GSEs

The size of the decline depends on how bad the economy sinks and if the coronavirus spread is halted.

Fannie, Freddie also announced they'll face banklike liquidity standards starting Sept. 1.

The mortgage giants will have to meet benchmarks for covering cash flow needs during stressed periods. The FHFA views the requirements as a prerequisite to the companies exiting conservatorship.

The government-sponsored enterprise's earnings were up tenfold as it stabilized mortgage market liquidity amid the coronavirus.

From guidelines for remote appraisal alternatives to the ways that forbearance affects borrowers' ability to get new loans, here are five examples of mortgage requirements that have been in flux since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

The key word is "temporary" with the FHA's quality control waiver expiring and not likely to be renewed.

Whalen: "It is tempting to think that low interest rates will cure all ills in the housing sector, but this view is seriously in error, as we learned in 2008."

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have imposed heavy price adjustments for loans that were granted relief under the pandemic relief law enacted in March.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s plan to study the market explains very little about which activities or firms, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will be designated as systemically important. Here's some clearer guidance.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will extend the same GSE benchmarks of the past three years into 2021.