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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 priced a $721 million Multifamily DUS® REMIC under its Fannie Mae GeMS™ program on March 16, 2022. This issuance, FNA 2022-M3, is the third of the year. Despite market volatility and a recent Federal Reserve interest rate hike, investors showed interest in the deal, which provides over $700 million in 10-year collateral and has a 2.19x DSCR. All classes are guaranteed by Fannie Mae for timely interest and principal payments, with detailed structure available in the official documentation.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) recently priced its Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2022-R03, raising approximately $1.2 billion. This marks Fannie Mae's third CAS REMIC transaction in 2022, aimed at sharing credit risk on its single-family mortgage guaranty book. The reference pool includes about 150,000 loans, totaling an unpaid principal balance of around $44 billion. The successful transaction is a part of Fannie Mae's ongoing efforts to promote market transparency and risk management.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has completed its second and third Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transactions of 2022, transferring $1.8 billion in mortgage credit risk to private insurers. The covered loan pools include approximately 87,400 and 76,600 single-family loans with unpaid principal balances of $26.5 billion and $23.3 billion, respectively. The CIRT 2022-2 and CIRT 2022-3 transactions will allow Fannie Mae to retain the first 25 and 65 basis points of loss, respectively, with private insurers covering significant losses thereafter.
Fannie Mae's March 2022 Economic Outlook predicts a challenging economic landscape due to inflation and geopolitical tensions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ESR Group adjusted its GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 2.3%, down from 2.8%, citing risks to both macroeconomic and housing outlooks. The 30-year mortgage rate is expected to increase to 3.8% in 2022, with home sales projected to decline by 4.1%. Despite rising rates, housing continues to support the economy, though refinance activity is anticipated to drop significantly.
A majority of mortgage lenders anticipate a decrease in profitability due to rising mortgage rates and declining refinance activity, as revealed in Fannie Mae's Q1 2022 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. 75% of lenders expect profit margins to drop, up from 65% in the previous quarter. Economic pessimism has also increased, with 59% of lenders believing the economy is on the wrong track. Consumer demand for purchase and refinance mortgages is weakening, leading to a bearish outlook on future business activity.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) reported the outcome of its 24th reperforming loan sale, involving 7,970 loans totaling $1.3 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB). The pools were sold to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) and MCLP Asset Company (Goldman Sachs) with closing expected on April 18, 2022. The loans were divided into three pools, each with specific characteristics including average loan sizes and weighted note rates. Buyers must adhere to loss mitigation options for any borrowers at risk of re-defaulting within five years.
The Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Fannie Mae rose 3.5 points to 75.3 in February but remains 1.2 points lower than the previous year. While five of its six components increased, affordability issues persist, especially for potential homebuyers, with high prices and rising mortgage rates cited as challenges. Notably, a record percentage of respondents anticipate higher mortgage rates in the coming year. Consumers’ job security perception improved, but geopolitical events may exacerbate economic uncertainties, impacting future mortgage demand.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has released its January 2022 Monthly Summary, detailing key metrics of its operations. The report outlines gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities data, and serious delinquency rates. This release showcases Fannie Mae's commitment to facilitating equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and rental housing across America. The metrics provided serve as a crucial resource for investors and analysts monitoring the housing finance sector's health and trends.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) executed its first Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) transaction of 2022, covering $26.1 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of fixed-rate loans acquired between January 2021 and March 2021. This deal transferred $770.7 million of mortgage credit risk to private insurers, aligning with Fannie Mae's goal to enhance private capital's role in the mortgage market. CIRT 2022-1 involves approximately 87,600 loans and is designed to mitigate taxpayer risk by maintaining a partnership with 22 insurers.
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced the results of its 2021 Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards™ (STAR™) Program, recognizing 29 mortgage servicers for their performance and operational success. The STAR Program has been in place since 2011 and assesses servicers on general servicing, solution delivery, and timeline management. Recipients demonstrated commitment to improving homeownership access and supporting homeowners in forbearance and refinancing. The program aims to enhance servicing knowledge and align servicer performance with Fannie Mae's business goals.