Freddie Mac

The 15-year average crossed the 5% threshold for the first time in over a decade.

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

Comments from Federal Reserve officials in Jackson Hole last week have markets bracing for further tightening of monetary policy in the near term.

Better-than-expected economic data helped lead to the steep acceleration of the 30-year average, while the 15-year also shot up.

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.

The decline continues the trend of seesaw movements, coming just a week after economic worries led averages to surge.

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.

After falling earlier in the month on expectations of less aggressive monetary policy, inflation concerns early in the week drove averages higher.

The 30-year average has declined by 55 basis points in two weeks.

The decline was driven by a $307M provision to cover potential credit losses, primarily from its single-family business.

Investors had largely factored in an anticipated increase in the federal funds rate, but latest GDP numbers could result in more volatility.

Dennis Hermonstyne, a legal and regulatory expert, previously held roles with E-Trade and the Federal Reserve System.

The current 30-year rate is now nearly double its average from a year ago.

Following their largest drop in over a decade one week ago, averages rapidly swung upward as recession talk receded.

The 30-year average has made a steep reversal over the past two weeks following a large acceleration in mid-June.

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.

The 30-year average dropped for the first time in four weeks after surging more than 70 basis points earlier in the month.

The move builds on the government-sponsored enterprise’s previous program that facilitated the collection of more rent payment records from tenants who work with its multifamily borrowers.

Recent remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Powell suggest more upward movement is ahead.