June 15, 2017
Time Is Ripe For GSE Reform
Banker and Tradesman quoted me in Time Is Ripe For GSE Reform (behind a paywall). It opens, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin L. Watt told the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs last month that “Congress … Continue reading
June 15, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
June 8, 2017
Securitizing Single-Family Rentals
Laurie Goodman and Karan Kaul of the Urban Institute’ Housing Finance Policy Center have issued a a paper on GSE Financing of Single-Family Rentals. They write, Fannie Mae recently completed the first government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) securitization of single-family rental (SFR) properties … Continue reading
June 8, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
June 7, 2017
Framing Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform
The Bipartisan Policy Center has issued A Framework for Improving Access and Affordability in a Reformed Housing Finance System. The brief was written by Michael Stegman who had served as the Obama Administration’s top advisor on housing policy. It opens, With policymakers … Continue reading
June 7, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
June 6, 2017
GSE Investors Propose Reform Blueprint
Moelis & Company, financial advisors to some of Fannie and Freddie investors including Paulson & Co. and Blackstone GSO Capital Partners, has release a Blueprint for Restoring Safety and Soundness to the GSEs. The blueprint is a version of a “recap … Continue reading
June 6, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
May 24, 2017
American Bankers on Mortgage Market Reform
The American Bankers Association has issued a white paper, Mortgage Lending Rules: Sensible Reforms for Banks and Consumers. The white paper contains a lot of common sense suggestions but its lack of sensitivity to consumer concerns greatly undercuts its value. It … Continue reading
May 24, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
April 27, 2017
Community Bankers and GSE Reform
The Independent Community Bankers of America have release ICBA Principles for GSE Reform and a Way Forward. Although this paper is not as well thought-out as that of the Mortgage Bankers Association, it is worth a look in order to … Continue reading
April 27, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
April 26, 2017
Comparison Shopping Savings in Mortgage Market
Alexei Alexandrov and Sergei Koulayev of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have posted a working paper, No Shopping in the U.S. Mortgage Market: Direct and Strategic Effects of Providing Information to SSRN. The paper is the first to answer the … Continue reading
April 26, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
