The Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that was formed during the Great Depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Its purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgage loans in the form of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the conservatorship of the federal government, where it remains today.

Originally founded in 1938, Fannie Mae is based in Washington, D.C.

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CHLA president addresses various consumer protection measures 

Apr 25, 2024By Chris Clow

A late-breaking CFPB announcement quickly expanded the scope of a session with CHLA’s Taylor Stork at The Gathering.

• FHFA annual report highlights GSE actions on affordable housing 

  Apr 18, 2024By Chris Clow

• Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down 

  Apr 18, 2024By Bill Conroy

• GSEs will not count buyer agent commissions in cap on seller concessions 

  Apr 15, 2024By Brooklee Han

• State financial regulators and FHFA enter mortgage information sharing agreement 

  Apr 10, 2024By Chris Clow

• CFPB considers ban on charging buyers for lender’s title policy 

  Apr 10, 2024By Brooklee Han and Flávia Furlan Nunes

• Fannie Mae: Prohibited/subjective language in appraisal reports has declined 

  Apr 09, 2024By Chris Clow

• Opinion: Agencies are key to fixing housing affordability 

  Apr 09, 2024By Scott Olson

• FHFA appoints artificial intelligence czar 

  Apr 09, 2024By Chris Clow

• HUD seeks public comment on updates to reverse mortgage documents 

  Mar 29, 2024By Chris Clow

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Time is up: Are you ready for Fannie Mae’s new prefund QC requirements? 

Aug 15, 2023 10:18 amBy HW Media Content Studio

New Fannie Mae QC prefunding requirements have provided another reason for lenders to reassess their quality control and risk mitigation strategies. The prefunding requirements, announced in March, will become active as of September 1, 2023.

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  May 23, 2022 6:36 pmBy Maleesa Smith

• How Fannie Mae is leveraging technology to expand access to homeownership 

  Nov 18, 2021 4:28 pmBy HW Media Content Studio

• How borrower education can make housing more attainable 

  Mar 01, 2021 2:34 pmBy HW Media Content Studio

• How manufactured homes can help alleviate the affordable housing crisis 

  Jan 05, 2021 9:00 amBy HW Media Content Studio

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