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Fannie Mae reports news centered on its role as a federally chartered housing finance company and government-sponsored enterprise traded on OTCQB under FNMA. Recurring updates include quarterly and annual financial results, earnings presentations, financial supplements, and monthly summaries of gross mortgage portfolio activity, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
Company announcements also cover Selling Guide updates for credit score modernization, including VantageScore 4.0 and FICO Score 10T, as well as capital markets activity involving Connecticut Avenue Securities notes. Governance and housing finance policy developments may appear alongside disclosures tied to Fannie Mae’s conservatorship framework.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has executed its fifth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) transaction of 2022, transferring $733.3 million of mortgage credit risk to private insurers. This transaction covers approximately 67,700 single-family loans with a total unpaid principal balance of $21 billion. Since the program's inception, Fannie Mae has secured $19.2 billion in insurance on $656.6 billion of loans. This move aims to reduce taxpayer risk and enhance private capital's role in the mortgage market, effective from April 1, 2022.
Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group revised its 2022 GDP growth forecast down to 1.3%, citing persistent inflation and rising interest rates. The group anticipates a contraction in the economy, with 1.6% growth expected in the second quarter following a 1.4% percent decline in Q1. A major slowdown in home sales and a deceleration in home price growth are predicted due to rising mortgage rates. The report highlights that affordability issues discourage homebuying, and the likelihood of a recession by late 2023 has increased amid geopolitical tensions.
On May 11, 2022, Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) priced a $720 million Multifamily DUS® REMIC called FNA 2022-M10, marking its fifth GeMS issuance of the year. The issuance offers 10-year cash flows with future prepayment premiums on underlying MBS. All classes are guaranteed by Fannie Mae for timely interest and principal payments. The weighted average debt service coverage ratio stands at 1.75x with a loan-to-value ratio of 66.7% for the collateral of $719.8 million. The deal reflects strong investor interest despite market rate volatility.
Fannie Mae (FNMA) has announced its sale of non-performing loans, part of its strategy to reduce its mortgage portfolio. This sale includes two large pools totaling approximately $489.6 million in unpaid principal balance and the nineteenth Community Impact Pool (CIP) worth $36.3 million in unpaid principal balance. The loans are primarily located in the New York area. Bids for the larger pools are due by June 7, 2022, and for the CIP by June 21, 2022.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced the results of its twenty-fifth reperforming loan sale transaction on May 10, 2022. The sale involved approximately 7,500 loans totaling $1.47 billion in unpaid principal balance, divided into three pools. Winning bidders were PIMCO for Pools 1 and 2, and Goldman Sachs for Pool 3. The transaction is scheduled to close on June 17, 2022. Reperforming loans, which may have been delinquent but are now performing, require buyers to offer loss mitigation options to borrowers within five years of the sale.
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) dropped by 4.7 points to 68.5 in April 2022, marking the lowest level since May 2020. This decline reflects growing consumer concerns about housing affordability amid rising mortgage rates and home prices. A record 76% of respondents believe it's a bad time to buy a home, with 73% expecting mortgage rates to rise further within the next year. Year-over-year, the HPSI is down 10.5 points. The index's components show decreased optimism regarding both home buying and selling conditions, indicating a potential slowdown in home sales through 2022 and beyond.
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) dropped by 4.7 points to 68.5 in April, the lowest since May 2020, amid rising mortgage rates and home prices. 76% of consumers believe it's a bad time to buy a home, up from 73% the previous month. Additionally, 73% expect mortgage rates to rise further. Year-over-year, the index decreased by 10.5 points. Concerns about affordability, especially among younger potential buyers, and declining perceptions of mortgage accessibility are evident, anticipating slower home sales through 2023.
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Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has priced its Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2022-R05, with an offering of approximately $952 million. This marks the fifth CAS REMIC transaction of the year, aimed at sharing credit risk from its single-family conventional guaranty book. The reference pool comprises around 127,000 mortgage loans valued at approximately $38.5 billion, with loan-to-value ratios between 80.01% and 97.00%. Following this transaction, Fannie Mae has completed 49 CAS deals, totaling over $56 billion in notes issued.
Fannie Mae reported a net income of $4.4 billion for the first quarter of 2022, reflecting significant financial strength. The company filed its Form 10-Q with the SEC, providing detailed insights into its financial performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The results indicate robust operations amidst challenging market conditions. Fannie Mae remains committed to enhancing access to affordable housing across America. Further details on the financial results can be found on its website.