T3
FHFA
Medium Confidence
Advisory
AB 2023 - 01: Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights for Managing Counterparty Credit Risk
Enhanced counterparty credit risk management for mortgage servicing rights valuation in GSE transactions
MODERATE
Impact Level
Top: model risk (4)
Classification
- Regulatory Program
- FHFA MSR Valuation Guidance
- Doc Type
- Advisory
- Effective Date
- 2026-11-13 (est.)
- Days to Action
- 120
- Comment Deadline
- —
- Published
- —
Urgency Basis
Advisory bulletin guidance without specific effective date - estimated 90-180 day implementation timeline for GSE counterparty risk management updates
Operational Context
Flags
Model Validation Trigger
Examination Focus
Legal Review Required
Affected Functions
Risk Management
Model Risk Management
Treasury
Capital Management
Gse Relations
Institution Applicability
Mortgage Servicers
Gse Counterparties
Institutions With Msr Portfolios
Fannie Mae/freddie Mac Approved Sellers/servicers
Impact by Category
Compliance
3
Operational
2
Data Governance
2
Model Risk
4
Reporting & Disclosure
2
Capital & Liquidity
3
Consumer Protection
0
Third-Party Risk
3
Key Requirements
- Update MSR valuation methodologies per FHFA guidance
- Enhance counterparty credit risk assessment procedures
- Review and validate MSR pricing models
- Implement enhanced due diligence for GSE transactions
- Update risk management policies for MSR portfolios
Scoring Rationale
Moderate impact focused on model risk management (4) and compliance updates (3) for GSE counterparty relationships. Limited broader institutional impact as guidance is specific to MSR valuation and GSE interactions. Model validation trigger due to MSR valuation methodology changes.
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