Fannie Mae

BB&T-SunTrust's incentive, Fannie-Freddie freedom, core vendor 'ransom': Top stories of the week

11/15/19

Earnings hit could be avoided if BB&T and SunTrust complete deal by 2020; Fannie and Freddie will likely exit conservatorship by 2024, Calabria says; tired of paying 'ransom' to core vendors, two small banks fund new one; and more from this week's most-read stories.

[more]

Fannie and Freddie will likely exit conservatorship by 2024, Calabria says

11/13/19

And the government-sponsored enterprises could hold initial public offerings in 2021 or 2022 to ensure they hold adequate capital, FHFA Director Mark Calabria said.

[more]

As CFPB prepares to end QM patch, Congress tries to soften the blow

11/12/19

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s exemption from the Qualified Mortgage rule is on borrowed time, but a House bill would allow lenders to use the mortgage giants’ guidelines for documenting borrower income.

[more]

What CFPB’s day in court will mean for FHFA

11/04/19

The Supreme Court is ready to weigh in on the CFPB’s leadership structure, but both agencies are facing similar constitutional challenges, suggesting a broader impact of any decision.

[more]

GSEs need to shape up if they want to leave conservatorship: Calabria

10/31/19

Recent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac activities are “not the kind of day-to-day behavior that you would expect from companies” under federal control, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency said.

[more]

Trump administration wants Supreme Court to back GSE profit sweep

10/30/19

A lower court “erred” when it sided with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s investors, the Justice Department said in its petition to the high court.

[more]

FHFA's Calabria talks GSE footprint, coordination with other agencies

10/28/19

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac discussed steps the companies have already taken to limit their risk, as well as efforts to prevent housing market “overlap” with the FHA.

[more]

Why reforming Fannie and Freddie is so hard to do

10/17/19

As the administration gears up to end a decade of government control of Fannie and Freddie, are there any good options?

[more]

BofA's 'productive paranoia,' GSEs' next moves, debt collecters' letdown: Top stories of the week

10/11/19

BofA’s do-no-harm approach to AI; looking at what comes next for Fannie and Freddie now that they get to keep their earnings; ruling cuts short debt collectors’ victory lap over CFPB proposal; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

[more]

'Let's play a drinking game': Comments of the week

10/10/19

Readers react to whether the next presidential debate will discuss banking, how California's financial policies are bleeding into other blue states, suggested reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

[more]