GSEs

A recent ruling declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure unconstitutional signaled that a similar outcome awaits the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But the FHFA will argue in a new case that it does not deserve the same fate.

The council created by the Dodd-Frank Act to identify systemic risks launched a review of the market as part of an activities-based approach that shifts focus away from targeting individual firms.

B. Riley FBR raised its ratings for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell from neutral on the possibility the net worth sweep is declared illegal.

A more than $5 billion offering going up for bid is one of the first large transactions seen since the coronavirus complicated trading.

A significant number of plans that expired at the end of June were not renewed, Black Knight said.

The high court ruled June 29 that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violated the separation of powers.

As the coronavirus created uncertainty for the housing market, underwriting standards tightened further in June.

Guarantee fees became the main source of revenue for government-sponsored enterprises during conservatorship, and reverting to a private stockholder model could create a need for more revenue.

The $38.7 billion of equity withdrawn during the period was down 8% from the fourth quarter.

The mortgage insurer is receiving $528 million of coverage in the event of defaults in a $44 billion loan pool.

Legal experts say it is now more likely that the Supreme Court will strike down the single-director governance framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator.

In a letter to Director Mark Calabria, 17 organizations requested an additional 60 days to weigh in on the proposal meant to strengthen Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's balance sheets post-conservatorship.

Multifamily borrowers with loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will get an extended break for coronavirus-related hardships if they continue to give their tenants relief as well.

Compared with the week prior, approximately 83,000 more loans from all investor types became forborne.

Nonbank servicers have been seeking more sources of cash since the coronavirus disrupted markets and elevated forbearance rates. These are some strategies they may be able to use.

The government-sponsored enterprises had been considering tightening counterparty requirements for nonbanks, but in light of COVID-19's spread, they've reconsidered that.

For banks with assets between $10 billion and $100 billion, the average exposure is 165% of capital.

The mortgage company will provide up to $17 million in forgiveness to settle charges that modifications it applied to distressed government-related loans were not in keeping with state servicing regulations.

Government-sponsored enterprise reform could be one hurdle to future innovation.

Whatever path Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac take, the Mortgage Bankers Association would like to see them preserve many of the changes they made while in government conservatorship.