April 13, 2017
Fannie + Freddie = Frannie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its 2016 Scorecard Progress Report. It contains some interesting information about the FHFA’s ongoing efforts to reshape Fannie and Freddie notwithstanding the inaction of Congress. These efforts are not broadcast very clearly, but they … Continue reading
April 13, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
April 6, 2017
Is There a Bipartisan Fix for Fannie and Freddie?
The Hill published my latest column, Congress May Have Finally Found a Bipartisan Fix to Fannie and Freddie. It reads, It is welcome news to hear that Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are looking to craft a bipartisan … Continue reading
April 6, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
March 15, 2017
Fannie and Freddie’s Credit Risk Transfers
The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center has released its February 2017 Housing Finance at a Glance Chartbook, always a great resource for housing geeks. Each Chartbook highlights one topic. This one focuses on GSE credit risk transfers, an important … Continue reading
March 15, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
March 13, 2017
Three Paths to Housing Finance Reform
The Urban Institute’s Jim Parrott has posted Clarifying the Choices in Housing Finance Reform. It opens, The housing finance reform debate has often foundered under the weight of its complexity. Not only is it a complicated topic, both in its … Continue reading
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February 22, 2017
GSE Investors’ Hidden Win
The big news yesterday was that the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled in the main for the federal government in Perry Capital v. Mnuchin, one of the major cases that investors brought against the federal government … Continue reading
February 22, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
February 17, 2017
Kushner Conflicts with Fannie & Freddie
Bloomberg quoted me in Kushner’s Use of U.S.-Backed Apartment Loans Poses Conflict Risk. It opens, Jared Kushner relinquished control of his family’s multibillion-dollar real-estate business in January to eliminate conflicts of interest when he became a top White House adviser to … Continue reading
February 17, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
January 31, 2017
Mortgage Bankers and GSE Reform
The Mortgage Bankers Association has released GSE Reform Principles and Guardrails. It opens, This paper serves as an introduction to MBA’s recommended approach to GSE reform. Its purpose is to outline what MBA views as the key components of an end … Continue reading
January 31, 2017 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
