FHFA Sets $70 Billion 2021 GSE Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday announced 2021 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $70 billion for each Enterprise, totaling $140 billion in support to the multifamily market.

FHFA Sets $70 Billion 2021 GSE Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps

The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday announced 2021 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $70 billion for each Enterprise, totaling $140 billion in support to the multifamily market.

Housing Market Roundup

In this edition of the MBA NewsLink Housing Market Roundup, we look at the latest FHFA Strategic Plan; how consumers are altering their home buying and home selling plans during the coronavirus pandemic; why housing affordability might be at a “tipping point;” how the coronavirus is driving down inventories; and how political preferences are having an effect on where people choose to live–or even stay in America.

MBA Annual20 Begins This Monday

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s first-ever virtual Annual Convention & Expo is just around the corner, beginning this Monday, Oct. 19 and running through Wednesday, Oct. 21.

MBA Urges FHFA to Extend Current GSE Affordable Housing Goals

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter this week to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said FHFA should extend current affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, given current economic uncertainty.

MBA Annual20 General Sessions: Updates from FHFA Director Mark Calabria, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger

MBA is pleased to announce that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger will take the virtual stage at MBA Annual20. Calabria will deliver his remarks live on Monday, October 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET, hear a live interview with Kraninger, moderated by MBA 2021 Chairman Susan Stewart.