GSE reform

FHFA close to unveiling capital plan for privatized GSEs

05/19/20

Director Mark Calabria, who abandoned the Fannie and Freddie capital proposal written by his predecessor, said he expects a revised framework to be ready “very soon.”

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Fannie, Freddie seek bids from prospective financial advisers

05/18/20

The two mortgage giants said they would begin the process of hiring outside firms to help raise capital that will be needed to exit conservatorship.

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Cost of GSEs' mortgage market support may be too steep for lenders

04/28/20

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now able to buy loans in forbearance to alleviate pressure on the sector, but the fees charged by the mortgage giants to assume more risk could turn away some originators.

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FHFA chief: Coronavirus-related delinquencies could outnumber subprime

04/01/20

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria said a virus-induced financial crisis might give rise to more delinquencies and foreclosures than the 2007 subprime mortgage meltdown.

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Regulator predicts delay in GSE capital rule due to pandemic

03/18/20

FHFA Director Mark Calabria said the health crisis will complicate the release of a proposal establishing new capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Fannie and Freddie to make record high contributions to housing trust funds

02/27/20

The Federal Housing Finance Agency authorized the government-sponsored enterprises to contribute $502.2 million to two funds that help preserve and build affordable housing.

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GSEs may be freed with Treasury backstop, Mnuchin says

02/21/20

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to retain “limited and tailored government support” after they are released from U.S. control, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a letter to lawmakers.

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M&T snags JPM exec, banking deserts, goodbye legacy cores: Top stories of the week

02/07/20

M&T hires Aarthi Murali away from JPMorgan Chase as its customer experience chief; when a small town loses its only bank; why more banks are ditching their legacy core vendors; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Fed bars another Goldman banker for 1MDB; SEC readies major crypto suit

02/05/20

The bank’s former Asia investment banking co-chief is its third executive to be so punished; the agency says Telegram’s digital coin is a security.

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Goldman, Amazon may offer loans; banks plan to tighten underwriting

02/04/20

The bank would make small-business loans on the online retailer’s platform; Fed survey says banks worry about increasing delinquencies, especially in subprime.

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