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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.

An 18-month transition period will end on July 31 for adoption of the Single Family Pool Delivery Module.

The enterprises should offer an indemnification in lieu of the practice of a repurchase demand for all performing loans, writes the Executive Director of Community Home Lenders of America.

The transaction comes along with a low-coupon, low leverage $13 billion conforming portfolio, providing capital for further growth.

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.

During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.

The company, funded by Calterra Capital and led by the former CEO of lender Avlis Partners, is launching the technology in a space that has limited vendor options.

Recent bank troubles mean agency MBS, multifamily and jumbo mortgage activity are set for changes, analysts said at an industry conference.

Some stakeholders have worried about the estimated date for the transition to a new way of calculating credit worthiness, but an official assured attendees at an industry conference that the agency won't act prematurely.

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 bank said it agreed to sell a $2.6 billion portfolio of 74 real estate construction loans as part of its plan to shore up liquidity.

The company's recent expansion into commercial servicing is part of a broader effort to build a diversified business model, according to President and CEO Mike Dubeck.

The Community Home Lenders of America is asking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator to consider automatic indemnification on performing loans with flaws.

The government-sponsored enterprise only tweaked the two-year mortgage origination forecast, with a $6 billion reduction for 2023, but an increase of $7 billion for 2024.

Following the removal of one contentious part of its new grid in response to criticism, the agency is seeking more feedback on remaining changes it's made or proposed.

The withdrawn loan level pricing adjustment matrix changes were mostly about election-year politics and the Federal Housing Finance Agency's plan for credit scoring changes is even more impractical, the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.

Although issuance of new securitizations has been low compared to year-ago levels, it rebounded as spring buying began

The move cancels the fee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have imposed on certain loans for which the borrower's total debt exceeded 40%.

Economic uncertainty slowed multifamily and commercial activity to the lowest level in 9 years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The offering comes amid an ongoing wave of private and public MSR sales.