Tag Archives: Freddie Mac

The plans are ambitious. According to FHFA’s update report on Release 2, the agency has two main objectives in undertaking the UMBS initiative. The first is to establish a single, liquid market for the mortgage-backed securities issued by both GSEs that are backed by fixed-rate loans. The second is to maintain the liquidity of the that market over time.

One of the world’s top rating agencies warned that sweeping or high-level changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could unleash a host of unintended consequences.

What are the key differences between the proposed Housing finance reforms?

How can the industry tackle GSE reform in the coming years? One housing expert weighs in. (Editor's Note: This select print feature originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of MReport magazine)

The year 2016 was the best for housing since before the crash by nearly any measure. Unfortunately, according to Freddie Mac's latest outlook, housing is not likely to repeat its stellar year in 2017.

The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?

The chief of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions has asked Congress to keep certain principles in mind while drafting a plan to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Freddie Mac has reached a “critical” milestone toward its goal of implementing the Single Security Initiative with the first use of Common Securitization Platform (CSP) software.

Four companies were approved to use Freddie Mac’s eNote technology, and two companies are currently under review.

Debt securities, mortgage securities, and STARC debt notes will no longer be accepted to trading in the Luxembourg and Ireland markets.