The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing to discuss the next steps in housing reform, with a focus on reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Treasury Department Releases Plans for GSE Reform
After being in the works for months, sources have confirmed with DS News that a plan to reform GSE conservatorship will be released today.
Read More »What’s the Plan for Fannie and Freddie?
A plan to return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private-shareholder ownership could be released as early as next month. What has delayed the transition?
Read More »FHFA Shares Fannie, Freddie Stress Tests Results
How would the GSEs perform under extremely adverse conditions? Here’s what their latest stress tests under the Dodd-Frank Act revealed.
Read More »Reforming Fannie and Freddie
As the U.S. Treasury is dealing with several other issues, the plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may not be published until September.
Read More »How Fannie and Freddie are Preventing Foreclosure
According to the FHFA, the GSEs have completed 4.3 million foreclosure prevention actions since the start of conservatorship in September 2008. Here's what they did.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate Sets Sights on Fannie, Freddie
This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing to examine whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be designated as systematically important financial institutions. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »How the GSEs Are Preventing Foreclosures
With more than 4 million preventive actions having been taken since the beginning of conservatorship in September 2008, a recent FHFA report provides updates on how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working to assist struggling borrowers.
Read More »FHFA Talks Conservatorship and Regulation
Here's what was in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's 2018 Report to Congress, including its plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »The QM Patch’s Impact on Affordable Housing
Here’s how one expert suggests tweaks in the current administration’s plans to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could ensure a more vibrant and competitive housing market.
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