Bonnie Sinnock

The portfolio for sale contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reperforming loans that the government-sponsored enterprise co-marketed with Citigroup.

The rise in completed modifications occurred as many other loan performance indicators plateaued, and may reflect the temporary impact of recent rule changes.

The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.

Recent signals indicate this could be on the horizon and potentially add new value to a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac stock offering, a Seeking Alpha analyst wrote.

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| OceanFirst Financial and asset manager 400 Capital Management are promoting a strategy that offers a variation on credit-linked notes

The financial industry has largely welcomed moves like the removal of a previously proposed increase for a broad multiplier but questioned mortgage details.

The new Mortgage Bankers Association research adds to debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should allow a less costly alternative to the tri-merge.

| The outcome for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's stock is "in the Trump administration's hands," with pressure to determine this before the president's term ends, according to Michael Burry, a famous investor.

The shift, which is in line with a similar one by other regulators, could be significant for mortgage businesses that work with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.