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Optimal Blue Connects Fannie Mae Best-Efforts Locks Directly to Its Pricing Engine

Optimal Blue Connects Fannie Mae Best-Efforts Locks Directly to Its Pricing Engine

by John G. Stevens | Oct 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

Mortgage lock desks using Optimal Blue’s pricing system can now submit eligible best-efforts commitments to Fannie Mae without entering the loan again in the agency’s separate whole-loan portal, the company announced Monday. The connection links Optimal...
Mizuho Cuts Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Targets as Conservatorship Exit Hopes Fade

Mizuho Cuts Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Targets as Conservatorship Exit Hopes Fade

by John G. Stevens | Oct 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information

Mizuho downgraded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday, cutting its price targets roughly in half as the investment bank lowered its expectations that the two mortgage-finance companies will emerge from federal conservatorship by 2028.Analyst Dan Dolev and colleagues...
Fannie Mae: Home Prices Rise 3.4% Year Over Year as Q3 Growth Accelerates

Fannie Mae: Home Prices Rise 3.4% Year Over Year as Q3 Growth Accelerates

by John G. Stevens | Oct 7, 2026 | Current News & Events, U.S. Housing Market

U.S. single-family home prices continued to rise in the third quarter, with Fannie Mae’s national index showing a 3.4% increase from a year earlier and a pickup in quarterly growth. The Fannie Mae Home Price Index rose 0.9% from the second quarter on a seasonally...
Fannie Mae Gives Lenders More Flexibility on Employment Verification in October Selling Guide Update

Fannie Mae Gives Lenders More Flexibility on Employment Verification in October Selling Guide Update

by John G. Stevens | Oct 7, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Fannie Mae is giving mortgage lenders more flexibility in how they verify a borrower’s employment, removing prescribed verbal-verification methods while keeping the underlying requirement that qualifying employment be confirmed. The change is part of Announcement...
Report: FHFA Preparing Bi-Merge Credit Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Report: FHFA Preparing Bi-Merge Credit Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

by John G. Stevens | Oct 1, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is preparing to direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to require mortgage lenders to pull credit data from two of the three national credit bureaus instead of all three, according to a person familiar with the plans cited by Bloomberg...
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