Mind the Gap
FHFA’s latest g-fee report shows that cross-subsidization is alive, but not working well enough to generate much profit for the GSEs in excess of their theoretical capital needs. What this means going forward is that g-fees across the risk-spectrum likely will not fall, and that g-fees on high LTV loans could actually increase as these loans continue to comprise a growing share of the GSEs’ new business.
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