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The company anticipates a $139.8 million contingency liability and nearly $60 million related expense in a court battle with Pine River Capital Management.

Analysts awaiting specifics on the "implicit guarantee" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are split on whether mortgage rates and guarantee fees could rise.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has created a new version of, as well as enhanced the current edition. of its reference model.

Bill Pulte and the government-sponsored enterprise's chief executive will be working with a firm that analyzes big data and utilizes artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump said that the US government would retain guarantees and an oversight role over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac even as he pursues a public offering for the mortgage giants.

The transaction is the fourth of its type the company has done this year through the partnership it has had with Crosscountry Mortgage since late 2022.

By restructuring the GSEs into public utilities, we can end decades of free-riding by private investors on the public credit, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The notion that the enterprises could be a source of revenue has led to a suggestion that the funds from a public offering could be reinvested in housing.

Panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association's conference credited investors for helping create the conditions strengthening performance of non-QM portfolios.

The president said he would consult with the heads of Treasury, the Commerce Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency he comes to a decision.