Freddie Mac

Overhauling 'dark ages' FHA a must for housing reform, HUD says

06/18/18

Risk management and technology systems at the Federal Housing Administration lag decades behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and desperately need to be revamped, according to a top official at HUD.

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Waters bill would strengthen FHFA oversight of mortgage servicers

06/18/18

The bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners also requires documentation of servicer behavior and FHFA evaluation of the services provided to borrowers.

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Is GSE capital proposal an academic exercise — or a whole lot more?

06/15/18

No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework for the companies could still have a substantive impact.

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FHFA seeks to bring more transparency to GSE balance sheets

06/12/18

The agency proposed new minimum capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would only go into effect if the government ends its conservatorships.

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FHFA's Watt plows ahead on housing finance fixes

05/23/18

In the continued absence of legislation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced work on a new capital framework.

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Fannie-Freddie overhaul plan is dead for this year, senators say

05/23/18

Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee and Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia are acknowledging the legislative efforts to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dead, at least for now.

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Reg relief's done. What's next for banks?

05/22/18

The Senate bill is a huge win for the banking industry, but there are still plenty of unresolved legislative issues of interest to financial institutions.

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Fannie Mae advocacy ban doesn't stop lawyer from pushing views

05/18/18

For nearly a decade, the FHFA has restricted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from trying to influence the raging debate over whether they should live or die.

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Trump taps ex-Corker aide as head of Ginnie Mae

05/15/18

President Trump has nominated Michael Bright, the current acting president and chief operating officer of Ginnie Mae, to head the agency full time.

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Freddie Mac is quietly helping out the U.S.'s new mortgage kings

05/07/18

Freddie Mac has quietly started extending credit to nonbanks that issue mortgages, a move it says will help the companies maintain access to a crucial stockpile of cash if their home loans go sour.

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