Freddie Mac

How working with Freddie could boost one bank's profit

10/01/18

First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac tighten capital rules for PMI companies

09/27/18

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued new capital requirements for private mortgage insurers that will create big swings in carriers' asset reserves.

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5 questions as lawmakers set to probe FHFA, GSE scandals

09/25/18

As the House Financial Services Committee prepares to hold a hearing Thursday on oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the exact focus of the hearing remains somewhat in flux.

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Why it will be hard to find new CEOs for Fannie and Freddie

09/24/18

The CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are stepping down because the job they were hired to do — return the GSEs to profitability — is done. But attracting top-flight candidates to lead the mortgage giants into a new phase may not be easy.

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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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