Fannie Mae has made three selling guide changes aimed at helping the growing number of borrowers with student debt qualify for home loans, and may begin testing other similar proposals related to this goal.
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.
Demographic trends continue to fuel demand for apartments, and there is a large volume of 2007 vintage loans up for refinancing, says Jeffrey Hayward, Fannie Mae's head of multifamily mortgage.