All of which introduced uncertainty into the secondary market. There was the 50-basis point adverse market refinance hit with no warning, as well as PSPA changes. Cash-out refinances were not included in loans being purchased. While he didn’t want the Agencies to go completely away, per se, he was very explicit about Fannie and Freddie having a reduced role.Īt the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, FHFA began charging lenders either 5 percent or 7 percent of the loan’s value to sell the loan in forbearance to the GSEs. In the eyes of lenders, it would be one thing for FHFA to make changes that would scale back the GSE footprint, but he provided no lead time to implement changes, leaving himself open to legit criticism across the mortgage political aisle. The conservatorship has helped stabilize the housing market since 2008, but PSPA changes in January 2021 put a strain on the GSEs’ ability to support a national housing market and underserved communities.Įx-Director Mark Calabria was very clear that he was trying to disrupt the current model. Since that time, FHFA has acted as a decision maker for the GSEs. While there was a catastrophic implicit guarantee before 2008, it became explicit after the crisis.
The deterioration in the housing markets leading up to the last global financial crisis saw Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s (the GSEs) financial conditions so damaged that the two were placed under “conservatorship,” or control by the federal government.
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We sat down with our COO Phil Rasori and Rob Chrisman of the Chrisman Commentary at the California MBA’s Western Secondary Conference to review the actions of the previous FHFA Director, look forward to what we can expect under a new FHFA Director, and discuss the privatization aspect of mortgage lending which promotes a free market argument without the government being the main source of financing for residential mortgages. There has also been talk of reviewing the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA) with the U.S. FHFA rescinded Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s controversial 50-basis point adverse market refinance fee and knows of lenders’ desire to see the elimination of the 7 percent cap on GSE purchases of mortgages for investment properties and second homes. With a new director (Sandra Thompson) awaiting confirmation, the directive appears to have changed. Over the first half of 2021, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) made changes to disrupt the then-current government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) model and scale down the footprint of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This paper is based on expert opinions and analysis, with no basis in communication or approval from FHFA or the GSEs themselves.
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