fully Reformed

Craig Phillips, senior counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, recounts the Trump administration’s difficulties in ending the net worth sweep and the conservatorships. Read More

FHFA Issues RFI on Executive Compensation

The compensation calculus at the GSEs dates back to 2012. FHFA wants to know if it’s time to change that. Read More

Capitol Researcher: FHFA Actions May Hurt GSE IPOs

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. Read More

Can the Biden Administration Ignore Housing-Finance Reform?

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. Read More

FHFA Holds Second Small Lender Listening Session

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. Read More

GSEs Give Investors a Few Options

Freddie mixes up its capital offerings with social bonds in support of intellectually and developmentally challenged individuals. Read More

The Skinny on Loan Eligibility Post-PSPA

Fannie and Freddie spell out eligibility terms in the wake of the amended PSPAs. Read More

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