Of the popular “Trump trades” this year, one hinging on privatization of housing giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be ...

Fannie Mae’s chief multifamily economist is leaving the government-sponsored agency amid a major reshuffling. Kim Betancourt, ...

The government-sponsored enterprise is retiring a technology platform used for loan workout reporting and giving mortgage ...

When one banker asks another “What’s the score?” they’re likely discussing a loan applicant’s credit score rather than sports.Credit scoring, a statistical method introduced in the 1950s to predict ...

There’s a splendid saying about the definition of an economist being someone who “will know tomorrow why the things they ...

Legal and compliance overtook verification issues as the top cause for application defects during the fourth quarter, ...

A rushed exit of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship risks higher mortgage rates and reduced housing ...

FHFA Director William Pulte recently appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the state of the GSEs, and the flurry of ...

A growing disconnect between insurance market capacity and lender requirements is squeezing real estate borrowers and leaving ...

The market shows early signs of stabilization, but there were increases in delinquency and special servicing rates.

However, modest increases in delinquency and special servicing rates, coupled with a shift toward nonperforming loans past ...