News & Commentaries

New Green Indicator for Fannie Supers and Megas
Fannie Mae, in conjunction with Freddie Mac, will begin labeling Supers® and Megas® as Green if all the underlying security collateral is labeled Green.

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities Receive NAIC Designations for the 2024 Filing Year
Fannie Mae's Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) direct debt transactions and CAS REMIC® transactions received designations from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for the 2024 filing year.

Fannie Mae Updates Multifamily MBS Prospectuses Effective January 1, 2025
Fannie Mae has published updated Multifamily MBS Prospectus documents, which will be used for Multifamily MBS issued on or after January 1, 2025.

Fannie Mae Announces 2025 Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Issuance Calendar
Fannie Mae announced its 2025 Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) Issuance Calendar as part of its efforts to ensure transparency in the market.

Fannie Mae Announces Temporary HomeReady Credit Extension
Fannie Mae published an update to Lender Letter LL-2024-01, HomeReady Product Enhancement, extending the $2,500 loan-level price adjustment credit for very low-income purchase first-time homebuyers for an additional year.

Commentaries & Publications

Mission Index Focuses Help Where It's Needed
Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Mission Index disclosures provide insights into mission-oriented lending activities underlying our Single-Family mortgage-backed securities (MBS) — helping meet specific portfolio needs and informing investment strategy.

Mission in Focus
While supporting mortgage lenders and investors, we are also focused on addressing housing challenges that consumers face – including those that disproportionately burden lower- and moderate-income borrowers and renters.

Fannie Mae Publishes Working Paper on Low Balance Lending Economics
Fannie Mae's Economics and Strategic Research and Single-Family Capital Markets teams published a working paper introducing a new methodology that estimates and decomposes lender revenue for Fannie Mae guaranteed loans.

A Look Back: 10 Years of Credit Risk Transfer
Thanks to the dedication and support from our investor, reinsurer, and broker-dealer partners, together we've built a broad and liquid market for U.S. mortgage credit.