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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac revise condo insurance standards

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday announced updates to condominium project standards and property insurance requirements for one- to four-unit properties and project developments, with a stated goal of reducing costs for homeowners. “We are replacing a disruptive and expensive Biden insurance mandate with commonsense policies for today’s market,” Bill Pulte, director of the […]

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac add new rate buydown disclosures

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac add new rate buydown disclosures

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be providing new loan-level disclosures about interest-rate buydowns in mortgage-backed securities this spring to address investor interest in tracking their use, which can impact prepayments. Processing Content The new disclosures applicable at the government-sponsored enterprises that buy many lenders’ loans become effective April 20 for MBS issued on or

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Fannie Mae g-fee gains outweighed by loss provisions, valuations

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Fannie Mae’s net interest income from its core business rose during the fourth quarter, but its net earnings fell due largely to loan-loss provision adjustments and interest rate-related negative valuation changes. Processing Content The government-sponsored enterprise earned $3.5 billion and generated nearly $7.3 billion net interest income during the fourth quarter of 2025.  In comparison,

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Pennymac leader on policy shifts to ease homeownership barriers

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As housing affordability remains strained, policymakers and industry leaders are weighing how regulation, mortgage markets and tax policy shape access to homeownership. Isaac Boltansky, head of public policy at Pennymac, fielded questions on the matter from Robb Van Raaphorst, senior vice president at Rational 360. Boltansky said debate in Washington, D.C., reflects growing urgency around

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Sasha Jackson joins Housing Policy Council as SVP for market structure

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The Housing Policy Council (HPC) — a trade association representing mortgage lenders and servicers, title insurers, and technology and data companies — said Monday that Alexander (Sasha) Jackson has joined the organization as senior vice president for market structure. Jackson brings more than 15 years of experience in housing finance across the public and private

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GSEs boost foreclosure prevention as forbearances surge

GSEs boost foreclosure prevention as forbearances surge

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Foreclosure prevention activity increased in October as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 17,000 actions to help struggling homeowners, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report released Thursday. The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) completed 17,032 foreclosure prevention actions in October 2025, bringing the total to nearly 7.3 million since the start of

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Real estate leaders applaud Trump’s focus on housing, but question the impact

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During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday President Donald Trump outlined three policy initiatives he was undertaking to help improve housing affordability for American consumers. In the speech, he did discuss his “ban” on large institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, his direction to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to acquire up

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Fannie, Freddie stock woes deepen as IPO questions mount

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Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extended days-long losing streaks amid mounting unease about the impact of President Donald Trump’s policy moves on efforts to release the mortgage-finance giants from government control.  Processing Content Fannie and Freddie common stock both sank around 10% in Friday trading to the lowest intraday levels since late November,

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Trump directs GSEs to purchase $200B in mortgage bonds in 2025

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac quietly increased their purchases of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in 2025, helping push mortgage spreads lower toward the year’s end. Most analysts, however, were not expecting further meaningful tightening in the near term — at least until this week. That changed Thursday after President Donald Trump posted on social media that

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Trump directs $200 billion mortgage bond buy in housing push

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US President Donald Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds, which he cast as his latest effort to bring down housing costs ahead of the November midterm election.  Processing Content Trump announced the move on Thursday in a social media post, which was unclear on how the buys would

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