GSEs

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't mandate doing so, lenders' best chance to stay compliant with future data initiatives and regulatory changes is to implement standards set by the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization.

Freddie Mac is on track to issue mortgage-backed securities via a common securities platform by the end of this year, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Home purchase sentiment has fallen as more people have turned negative on the economy's outlook, according to Fannie Mae.

Mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest point this year as yields on the 10-year Treasury remain depressed in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Radian Guaranty has redeemed the $325 million surplus note due to its parent company, Radian Group Inc. in Philadelphia.

Total multifamily and commercial mortgage originations are expected to decrease from last year's levels because of economic uncertainty, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Fifth Third Mortgage has introduced a new down-payment assistance program in conjunction with Freddie Mac's Home Possible Advantage 3% down loan.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has opened the door to experimenting with front-end credit risk transfer transactions, but it is not wide enough for some market players.

Freddie Mac has obtained another three new insurance policies under its Agency Credit Insurance Structure program, representing the largest aggregate transaction to date.

The scheme is used by borrowers who don't have enough income to qualify for a regular mortgage, so they apply for a higher rate non-owner-occupied loan.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s first report on the sales of nonperforming loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may seem discouraging at first.

Orlando, Fla., got a good dose of good news as Freddie Mac reported that the city's housing market posted the biggest year-over-year gains in April.

As the mortgage industry swings more toward purchase loans and away from refinancings, its risk from material misrepresentations increases.

Rates for 30-year mortgages dropped to the lowest level in more than three years as U.K. voters' decision to leave the European Union drove investors to the safety of American government bonds that guide home loans.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is soliciting industry input on how to improve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's credit risk transfer transactions, for the first time considering front-end transactions rather than back-end deals.

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case regarding a clause in Fannie Mae's corporate charter that awards jurisdiction over every case involving the government-sponsored enterprise to federal courts.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants mortgage servicers reaching out to delinquent borrowers to be exempt from tough restrictions on robo-calling. But the idea is being panned by consumer groups, who say it would give a free pass to mortgage servicers that have a record of consumer-protection violations.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be put through receivership and turned into lender-owned insurers under a housing-finance overhaul plan co-authored by the companies' former regulator.

Freddie Mac investors will now have access to loan-level disclosures with FICO credit scores calculated from Experian consumer credit data.

The deadline has arrived for mandatory submissions to the Federal Housing Administration's Electronic Appraisal Delivery portal, but as many as one-third of lenders that originate FHA-insured mortgages have yet to use the new system.