Fannie Mae single-family loan acquisitions reach 3-year high
The government-sponsored enterprise recorded $98.7 billion in single-family loan acquisitions to begin the year, including over $43 billion in refinances.
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Jumbo loans are creeping into non-QM, HELOC securities
Large loan balances are increasingly common in non-QM and HELOC securitizations, bringing faster prepayments and higher delinquency risks, Bank of America Securities research shows.
UMBS a key risk in any GSE ownership change: report
It doesn't have to be all or nothing, but all paths are complex, capital markets and policy experts in the Treasury Market Practices Group say.
Basel draft leaves nonbank warehouse financing in limbo
A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.
GSEs ease prefunding rules, extend manufactured housing terms
The latest government-sponsored enterprise changes include a more flexible sampling and a longer maximum term for some manufactured housing loans, respectively.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shares rebound on Ackman statement
Stock prices jumped notably following the billionaire and legacy GSE investor's comment indicating Fannie and Freddie have been "stupidly cheap."
Ginnie Mae gives issuers a break, adds new prepayment data
The government MBS guarantor ended a 15-day advance notice mandate for extensions on a filing deadline so those with a March 31 due date can still ask for one.
Freddie Mac’s former chief charts path to GSE capital reform
Lowering minimum standards and using a 2018 proposal as a basis for change may be the quickest path, according to Donald Layton, Freddie Mac's CEO from 2012 to 2019.
Fannie, Freddie owe taxpayers for their guarantee
New questions about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's guarantee by experts who saw conservatorship start points to tensions in a stalled secondary offering.
Fannie, Freddie share sale likely after midterms or later
Caution around the move is growing as focus has shifted to affordability, and current trading prices make near-term action unlikely, according to Wedbush.
Fannie, Freddie join Anthropic ban, address DHS shutdown
The government-sponsored enterprises' oversight chief severed ties with the AI firm following President Trump's dispute with it over boundaries on military use.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac’s total portfolio at multiyear high
MBS numbers at both soared in January, when Trump directed the enterprises to accumulate more bonds, but a decline in loans shrunk Freddie's total number.
Trump’s $200B MBS plan set off by GSE valuation gap: Pulte
MBS buying has become the near-term focus but a 2026 offering is still possible, Federal Housing Finance Agency official Bill Pulte told Fox Business.
Mortgage rates settle above 6%, lowest in over three years
While the Freddie Mac survey recorded a weekly decline, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield had moved back up by 6 basis points around midday on Thursday.
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.
Fannie Mae g-fee gains outweighed by loss provisions, valuations
Adjustments related to higher credit risk weights for new acquisitions and rate shifts offset increases in the government-sponsored enterprise's core earnings.
What the Fed’s first look in 2026 means for mortgages
Respondents to an exclusive NMN survey lay odds on lower rates boosting housing despite stagflation and recession risks. Here's how the Fed's view compares.
Ginnie Mae speeds up loan-level MBS overhaul
The government mortgage securitization guarantor flagged the goal back during the first Trump administration, warning then that it would be a long-term project.
Janus acquires style investor Richard Bernstein Advisors
The deal amplifies Janus' existing model portfolios and separately managed account offerings and positions the firm to be a leader in that area.
Trump threatens ‘big retaliation’ if Europe dumps U.S. assets
Under the framework deal that persuaded Trump to defuse the Greenland crisis, the president would agree to stand by his promise to hold off on fresh tariffs on European products.
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