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FHFA halts program expanding GSEs' role in rental market

08/21/18

The agency said the market for larger rental investors may not need additional liquidity from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Lawsuit, taped recordings by accuser keep pressure on FHFA’s Watt

08/21/18

The employee who made sexual harassment allegations against the agency’s director also claims Watt withheld her pay increase after she refused his advances.

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FHFA's Watt fights harassment claims as accuser goes public

08/20/18

Top U.S. housing regulator Mel Watt is privately reassuring people close to him that he will keep his post as authorities investigate an employee's claims of sexual harassment. Now, his accuser is heightening the pressure — speaking out publicly for the first time.

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Feds probe commercial mortgage fraud; Banks rail against Volcker 2.0

08/16/18

The FBI and DOJ are looking into what could be one of the largest mortgage frauds since the financial crisis; lawyers for the banks met with the Fed last week.

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How next FHFA chief can reform Fannie, Freddie without Congress' help

08/14/18

The regulator of the government-sponsored enterprises has substantial authority to intervene as a legislative stalemate continues.

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'What blue wave?': Comments of the week

08/10/18

Readers opine on prospects for the midterm elections, respond to Facebook's forays into collecting bank data, weigh in on new overdraft legislation and more.

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House panel plans FHFA oversight hearing, invites Watt to testify

08/08/18

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled an FHFA oversight hearing for September in the wake of waste, fraud and abuse allegations.

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Fannie, Freddie could need $78B in crisis: FHFA

08/07/18

The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have to draw as much as $78 billion in the event of a serious economic crisis, according to stress test results released Tuesday by the housing regulator.

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What FHFA scandals mean for agency's future, GSE reform

08/07/18

The biggest impact may be to focus the administration’s efforts on selecting a nominee to succeed Director Mel Watt, whose term ends in January.

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A consumer debt threat, fintech mania, and the crisis never ended: Top stories of the week

08/03/18

Consumers are back to their old spending and saving habits; Trump administration is encouraging financial innovation; how the financial crisis shaped today's politics; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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