GSE reform

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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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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Will federal control of Fannie and Freddie ever end?

09/03/18

Maybe political winds or another downturn will spark housing finance reform. But 10 years after the conservatorships began, the companies are still in perpetual limbo.

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GSE reform could increase costs to borrowers: CBO

08/27/18

The Congressional Budget Office has found that restructuring the mortgage market would save the government billions of dollars but may increase the cost of housing.

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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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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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A blue wave is coming. Banks need to get ready

08/08/18

The Ohio special election is the latest sign that Democrats are well positioned to retake the House in midterm elections this fall.

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