Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac limit public housing data releases
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have stopped publishing key housing surveys and forecasts, raising transparency concerns for the mortgage market.
GSEs
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities
The mortgage industry largely supports changes to the loan-level price adjustment (LLPA) matrix but remains divided on priorities, with a full overhaul unlikely amid a potential stock offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Fannie Mae names new head of single family and acting general counsel
Fannie Mae has promoted Jake Williamson and Tom Klein to lead its single-family business and general counsel’s office, respectively.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Fannie, Freddie IPO ‘could well be this year’
Lutnick appeared on CNBC to offer comments about the plans and said the offering “could potentially be the largest IPO in history.”
Top 5 IMB priorities for GSEs in a post-conservatorship world
Given the Trump administration’s goal of releasing the GSEs from conservatorship, the CHLA outlines five key priorities for IMBs.
Ex-GSE risk chief makes case for Fannie-Freddie merger
Clifford Rossi, academic director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the University of Maryland, pushes a merger as solution to avoid a race to the bottom.
MBA opposes GSE merger, supports explicit government guarantee
In the debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should merge, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has remained consistent: “We don’t think that would be a good idea,” chief economist Mike Fratantoni said.
Trump’s GSE stock offering plan challenged by analysts
The valuation and timeline are seen as overly optimistic, with some estimates at half the proposed figure ahead of a planned IPO this year.
Senate bill would add unconverted crypto to mortgage underwriting equation
The 21st Century Mortgage Act directs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to account for digital assets without requiring conversion to U.S. dollars.
Updated list of Bill Pulte’s actions that impact FHFA, GSEs
Here is a list of Bill Pulte’s actions at the FHFA or the GSEs since he was announced as President Trump’s nominee and took office in March.