Tag Archives: Fannie Mae

A federal judge unsealed documents related to Fairholme Funds’ lawsuit against the government over the sweeping of GSE profits into Treasury that may be undermining to the government’s position.

Per the direction of their conservator and regulator, the FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were instructed not to conduct loan-level reviews for technical compliance with TRID when conducting their credit-risk transfer transactions.

With every proposal for GSE reform being shot down at every turn, the chances of change occurring remains slim but not impossible.

In a recent essay, former Vice Chairman and CFO of Fannie Mae, Tim Howard, explains that the GSE reform should be based on mending the system already in place to to avoid yet another crisis by following these five methods.

Fannie Mae’s gross mortgage portfolio resumed its contraction in February following a rare month of expansion in January, according to the GSE’s Monthly Volume Summary for February 2016.

The report from the FHFA Office of the Inspector General covered an 18-month period from early 2013 to mid-2014.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's donation to the National Housing Trust Fund drew both applause and caution from housing advocates and civil rights groups

Fewer mortgage lenders are reporting that they are loosening credit standards, and many do not expect credit to become more accessible over the next few months, according to data from Fannie Mae.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was looking for a "responsible solution" to the issue of mortgage debt reduction.

Fannie Mae has announced its latest contribution to the credit risk transfer space—two Credit Insurance Risk Transfer deals that shift a portion of the credit risk on pools of single-family loans and brings more private capital into the market.