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Fannie executive departs to join digital currency exchange

09/19/18

Brian Brooks, the mortgage giant's general counsel, is leaving this week to head the legal team at Coinbase.

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FHFA denies rumors Watt will duck House hearing

09/14/18

The agency’s director has been under pressure to quit as he is investigated for sexual harassment allegations, but an agency spokesperson says he still plans to testify at a housing finance hearing slated for later this month.

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FHFA takes another big step toward single security for GSEs

09/12/18

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposal Wednesday that would require mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to align their policies on cash flows for current mortgage-backed securities, and eventually for a uniform security when it is implemented next year.

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How Ginnie Mae could break stalemate on GSE reform

09/11/18

Housing finance reform is still likely years away, but a growing chorus of lawmakers say the government guarantor has the ability to clear the path to a final plan.

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Closing the digital mortgage gap

09/11/18

Early adopters took digital mortgages from concept to reality. What will it take for everyone else to catch up?

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This GSE plan may go nowhere, but it still matters

09/06/18

The proposal by Reps. Jeb Hensarling and John Delaney is a sign that a bipartisan consensus is building on how to move on from Fannie and Freddie.

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Hensarling gives GSE reform another try

09/06/18

The departing House Financial Services chair unveiled a bill with Democrat John Delaney to repeal Fannie and Freddie's charters and establish Ginnie Mae as a backstop.

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Freddie Mac names Brickman president as Layton plans departure

09/05/18

Freddie Mac is promoting Executive Vice President David Brickman to president and will consider him among possible candidates to be the agency's next CEO after Don Layton retires next year.

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Housing execs to Congress: Multifamily projects strained by rules

09/05/18

As the demand for home rentals continues to rise, regulatory burdens could decrease the multifamily housing supply and drive up costs, witnesses said at a congressional hearing.

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Treasury, FHFA chiefs are preparing for Freddie CEO's exit

09/05/18

The Treasury Department and a key housing regulator are preparing to fill a second possible vacancy atop a U.S.-controlled mortgage giant, a move that could strengthen the Trump administration's hand in addressing unfinished business from the 2008 credit crisis.

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