April 2026

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have respectively released a mix of new flexibilities and requirements for single-family mortgages they purchase as April has gotten underway. Processing Content Fannie is pulling back on some prefunding measures it had previously emphasized, while Freddie is making changes that affect loans in an underserved market that advocates and housing […]

Key insight: The Trump administration’s budget proposes a $204.5 million cut to the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund, and would redirect remaining awards to rural areas.  What’s at stake: The proposal reflects months of conflict between the Office and Management and Budget and Treasury over the fund’s future, with OMB withholding congressionally appropriated