April 29, 2025
Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
I signed on to this important letter, along with hundreds of others: 349 Consumer, Civil Rights, Labor, Legal Services and Community Organizations April 29, 2025 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC Re: Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Dear Representative, … Continue reading
April 29, 2025 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
April 10, 2025
What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private?
I was quoted in Fintech Nexus’ Home Invasion: What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private. It reads, in part, The Trump Administration has telegraphed significant changes to GSE mortgage lenders — with massive implications for the industry Since his … Continue reading
April 10, 2025 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
March 26, 2025
Trump’s Plans to Privatize Fannie and Freddie
I was interviewed on WBUR-FM’s On Point (distributed by American Public Radio), hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti for an episode on How Trump Plans To Get Government out of the Mortgage Business. The link has the recording of the show as … Continue reading
March 26, 2025 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
March 21, 2025
Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market
I was quoted in the American Prospect’s story, Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market. It reads, in part, This week, the Donald Trump–appointed chief regulator for the two quasi-governmental companies that own or control about half of the residential … Continue reading
March 21, 2025 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
March 4, 2025
Protecting the CFPB’s Overdraft Fee Rule
I am a signatory to a letter being sent to the House’s Committee on Financial Services, in opposition to H.J. Res. 59 (Hill), CRA Resolution to Overturn CFPB Rule on Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions. The letter states, The … Continue reading
March 4, 2025 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
July 24, 2024
The Wayward Mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
I recently submitted this comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in response to its request for input about the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. It opens, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (the “FHFA”) has requested Input … Continue reading
July 24, 2024 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
April 2, 2024
Owning the New Yorker
I was interviewed by TV Globo, the largest broadcaster in Latin America, about Mickey Barreto who claimed to own the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. The video is in Portuguese, but there is a rough English translation of the transcript. … Continue reading
April 2, 2024 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
