October 28, 2014
Reiss on Who Should Be Providing Mortgage Credit to American Households?
I have posted a short Response, Who Should Be Providing Mortgage Credit to American Households?, to SSRN (as well as to BePress). The abstract reads, Who should be providing mortgage credit to American households? Given that the residential mortgage market is … Continue reading
October 28, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 27, 2014
Reiss and Lederman on Affordable Housing Goals
Jeff Lederman and I have posted our comment to the FHFA’s proposed housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2015 through 2017. We argue, As the FHFA sets the housing goals for 2015-2017, it should focus on maximizing … Continue reading
October 27, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 23, 2014
Tall Mortgage Tales
Todd Zywicki has posted The Behavioral Law and Economics of Fixed-Rate Mortgages (and Other Just-So Stories) to SSRN. The article contains SPOILER ALERT! a spoof, in order to make a larger point. The abstract reads, A major cause of the … Continue reading
October 23, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 22, 2014
Housing Vouchers for Landlords
Collinson and Ganong have posted The Incidence of Housing Voucher Generosity to SSRN. The abstract of this important paper is a little technical for non-economists. It reads: What is the incidence of housing vouchers? Housing voucher recipients in the US … Continue reading
October 22, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 21, 2014
Reiss on Easing Credit
Law360 quoted me in With Lessons Learned, FHFA Lets Mortgage Giants Ease Credit (behind a paywall). It reads in part, The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to boost mortgage lending by allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase loans … Continue reading
October 21, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 17, 2014
The Other GSE Conservatorship Lawsuit
While there has been a lot of attention over Judge Lamberth’s ruling on the shareholders’ cases regarding Fannie and Freddie’s conservatorships, much less has been given to Judge Cooke’s dismissal of Samuels v. FHFA (No. 13-22399 S.D. Fla. ) (Sept. … Continue reading
October 17, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
October 15, 2014
Reiss in Newsday on Stimulus Program
Newsday quoted me in State Faults Venture Capital Firm (registration required for full access). The story reads in part, New York State officials say Canrock Ventures, a venture capital firm in Brookville, failed to notify them of potential conflicts of … Continue reading
October 15, 2014 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
