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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.

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 company, which is a large investor in mortgage servicing rights, hired a former MetLife executive it previously worked with to oversee the business line.

The company plans for the exchange to soon have its first loans committed for co-issue transactions, increasing options in an evolving segment of the market.

Demand-driven inflation will continue to be a problem in the U.S. economy until we somehow work through trillions of excess liquidity provided by the Federal Open Market Committee, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.