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Report: Ex-Trump Administration Officials Formulating New GSE Reform Plan

Report: Ex-Trump Administration Officials Formulating New GSE Reform Plan

by Phil Hall | Sep 13, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A group of former Trump administration officials are reportedly putting together a new plan to end the 16-year federal conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The Wall Street Journal,...
FHFA Proposes 2025-2027 Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

FHFA Proposes 2025-2027 Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

by Phil Hall | Aug 22, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a proposed rule to establish the 2025-2027 housing goals for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC). The FHFA said the goals would ensure the GSEs’...
GSEs Update Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements

GSEs Update Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements

by Phil Hall | Aug 22, 2024 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are updating their Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs). The GSEs first issued their PMIERs in...
Report: GSEs Planning Tougher Rules on Multifamily Lenders

Report: GSEs Planning Tougher Rules on Multifamily Lenders

by Phil Hall | Aug 5, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are reportedly preparing tougher rules for multifamily property lenders and brokers. According to a Wall Street Journal report sourced from unnamed “people familiar...
Guest Opinion: What’s Next for the Federal Home Loan Banks?

Guest Opinion: What’s Next for the Federal Home Loan Banks?

by Sandra L. Thompson | Apr 30, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sandra L. Thompson is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). This article is excerpted and edited from written testimony delivered before a recent hearing conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.  In August 2022,...
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