Fannie Mae

Ramon Richards discusses Fannie's tech roadmap for 2023, retaining tech personnel, and relying on third party vendors

The new chief executive comes to the government-sponsored enterprise from national nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners and previously held management roles at JPMorgan Chase.

Join three officials from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's recently establish Office of Technology to hear about their goals and initiatives for the department and how their work may impact every day lending activities.

As the GSEs enter their 15th year in conservatorship, shareholders are wondering when they'll get their company back.

Also, SWBC lands two new chief officers, Angel Oak ups its correspondent business team and Movement Mortgage taps industry vets for newly created roles.

Automating rent-based underwriting for single-family loans and offering incentives for multifamily borrowers who accept housing vouchers are just two ways Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are tackling the challenge of equitable housing.

In actuality, the law establishes the procedure for setting the maximum limits; in principle, the director could set the limits below these maximum levels, argues a former principal economist for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

On a combined basis, the GSEs performed better under this year's scenario than they did in 2021, but the Federal Housing Finance Agency said changes were still needed.

While a growing share of consumers expect housing costs and interest rates to decrease over the coming year, uncertainty is also leading some to see it as an inopportune time for both purchasing and selling, Fannie Mae reported.

Net interest income was the driver, as increases from investments more than offset a decline related to its guaranty book of business.

Katie Jones is the third woman added to the GSE’s chief officer ranks in the past year.

Congressional authorization for credit-preference programs in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act could mitigate disagreements that might arise from the equitable housing finance plans, write two partners at K&L Gates.

But total volume is still 53% below last year’s level, while Fannie Mae found the dollar value of refinances down by over 70%.

These standalone properties make up nearly half of all rental units and the financing of them by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should reflected in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's affordable housing goal calculations, writes Manchester.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have used the classic FICO score since 2003.

Affordable housing and legal expert Sharifa Anderson returns to the government-sponsored enterprise after prior roles at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and HUD.

Its modifications aim to help two government-sponsored mortgage investors manage risk and rebuild capital while retaining enough flexibility to fulfill their affordable housing missions, said the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s acting director, Sandra Thompson.

Fannie Mae delayed a scheduled residential mortgage bond on Thursday due to market volatility spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

"The quality of our new business is high. The pricing of that business does not reflect the capital requirements of our regulatory rule," CEO Hugh Frater said.

Housing rights advocates said minority home-buyers and homeowners in 39 U.S. metropolitan areas will receive the funds as a result of a legal action alleging racial discrimination in the government-sponsored enterprise's foreclosure practices.