Published:
10/10/2014
Attachments:
Performance Report of the Housing GSEs - 2Q 2014
The Enterprises
(Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae)
- Combined second quarter net income of $5.0 billion compared to $9.3 billion in the first quarter of 2014
- Continued improvement in national home prices contributed to releases of loan loss reserves at both Enterprises
- Net income declined at both Enterprises mainly driven by lower income from private-label mortgage-related (PLS) securities settlements
- Combined loan loss reserves decreased $4.5 billion during the quarter
- Enterprise MBS issuance share continued to decline in the second quarter of 2014
The Federal Home Loan Bank System
- Aggregate second quarter 2014 income of $527 million compared to $567 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $691 million in the last quarter of 2013
- Aggregate advances increased by 11 percent over the quarter to $537 billion
- Advances increased to 62 percent of assets
- Retained earnings increased to $12.6 billion