December 5, 2016
Mnuchin and Housing Finance Reform
Sabri Ben-Achour of Marketplace interviewed me in Choice of Mnuchin Troubles Housing Activists. (The audio is available at the link at the top of the linked page.) The summary of the story reads as follows: Donald Trump has tapped financier, Hollywood producer … Continue reading
December 5, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 21, 2016
The Trump Effect on Mortgage Rates
The Christian Science Monitor quoted me in What Does President Trump Really Mean for Mortgage Rates? It opens, In the week following the election, mortgage rates soared nearly half a percentage point. Average weekly 30-year fixed home loan rates are back above … Continue reading
November 21, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 18, 2016
Low Down Payment Mortgages, Going Forward
TheStreet.com quoted me in Home Loan Down Payments Are in Decline: Will Uncle Sam Ride to the Rescue? It opens, President-elect Donald Trump has enough problems on his hands as his administration takes shape, with the economy, health care, geopolitical strife and … Continue reading
November 18, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 11, 2016
Surveying Mortgage Originations, Going Forward
REFinBlog has been nominated for the second year in a row for The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Competition in the Education Category. Please vote here if you like what you read. As I had earlier noted, the Federal Housing Finance Agency … Continue reading
November 11, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
November 9, 2016
Housing Finance Reform, Going Forward
Two high-level officials in the Treasury Department recently posted Housing Finance Reform: Access and Affordability Going Forward. It highlighted principles that should guide housing finance reform going forward. It opened, Access to affordable housing serves as a cornerstone of economic security for … Continue reading
November 9, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | 1 Comment
November 3, 2016
Will Congress Recap and Release Fannie & Freddie?
Richard Shelby, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs asked the Congressional Budget Office to prepare a report on The Effects of Increasing Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Capital. The report acknowledges that the legislative … Continue reading
November 3, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
October 5, 2016
National Survey of Mortgage Originations
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has issued a request for comments on the National Survey of Mortgage Originations. The NSMO is a recurring quarterly survey of individuals who have recently obtained a loan secured by a first mortgage on single-family residential … Continue reading
October 5, 2016 in Federal Housing Finance Agency | Permalink | No Comments
