What are some of the initiatives Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to implement in 2016?
Read More »GSEs Approaching Foreclosure Prevention Milestone
Helping families avoid foreclosure is one of the stated goals of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since the conservatorships began more than seven years ago.
Read More »FHFA Proposes Rule for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Offer Mortgages to Underserved Markets
The proposed regulation will require the GSEs to serve three underserved markets including manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets.
Read More »GSE Reform Must Go Through the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Eight of the nine members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council testify Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee. Any realistic movement toward GSE reform leads to the FSOC, so what they say Tuesday will echo through the industry.
Read More »Lawmakers Urge FHFA Director Watt to Consider More Risk Sharing Options
To date, the majority of credit risk sharing activity by the GSEs has been the back end variety. Representatives Stivers and Moore want to know if the FHFA plans to incorporate more front end risk sharing.
Read More »Treasury: Comprehensive Housing Finance Reform Must Be Built on Core Principles
Antonio Weiss, Counselor to the Treasury Secretary, reiterated his stance against Treasury allowing for the recapitalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and releasing them from the FHFA’s conservatorship, stating that “This approach is simply a bad deal for taxpayers and homeowners alike.”
Read More »GSEs’ Maximum Conforming Loan Limits Will Remain Largely Unchanged for 2016
The FHFA has announced Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's maximum conforming loan limits for next year, and they will remain the same in most of the country. What areas will see an increase?
Read More »HARP Refi Numbers Dwindling Despite FHFA’s Efforts
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) program was launched in 2009 to help homeowners save money on their monthly mortgage payments, but fewer and fewer eligible borrowers are taking advantage of it.
Read More »Activists Urge FHFA to End Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Is the FHFA's conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac weighing down homeownership?
Read More »Senator Bob Menendez Wants Answers From FHFA Director Watt
Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, cited preliminary findings in the FHFA’s annual housing report. The Senator noted that Freddie Mac had failed to meet its single-family low- and very low-income home purchase goals last year and asked Watt what the agency is going to do to make corrections in these two areas.
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