Fannie Mae

FHFA extends comment period on GSE capital proposal

07/31/18

The agency said multiple stakeholders had requested more time to evaluate the proposal.

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Faces of the financial crisis: Where are they now? (Policymaker edition)

07/30/18

The D.C. movers and shakers at the center of the financial crisis — and the government’s response — have all moved on to new positions. Here's a look at what they did afterwards.

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Where GSE reform went wrong

07/30/18

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship nearly a decade after the financial crisis, and there’s still no end in sight.

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Hard to see how FHFA’s Watt survives harassment allegations

07/27/18

Mel Watt's term as director of Federal Housing Finance Agency ends in January, but his exit may be accelerated if the accusations in a new report prove true.

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Seven contenders to become next FHFA chief

07/26/18

Whoever succeeds current Director Mel Watt will have a front-and-center role in efforts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Fannie-Freddie a top focus if Democrats win house, Waters says

07/25/18

Rep. Maxine Waters said fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would top her list of priorities if Democrats take control of the House in this year's midterm elections and she becomes leader of the Financial Services Committee next year.

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Ginnie Mae nominee deflects questions over GSE reform proposal

07/24/18

Michael Bright co-wrote a paper in 2016 that envisioned making the agency a backstop for the housing finance system, but appeared to distance himself from the proposal at his confirmation hearing.

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Signature Bank draws scrutiny; Fannie Mae CEO to depart

07/24/18

The bank entangled in probe of Michael Cohen; Mayopoulos to leave at yearend, CFO Benson to become president.

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Fannie Mae CEO Mayopoulos to depart by yearend

07/23/18

The announcement comes as Fannie Mae promoted David Benson to serve as president of the government-sponsored enterprise.

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FHFA to write credit score rule rather than pick alternative score for GSEs

07/23/18

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is suspending its ongoing review of new credit scoring models and will instead move forward with creating a regulatory framework for providers of alternative credit scores to apply and be evaluated for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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