GSE reform

FHFA redefining itself ahead of GSE overhaul

02/03/20

With policymakers focused on ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservatorship, their regulator is reorganizing key units and adding staff to position itself for the long term.

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FHFA picks Houlihan Lokey to advise agency on GSE plans

02/03/20

The regulator said the investment bank and financial services company will help in the process of strengthening Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s capital standing for their eventual exit from conservatorship.

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4 questions as CFPB closes in on revamp of key mortgage rule

01/21/20

The agency is sending a strong message that it won’t rush to end an exemption for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while also signaling longer-term changes that will affect all lenders.

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CFPB to extend 'qualified mortgage' exemption for GSEs, report says

01/21/20

Director Kathy Kraninger has told lawmakers that the agency will delay the expiration of the so-called QM patch, now set for January 2021.

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GSEs might operate under consent decree, Calabria says

01/08/20

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria discussed the possibility of having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac operate under a consent order to allow the government-sponsored enterprises to be able to raise capital.

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GSE investors better beware underlying risks

01/02/20

The FHFA’s attempt to move some of its balance sheet into the private sector could leave investors with greater liabilities than they were initially told.

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FHFA’s focus in reforming GSEs: Capital, capital, capital

12/26/19

A risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to top the agenda in 2020 as the companies’ regulator executes plans for their release into the private sector.

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Senate Democrats demand more GSE reform details from FHFA

12/17/19

The lawmakers say they need more information about the administration’s plans in order to conduct proper oversight.

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Morgan Stanley to cut jobs; big banks making progress on replacing Libor

12/10/19

The Wall Street bank to shed 1,500 spots ahead of an uncertain 2020; smaller and regional banks are lagging behind but expect to increase their focus next year

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USAA's win vs. Wells, BB&T-SunTrust's green light, GSE reform: Top stories of the week

11/27/19

USAA won $200M from Wells Fargo in patent fight — will others be on the hook?; three takeaways from regulators' approval of the BB&T-SunTrust merger; don't believe the doom and gloom on Fannie, Freddie; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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