Fannie’s portfolio dips, but duration gap widens
The move may have been related to the government-sponsored enterprise's duration gap but could also have resulted from many other considerations.
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Fannie, Freddie boost risk to levels that once shook Wall Street
Disclosures from the housing-finance giants show their duration gaps have widened sharply in recent months, leaving their holdings more exposed to rate swings.
Sequoia Mortgage brings $738 million in RMBS to market
Second homes account for 10.1% of the underlying collateral pool, the highest ratio seen in pools all year.
Fannie, Freddie shares dip as Pulte’s added role raises questions
Analysts said Bill Pulte's new additional role as spy chief will further delay GSE privatization efforts, although that could change if he formally departed.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac add new rate buydown disclosures
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will add loan-level buydown data to MBS this spring, giving investors clearer insight into prepayment risk tied to temporary rate incentives.
Freddie profit falls; Congress pushes back on IPO
A House subcommittee hearing discussing the future of the government-sponsored enterprises, noted both are still severely undercapitalized.
Fannie, Freddie quietly add billions to mortgage-bond portfolios
The government-backed housing-finance giants increased their retained portfolios by more than 25% in the five months through October, according to the latest figures.
CHLA presses Trump team on Fannie, Freddie future
In a letter to federal leaders, the Community Home Lenders of America expressed views about a possible GSE merger and the need for "critical" mortgage products.
Fannie, Freddie IPO awaits Trump’s decision on timing
Trump has yet to decide when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will return to the market in an IPO that regulator Bill Pulte says could top $1 trillion.
Consumer groups urge FHFA not to mix crypto with mortgages
Advocates warned the Federal Housing Finance Agency that allowing cryptocurrency assets to be used in the underwriting of Fannie and Freddie mortgages risks taxpayer losses and market instability.
Trump asks bank CEOs to pitch on Fannie, Freddie stock offerings
President Donald Trump is bringing in bank leaders to meet with him one by one at the White House. Beyond the economic discussion, there’s a chance at a big payday for their firms. Trump is asking for chief executive officers for their pitches on monetizing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including a major […]
GSEs could exit conservatorship fast, experts say
Given FHFA Director Bill Pulte's history of making regulatory pronouncements via X, some theorize the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could occur in the same way.
Bitcoin Chases American dream in norm-shattering mortgage push
Federal officials directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to study whether digital assets held on US regulated exchanges might someday be factored into mortgage risk assessments.
Trump team signals it wants to keep control of Fannie, Freddie to boost budget
This might deeply disappoint Wall Street investors who've been counting on a windfall if Fannie and Freddie are set free.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely stuck in limbo through 2028
Don Layton, former Freddie Mac CEO, and self-proclaimed "GSEologist" predicts that a release of the two entities will occur within four to six years.
Ginnie Mae, stalwart of mortgage market, squeezed by DOGE
Lenders and developers are now working their contacts in Washington to try to protect Ginnie Mae.
Fed’s Powell warns climate change will affect housing market
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said insurance companies and banks are already pulling out of disaster-prone areas, which could pose problems.
PennyMac offers $346.6 million in RMBS notes
Just 2.15% of the loans in the pool financed properties in Los Angeles County, and the surrounding areas that have been impacted by the recent wildfires.
GSE privatization could help pay for tax cuts, but not easily
Sunsetting the federal oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could ease the cost of renewing President Trump's 2017 tax act, but doing so is an uphill battle.
What mortgage bankers want GSEs to keep post-conservatorship
The group is calling for the Trump administration to preserve certain features if it picks up where it left off and finishes cutting ties to the Treasury.
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