The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced and sought public comment on a proposed “living will” rule to apply to the two government-sponsored enterprises (…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced and is seeking public comment on a proposed “living will” rule to apply to the two government-sponsored…
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide the financing for almost half of all the residential mortgages in America. When they came under severe distress in the financial crisis of…
This past December 23rd, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that, despite the severe pandemic-induced economic downturn, its index of house prices had risen…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) received overwhelmingly negative feedback when its GSE capital rule was proposed earlier this year. The main criticisms were that…
What should we do with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises?
The GSE reform question, i.e. how should the two companies end their…
The GSE reform question, i.e. how should the government-sponsored enterprises of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac end their conservatorships, has proven to be one of the most…
The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have just entered into their thirteenth year of conservatorship, despite the fact that it was…
The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have just entered into their thirteenth year of conservatorship, despite its originally having been…
Today, more than twelve years into conservatorship, the path forward for the reform of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), is in some…
