SAN DIEGO—Few people have had the kind of impact off the bat than HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Sandra Thompson.
Tag: Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac: Single Women Have Low Confidence in Homeownership Prospects
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., reported nearly 60 percent of single female head-of-household renters feel homeownership is out of reach indefinitely.

FHFA Increases Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday increased the 2022 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $78 billion each.

FHFA Extends COVID-19 Multifamily Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to offer COVID-19 forbearance to qualifying multifamily property owners as needed, subject to tenant protections the agency imposed during the pandemic.

MISMO Fall Summit: Building Confidence and Efficiency into Non-Agency Data Exchanges
CRYSTAL CITY, VA.–An efficient private-label securities market requires that investors have confidence in their understanding of asset quality for their deals. But questions remain, according to panelists here at the MISMO Fall Summit–and ongoing work under the auspices of MISMO is poised to help provide much-needed data standardization.

FHFA Issues Proposed Rulemaking to Amend GSE Regulatory Capital Framework
It’s been a busy week for the Federal Housing Finance Agency. On Tuesday, FHFA and the Treasury Department suspended certain provisions added to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. On Wednesday, FHFA announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

FHFA, Treasury Suspend Portions of GSE 2021 Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Treasury Department on Sept. 14 suspended certain provisions added to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in January.

FHFA Announces Equitable Housing Finance Plans for GSEs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will submit Equitable Housing Finance Plans by the end of 2021.

Administration Announces Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
The Biden Administration on Wednesday announced a number of steps aimed at creating, preserving and selling to homeowners and non-profits nearly 100,000 additional affordable homes for homeowners and renters over the next three years, with an emphasis on the lower and middle segments of the market.

FHFA Raises Proposed 2022-2024 Housing Goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have new homework assignments from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which raise the stakes considerably for the government-sponsored enterprises’ 2022-2024 affordable housing goals