GSEs
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GSEs issue Libor-to-SOFR transition playbook
By Brad Finkelstein
May 28, 2020, National Mortgage News
The government-sponsored enterprises have jointly issued a playbook detailing the steps that they, along with lenders and investors, will take in …
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Fannie and Freddie’s Capital Dilemma
By Telis Demos
May 27, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
It seems that there is never a simple answer when it comes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The housing …
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Delinquencies and foreclosures won’t be as bad as feared, data suggests
By Kate Berry
May 26, 2020, American Banker
The pace of forbearance requests by homeowners has almost leveled off in recent weeks, raising hope among mortgage servicers that delinquencies and …
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Will GSEs’ record-high capital requirements scare investors away?
By Hannah Lang
May 25, 2020, American Banker
As soon as the Federal Housing Finance Agency re-proposed a capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, some observers warned that …
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Mortgage Credit Tightens, Creating Drag on Any Economic Recovery
By Andrew Ackerman and Nick Timiraos
May 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
With interest rates falling to the lowest level on record, this should be a banner time for …
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Fannie-Freddie Capital Plan Calls for Buffers Above $200 Billion
By Joe Light
May 20, 2020, Bloomberg
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator is proposing that the mortgage giants be required to hold hundreds of billions of dollars in capital …
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Fannie, Freddie Extend Moratorium on Foreclosures Through June
By Jesse Westbrook
May 14, 2020, Bloomberg
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extended their suspensions on mortgage foreclosures through at least June as U.S. homeowners continue to be hit hard …
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Borrowers in forbearance can defer all missed payments until the end of their loan
By Ben Lane
May 13, 2020, HousingWire
With nearly 4 million borrowers in forbearance on their mortgage, we still don’t have a complete picture of what happens when forbearance periods …
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Banks have the biggest share of mortgages in forbearance
By Kathleen Howley
May 4, 2020, HousingWire
The overall share of home loans in forbearance rose to 7.54% in the last full week of April, from 6.99% in the prior …
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Fannie-Freddie Escape Plan at Risk of Collapse in Mortgage Chaos
By Elizabeth Dexheimer
April 29, 2020, Bloomberg
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac face strong headwinds from the mayhem coronavirus has spread through the mortgage market, complicating the Trump administration’s plans …
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