August 30, 2016
Protecting Fannie and Freddie’s Golden Future
The Federal Housing Finance Agency had requested input on its Update on Implementation of the Single Security and the Common Securitization Platform. By way of background, The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) 2014 Strategic Plan for the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae … Continue reading
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August 4, 2016
Fannie & Freddie G-Fee Equilibrium
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Division of Housing Mission & Goals has issued its report on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2015. Guarantee fees (also known as g-fees) are another one of those incredibly technical subjects … Continue reading
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July 28, 2016
Freddie and Fannie Nightmare Scenario
For a number of years, I have warned of the increased operational risk that results from leaving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the limbo of their conservatorships. “Operational risk” refers to risks that a company faces from things like poor procedures, … Continue reading
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July 11, 2016
Does Housing Finance Reform Still Matter?
The Milken Institute’s Michael Bright and Ed DeMarco have posted a white paper, Why Housing Reform Still Matters. Bright was the principal author of the Corker-Warner Fannie/Freddie reform bill and DeMarco is the former Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance … Continue reading
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July 8, 2016
Spreading Mortgage Credit Risk
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released the Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer Progress Report. Important aspects of Fannie and Freddie’s future are described in this report. It opens, Since 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has set as a strategic objective … Continue reading
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June 8, 2016
What If . . . Fannie and Freddie Imploded?
So, I was spending some quality time with the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Inspector General’s most recent Semiannual Report to the Congress. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the regulator of Fannie and Freddie as well … Continue reading
June 8, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
June 6, 2016
What Are Mortgage Borrowers Thinking?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have released A Profile of 2013 Mortgage Borrowers: Statistics from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations. While sounding dull and perhaps a bit dated, this document is actually … Continue reading
June 6, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
