February 9, 2015
Reiss on $191B for Fannie & Freddie
GlobeSt.com quoted me in About that $191B Profit from the GSEs. It opens, Last week when the White House released its budget for fiscal year 2016, it included one eyebrow-raising line item: it assumed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac … Continue reading
February 9, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 29, 2015
Krimminger and Calabria on Conservatorships
By Michael Krimminger and Mark Calabria have shared The Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Actions Violate HERA and Established Insolvency Principles. The paper opens, When the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) was appointed conservator for Fannie Mae and … Continue reading
January 29, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 23, 2015
Fannie/Freddie 2015 Scorecard
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its 2015 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions. The scorecard identifies priorities for the two companies and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions (CSC). The scorecard builds on the … Continue reading
January 23, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 15, 2015
GSE Conservatorship History Lesson
Mark Calabria, the Director of Financial Regulation Studies at the Cato Institute, has posted a very interesting paper, The Resolution of Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Lessons from Fannie and Freddie. This is a more formal version of what he presented … Continue reading
January 15, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 8, 2015
Reiss on Drop in FHA Premium
Law360 quoted me in FHA Premium Cut Sets Up Fight Over Future Of Housing (behind a paywall). It reads in part, President Barack Obama’s plan to lower premiums on Federal Housing Administration insurance has rekindled a battle with Republicans over … Continue reading
January 8, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 7, 2015
Housing Finance Reform at the AALS
The Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Section and the Real Estate Transactions section of the American Association of Law Schools hosted a joint program at the AALS annual meeting on The Future of the Federal Housing Finance System. I … Continue reading
January 7, 2015 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
December 30, 2014
Reforming Fannie & Freddie’s Multifamily Business
Mark Willis & Andrew Neidhardt’s article, Reforming the National Housing Finance System: What’s at Risk for the Multifamily Rental Market if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Go Away?, was recently published in a special issue of the NYU Journal of … Continue reading
December 30, 2014 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
