As part of the Strategic Plan for the conservatorships, FHFA announced another installment of increased Guarantee fees ("G-Fee") for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac today. Given the time that has ...

Higher g-fees do indeed make it more likely that the private sector can compete with Fannie and Freddie, but sad to say this is highly unlikely to happen until a large number of additional ...

With an eye to leveling the playing field between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the private mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has directed the GSEs to hike their guarantee fee, or ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are relying more and more on their income from loan guarantee fees just at a time when their regulator is considering a proposal to reduce those fees. Fannie's mortgage ...

WASHINGTON — Two senators have introduced legislation that would prevent the Senate from using increases in fees collected by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offset hikes in federal spending. Processing ...

The credit risk pricing implemented for a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac securitization is meant to mirror "what would be required by private sector providers," Federal Housing Finance Agency acting ...