Friday December 28 2018
American Banker: Will 2019 bring long-awaited GSE reform?
Wednesday December 26 2018
National Mortgage News: On way out, Hensarling makes final case for GSE reform
Scotsman Guide: Blog: GSE reform is coming with or without Congress
Housing Wire: Experts weigh in on housing reform at House hearing
DS News: The Fate of Fannie and Freddie
National Mortgage News: For hedge funds, 2019 offers risks and rewards on Fannie-Freddie
Scotsman Guide: GSE reform returns to Capitol Hill
American Banker: Trump names OCC’s Otting as acting director of FHFA
Housing Wire: Trump taps OCC’s Otting to replace Watt as FHFA director
Friday December 21 2018
Bloomberg: For Hedge Funds, 2019 Offers Risks and Rewards on Fannie-Freddie
Reuters: Trump to name currency comptroller Otting as acting director of the FHFA
Washington Examiner: Trump names acting director for Fannie, Freddie oversight agency
Thursday December 20 2018
Mortgage Professional America: Mnuchin: I want to get Fannie, Freddie out of conservatorship
Mortgage News Daily: Fannie/Freddie “Reform” Discussion Heats Up Again
Seeking Alpha: GSE Investors Wait For Watt To Leave FHFA
Bill Maloni’s GSE Blog: Bum actors perform a very bad movie…
Wednesday December 19 2018
Bloomberg: Mnuchin Hints at Fannie-Freddie Changes to End U.S. Control
The Hill: Fannie and Freddie didn’t get a bailout; it was a stick-up
Monday December 17 2018
American Action Forum: Housing Finance Reform In One Picture
Friday December 14 2018
Seeking Alpha: Calabria Nomination As FHFA Director Good For GSE Preferreds
DS News: New Faces in Housing Regulation
Bill Maloni’s GSE Blog: New Year, New GSE Court Hopes??
Thursday December 13 2018
American Banker: It’s official: White House taps Calabria as head of FHFA
Housing Wire: It’s official: Trump nominates Mark Calabria to lead FHFA
The Real Deal: Trump taps Mark Calabria as new head of Federal Housing Finance Agency
DS News: Lawmakers and Industry React to Calabria Nom
Scotsman Guide: Trump picks Mark Calabria to lead FHFA
Wednesday December 12 2018
Breitbart: Housing Policy Experts Warn Against Hedge Fund Plot to Seize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Wall Street Journal: Trump Picks Two Nominees for Top Financial Posts
Politico: Trump’s pick of Calabria as housing chief roils advocates
Bloomberg: Trump Picks Pence Economist to Lead Fannie-Freddie Regulator
CNBC: A major critic of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could soon be in charge…
Washington Examiner: Trump nominates two to key financial policy posts
The Hill: Trump announces housing-finance, market watchdog nominees
Housing Wire: What would Mark Calabria as FHFA director mean for the future of Fannie and Freddie?
Mortgage News Daily: White House Nominates Calabria as New FHFA Chief
Tuesday December 11 2018
New filing in Fannie/Freddie Consolidated Class Action, click here to view.
Peter Chapman writes, “The parties have agreed among themselves that FHFA, Fannie and Freddie’s answers to Fairholme, Arrowood and the Class Plaintiffs’ complaints will be filed by Dec. 17, and ask Judge Lamberth to approve that six-day extension.”
The Hill: Fannie and Freddie investors want us to forget about the housing crisis
New York Times: Trump May Choose Critic of Fannie and Freddie to Lead Agency Overseeing Them
Politico: Trump expected to name Pence aide Calabria as top housing regulator
Bloomberg: Trump Considering Pence Aide for Fannie-Freddie Regulator
American Banker: What Calabria at FHFA would mean for GSE reform
National Mortgage Professional: Reports Claim Trump Wants Mark Calabria to Run FHFA
Thursday December 6 2018
Credit Union Journal: Two Dems vie to chair housing subcommittee in congressional shake-up
National Mortgage News: NPL sales at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac slowing at a more gradual pace
Tuesday December 4 2018
New filing in Collins vs. FHFA. Peter Chapman writes, “The Fifth Circuit’s scheduled the en banc rehearing in Collins v. FHFA for Wed., Jan. 23, 2019, in New Orleans.”
American Banker: Waters likely to raise affordable housing’s profile in GSE debate
National Mortgage Professional: FHFA OIG Completes Report on Watt Misconduct Charges
National Mortgage Professional: McHenry to Become Financial Services Committee’s Ranking Member
Monday December 3 2018
Seeking Alpha: Administrative Recapitalization Of Fannie And Freddie May Start Soon