REFinBlog

Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

April 10, 2025

What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private?

By David Reiss

I was quoted in Fintech Nexus’ Home Invasion: What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private. It reads, in part, The Trump Administration has telegraphed significant changes to GSE mortgage lenders — with massive implications for the industry Since his … Continue reading

March 26, 2025

Trump’s Plans to Privatize Fannie and Freddie

By David Reiss

I was interviewed on  WBUR-FM’s On Point (distributed by American Public Radio), hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti for an episode on How Trump Plans To Get Government out of the Mortgage Business. The link has the recording of the show as … Continue reading

March 21, 2025

Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market

By David Reiss

I was quoted in the American Prospect’s story, Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market. It reads, in part, This week, the Donald Trump–appointed chief regulator for the two quasi-governmental companies that own or control about half of the residential … Continue reading

March 4, 2025

Protecting the CFPB’s Overdraft Fee Rule

By David Reiss

I am a signatory to a letter being sent to the House’s Committee on Financial Services, in opposition to H.J. Res. 59 (Hill), CRA Resolution to Overturn CFPB Rule on Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions. The letter states, The … Continue reading

July 24, 2024

The Wayward Mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System

By David Reiss

I recently submitted this comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in response to its request for input about the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. It opens, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (the “FHFA”) has requested Input … Continue reading

April 2, 2024

Owning the New Yorker

By David Reiss

I was interviewed by TV Globo, the largest broadcaster in Latin America, about Mickey Barreto who claimed to own the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. The video is in Portuguese, but there is a rough English translation of the transcript. … Continue reading

May 8, 2023

Blockchain Coming To Your Block

By David Reiss

Joseph Bizub, Justin Peralta and I wrote the lead story for latest issue of N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Blockchain Coming to a Block Near You: How FinTech is Changing Real Estate Investing. You can find it on page 5: … Continue reading