Will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require another taxpayer-funded bailout as a result of their zero capital requirement?
Read More »Calling for Change: Cities Nationwide Protest Agency Distressed Loan Sales Practices
Elected officials and community leaders in cities all over the country are rallying to protest sales of non-performing mortgages to Wall Street investors. What is the proposed solution?
Read More »FHFA Allows for Third Parties to Solve Loan Repurchase Disputes
The IDR process is specifically designed to address alleged loan-level breaches of selling representations or warranties that remain unresolved after completion of the appeals process.
Read More »Falling Fast: UPB of Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Portfolio Plummets
In December, the portfolio's value fell even further below the cap for 2015 and remains slightly higher than the 2016 cap.
Read More »Ex-Fannie Mae Boss Mudd Pushes for Dismissal of SEC’s Fraud Suit
The SEC sued six former GSE executives in 2011 over subprime mortgage fraud. The other five have all reached settlements; why is Mudd taking his case all the way to trial?
Read More »GSEs’ Investment Portfolios Are Steadily Winding Down
The mortgage-related investment portfolios for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were well below their 2015 portfolio cap as of the end of November.
Read More »Serious Delinquency Numbers Continue Shrinking
Fewer and fewer residential mortgage loans are seriously delinquent (90 or more days past due) as the crisis passes its seven-year anniversary. What factors are driving the continued decline?
Read More »Fannie Mae: Less Affordability Amid Steady Growth In 2016
The price to pay for housing market growth in 2016 will be shrinking affordability, according to Fannie Mae.
Read More »How Effective are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at Preventing Foreclosures?
It may be tougher to qualify for a mortgage loan to buy a home now than it was 10 years ago. But at least Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are helping borrowers who already have homes to stay in them.
Read More »Fannie Mae Offers Largest Delinquent Loan Sale to Date
The latest non-performing loan sale, Fannie Mae's fourth overall, will include a smaller Community Impact Pool.
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