GSEs

State housing finance agencies are well positioned to benefit from the entry of millennials into the housing market, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Oil-producing states defied the U.S. housing crash by posting gains in home values as the rest of the nation suffered.

Residential mortgage servicers are once again tapping the securitization market to fund advances to bondholders for the first time since April 2014.

Walter Investment Management has received approval from Freddie Mac to hold the mortgage servicing rights on $3.3 billion in residential mortgage loans.

Interest rates on fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages fell this week amid stock market volatility, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae has lowered its projections for single-family mortgage originations for the second half of the year, based on a variety of negative economic conditions.

Housing markets nationwide continued to improve, with more than half of states considered to be within a stable range, Freddie Mac reported in its latest Multi-Indicator Market Index.

Those who rent single-family properties could be more likely to buy than their multifamily counterparts, according to research from Freddie Mac.

Housing prices rose 1.2% in the second quarter, compared to the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But online real estate site Zillow said home values declined in July.

Fannie Mae is revamping its affordable mortgage program to make it easier for low- and moderate-income families to qualify for low-down-payment loans.

Loans to first-time homeowners and others with low credit scores are a big part of the Federal Housing Administration's growth in purchase mortgages since the agency cut premiums.

BlackRock Inc. is the latest company planning to finance investors who buy single-family homes, capitalizing on soaring rental demand as the homeownership rate sits at a five-decade low.

Fannie Mae has announced the winning bidder for two pools in its second nonperforming loan sale, which includes roughly 3,900 loans carrying a total of $765 million in unpaid principal balance.

A nascent corner of the market for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds is on a roller coaster ride despite what Morgan Stanley calls the "pristine performance" of the mortgages linked to the debt.

Conforming mortgage rates remained steady despite many indications that the Federal Reserve is considering bumping up short-term interest rates, according Freddie Mac.

Purchases of previously owned homes unexpectedly rose in July to the highest level since February 2007, consistent with further strength in the housing market.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday officially increased the target for loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that benefit affordable housing, but the uptick is not satisfying housing advocates.

Mortgage lending to low-income families could increase slightly under a plan by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt.

Fannie Mae has closed a credit risk-sharing transaction, with an international reinsurance company participating in this type of deal for the first time.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's decisions to make their automated underwriting systems free to use will feed more data to the GSEs, but do little to better serve lenders and borrowers.