Secondary markets

The unanimous decision reinstated a jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff worked in support of the institution's commercial mortgage-backed securities business.

Fannie Mae is implementing a new prohibition for traditional valuations and addressing the possibility of the National Flood Insurance Program lapsing.

The senior vice president for capital markets at the Housing Policy Council died Saturday after sustaining critical injuries a week prior.

Fannie Mae also will be making a four-figure adjustment available next month and Freddie Mac is contemplating expanding its program to a new income tier.

But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conducted no private-market sales of nonperforming loans early last year as adjustments were made to the program.

Some large Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac portfolios have gone to market recently and an unusual Ginnie Mae multifamily and healthcare package is up for sale too.

Two Harbors, which also reported a gain in comprehensive income, recently completed an acquisition that made it the eighth largest conventional servicer.

In the wake of the Surfside condo collapse, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae instituted stricter rules regarding the soundness of this crucial form of housing stock as it ages. In response to complaints about a lack of clarity on buildings deemed unfit for financing, the GSE unveiled plans to improve transparency for both homeowners associations and lenders. 

A new "Social MBS" label will be applied to eligible single-family collateral from both government-sponsored enterprises based on a new mission index score.

The prepayment metric on the single-family issuer operational performance profile had been displaying outdated information.