March 6, 2018
Mortgage Insurers and The Next Housing Crisis
The Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has released a white paper on Enterprise Counterparties: Mortgage Insurers. The Executive Summary reads, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) operate under congressional charters to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability … Continue reading
March 6, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
February 28, 2018
A Fix Already in Place for Housing Finance?
Executives at Pimco, the world’s largest bond fund manager, have posted U.S. Housing Finance Reform: Why Fix What Isn’t Broken? I think their analysis is interesting, but seriously flawed: The topic of housing finance reform has come in and out of … Continue reading
February 28, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
February 26, 2018
Housing Affordability and GSE Reform
Jim Parrott and Laurie Goodman of the Urban Institute have posted Making Sure the Senate’s Access and Affordability Proposal Works. It opens, One of the most consequential and possibly promising components of the draft bill being considered in the Senate … Continue reading
February 26, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
February 23, 2018
The Budgetary Impact on Housing Finance
The MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy has posted some interesting infographics on The President’s 2019 Budget: Proposals Affecting Credit, Insurance and Financial Regulators: The White House released the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 on February 12, just days … Continue reading
February 23, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
February 16, 2018
Treasury’s Take on Housing Finance Reform
The Department of the Treasury released its Strategic Plan for 2018-2022. One of its 17 Strategic Objectives is to promote housing finance reform: Support housing finance reform to resolve Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) conservatorships and prevent taxpayer bailouts of public and … Continue reading
February 16, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 31, 2018
What Housing Finance Reform May Look Like
Senate Staff Discussion Draft #29 of the much discussed housing finance reform bill has just seen light of day. The purpose clause of the draft gives an overview of what the drafters are trying to accomplish: to offer a … Continue reading
January 31, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 29, 2018
Bringing Housing Finance Reform over the Finish Line
The Milkin Institute have released Bringing Housing Finance Reform over the Finish Line. It opens, The housing finance reform debate has once again gained momentum with the goal of those involved to move forward with bipartisan legislation in 2018 that results … Continue reading
January 29, 2018 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
