Freddie Mac

Procedural limits on condo originations aimed at preventing issues like the Surfside building collapse have frustrated lenders, who will see if this helps.

The 30-year average declined for the fifth consecutive week, as purchase demand picking up at the same time, according to Freddie Mac.

Instead of buybacks, performing loans could be subject to fees related to defect rates, with some exceptions made for small lenders that deliver a limited volume of mortgages.

He will take over the role from current non-executive chair Sara Mathew, who's allowed time on the government-sponsored enterprise's board is expiring.

Like its competitor Fannie Mae, the enterprise's earnings were higher year-over-year but recorded a quarterly decline in part due to a legacy shareholder lawsuit.

Lenders will be adjusting to new mandates regarding mortgage applicants that don't have payments for education debt on their credit reports.

Michael DeVito has been able to grow the government-sponsored enterprise's net worth, but at the current pace and without a rule change, it could take 10 years to build enough capital to exit conservatorship.

The government-sponsored enterprises have consistently earmarked some distressed loans for community, nonprofit and minority investors. Certain Democrats want more.

The 30-year average jumped for the fifth week in a row and is likely to continue trending upward, economists say..

Some respondents reprised calls for a return to more flexible capital rules and portfolio-level cross-subsidization. Others see danger in such a move.

The average for a 30-year home loan marked the fourth straight week of increases, according to Freddie Mac.

The verdict ends a decade-long lawsuit over the Federal Housing Finance Agency's amendment to a stock repurchase agreement in 2012.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can likely withstand potential credit losses twice as high as last year's in the latest scenario, but they are at more risk of slipping into the red.

The move was "not being driven by fundamental credit, capital or liquidity deterioration at the firms," the firm said.

Also, Fannie Mae on climate risk and a non-QM product lenders are loving right now.

Fee hikes at the government-sponsored enterprises are one remedy, the government-sponsored enterprise's regulator noted in its annual report to Congress.

But on a cumulative basis since 2013, the unpaid principal balance of reference pools is higher at Freddie Mac, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Single-family officials at an industry conference also quantified some of the progress they're making with alternative credit data, and noted that digital validations can help reduce defects.

The Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework is going to dramatically transform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing in ways the industry hasn't begun to contemplate, writes a former senior policy analyst at the FHFA.

The government-sponsored enterprise improved slightly upon the previous quarter's numbers, but contraction in lending remains a risk.