The landslide of new single-family MBS issuance since the pandemic started is yielding a predictable side effect: rising buyback demands from the GSEs. (Includes two data charts.)
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Even though the Supreme Court issued its decision in the Collins case two months ago, lawyers for both the shareholders and the government prepare to make many of the same arguments again before the Fifth Circuit.
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The agency will allow the GSEs to boost LIHTC investment by $350 million each and expand the sale of REO properties to owner-occupants and nonprofits.
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Fannie and Freddie have issued a combined $25.1 billion in long-term debt so far this year. That’s compared to $338.7 billion in the first six months of 2020.
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Hedge funds and REITs are buying up the nation’s manufactured home communities, often with support from Fannie and Freddie. But most resident-owned communities can't meet the GSEs' LTV requirements.
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New area-based subgoals for minority and low-income census tracts are aimed at reducing the likelihood that GSE loan purchases inadvertently promote gentrification.
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The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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