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September 17, 2021

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Freddie Sprints Past Fannie in Monthly Single-family Business

It doesn’t happen often (the last time was more than 15 years ago), but Freddie bested Fannie in single-family MBS issuance in August. Freddie saw big gains in multi-lender swap and guarantor business. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Thompson, Yellen Pull Parts of ‘Amended’ PSPAs

The mortgage industry’s warnings that the restrictions placed on the GSEs would tighten credit availability for less qualified borrowers were not lost on the Biden administration. Read More

FHFA to ‘Refine’ Parts of GSEs’ Capital Rule

The changes would reduce Fannie’s and Freddie’s capital requirements and increase incentives to issue CRT transactions. Read More

Waters Endorses Thompson for Permanent FHFA Director

The support of the powerful House Financial Services Committee chair improves the chances that FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson’s job becomes permanent. It also casts doubt on the rumored nomination of CRL President Mike Calhoun. Read More

New Freddie K-Deals Resemble Forward Contracts

The new K-deals with all-cash collateral will be used to pre-fund K-deal A-M certificates. Read More

Freddie to Buy Back Certain CRT Notes

The mortgage giant last week announced its first-ever cash tender offer for its signature CRT product — Structured Agency Credit Risk debt notes. Read More

Freddie Provides Protections for Manufactured Housing Communities

Homeowners in manufactured housing communities will no longer have to relocate their house before selling it. Also, the seller will have the right to sublease the pad site to the new owner. Read More

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