The Federal Housing Finance Agency – via Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – is preparing new eligibility standards for mortgage-insurance firms and plans to show a first draft of the rules to state insurance regulators, Inside Mortgage Finance has learned. Private MIs may not get a peek at the rules until sometime in March. Also, insurance regulators may be required to sign a “non-disclosure” agreement with the FHFA or the government-sponsored enterprises regarding the content they see. Among other things, the eligibility standards will establish...