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The mortgages are part of a program that received congressional scrutiny earlier this year.

But at the same time, the publicly traded company is selling off another type of housing finance asset to some large depository institutions.

Spreads with the 10-year Treasury are unlikely to narrow from outsized levels even as inflation cools and Fed tightening ends, said Odeta Kushi, an FA economist.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency also is offering more opportunities for public dialogue as stakeholders debate how fast the process should move forward.

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.

New mortgage bonds now offer yields that are about 1.66 percentage point higher than U.S. Treasuries, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the most relative to corporate bonds in 17 years. 

The recently slimmed-down company named Chief Operating Officer Danya Sawyer as the interim successor to the former Wall Street executive.

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

The lender has shed nearly 80% of its expenses in the past year, in part through massive downsizing.