GSEs boost foreclosure prevention as forbearances surge Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased foreclosure prevention actions in October 2025, with forbearances and refinances rising as rates fell.

What Trump’s $200B MBS proposal means for mortgage spreads, rates Trump’s $200 billion GSE directive narrows mortgage spreads, with analysts projecting up to 30 bps in tightening.

Freddie Mac appoints Kenny Smith as new CEO Kenny M. Smith has decades of financial expertise and is stepping in as Freddie Mac's CEO, effective Dec. 17.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac limit public housing data releases Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have stopped publishing key housing surveys and forecasts, raising transparency concerns for the mortgage market.

The FHFA should start working now to alleviate future cycles’ mortgage lock-in HousingWire recently featured an op-ed advocating for Bill Pulte of the FHFA to make Fannie and Freddie (the GSEs) mortgages assumable, retroactively. The intent is noble – most mortgage borrowers are indeed locked in by low interest rates from the pandemic, draining liquidity from the housing market and not allowing these borrowers to relocate when they should. The reality is more complicated – this one-time fix is very hard to implement, would potentially cost MBS investors hundreds of billions, and could make GSE IPOs unviable. Instead, the FHFA should lay the groundwork for us not to have this conversation next time around.

Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities The mortgage industry largely supports changes to the loan-level price adjustment (LLPA) matrix but remains divided on priorities, with a full overhaul unlikely amid a potential stock offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae names new head of single family and acting general counsel Fannie Mae has promoted Jake Williamson and Tom Klein to lead its single-family business and general counsel’s office, respectively.

Fannie Mae names new head of single family and acting general counsel Fannie Mae has promoted Jake Williamson and Tom Klein to lead its single-family business and general counsel’s office, respectively.

Fannie Mae names new head of single family and acting general counsel Fannie Mae has promoted Jake Williamson and Tom Klein to lead its single-family business and general counsel’s office, respectively.

Trade groups push plan to let GSEs buy MBS to ease mortgage rates Community lenders and bankers propose allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase up to $300 billion in MBS as investor demand weakens.

Former economic leaders Cohn and Summers warn on U.S. fiscal path Top economists Gary Cohn and Lawrence Summers discuss U.S. fiscal challenges, warning about inflation and federal debt sustainability.

Is it possible for the GSEs to exit conservatorship without market disruption? MBA's Pete Mills and CHLA's Rob Zimmer weigh the risks of the GSes' potential release from conservatorship, focusing on market stability and competition.

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Mortgage applications dropped last week as rates shot up Mortgage applications for refinancing and purchases dropped last week after rates rose 20 basis points, reflecting market turbulence from President Trump's tariffs.

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Recapitalizing the GSEs through Administrative Action: Former CEOs Explore Conservatorship Release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that play a major role in the US housing finance system, have been in conservatorship since 2008.

How has conservatorship changed the GSEs and what are the potential impacts of recapitalization?

Join Urban on 3/18 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual #discussion with former GSE CEOs on the possible effects of releasing the #GSEs from conservatorship. #LiveatUrban

provocative. a logistical nightmare that might make 2008 look like a day on the beach, but... an interesting trump card, so to speak. $FNMA $FMCC #GSEs
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