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
December 18, 2014
Life Post-Fannie, Post-Freddie
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report, Transitioning to Alternative Structures for Housing Finance. This report examines various mechanisms that policymakers could use to attract more private capital to the secondary mortgage market. The report also addresses how those … Continue reading
December 18, 2014 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
December 11, 2014
Fannie and Freddie Begin a New Stage
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has ordered Fannie and Freddie to begin making contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and to the Capital Magnet Fund. These two funds were created pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, … Continue reading
December 11, 2014 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 25, 2014
Housing Finance Reform at a Glance
The Urban Institute has posted its November Housing Finance At A Glance. This is a really valuable resource. The introduction provides a nice overview of recent developments in the area: With a sweeping midterm election victory for the GOP, the … Continue reading
November 25, 2014 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 20, 2014
Reiss on GSE Privatization
GlobeSt.com quoted me in Waiting to Say Goodbye to the GSEs. It reads in part, US HUD Secretary Julian Castro added another “to do” item to the lame duck Congress’ list of things they should get done before they adjourn … Continue reading
November 20, 2014 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
