Tag Archives: FHFA

Is the latest mortgage market data indicative of an economy that is ready for the Fed to raise the federal funds target rate?

A University of Virginia School of Law professor examines the possibility of the government asserting executive privilege by withholding documents related to the GSE Net Worth Sweep.

Only about 1 percent of underwater homeowners will qualify for the FHFA's Principal Reduction Modification Program. But at least one servicer is determined to find those borrowers.

Most everyone agrees that the conservatorships need to end, but cannot agree on how. What did a conservative coalition propose as the solution?

The FHFA repeated its message to HOAs that try to extinguish mortgages backed by the GSEs.

FHFA's conservatorship scorecard called for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lay off a certain amount of risk on single-family mortgages in 2015. Exactly how much credit risk did they transfer?

Although home prices continued their upward trek all over the country, they are doing so at a much slower pace, according to data on the recent U.S. House Price Index (HPI) released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Elyse Cherry, CEO of Boston Community Capital, spoke with DS News about concerns surrounding the FHFA's recently-announced principal reduction program, and what the Agency should do about it.

Why is the FHFA extending its principal reduction program to only 33,000 borrowers when there are three million underwater borrowers nationwide?

Why is Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, asking the Government Accountability Office to conduct further study on the activities of the Federal Housing Finance Agency?