Tag Archives: Fannie Mae

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hold a hearing on GSE Reform, following the recent announcemtn from the Treasury Department. Here's what else is happening in the Week Ahead.

The plan released Thursday looks to protect American taxpayers from future bailouts, and to solve “unfinished business” from the 2008 financial crisis.

Sheila Bair, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, has been appointed to the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Risk Policy and Capital Committee of the Board at Fannie Mae.

The plan to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in private hands was originally expected earlier this summer, but is now expected as soon as September.

FHFA, released the results of the stress tests for the two GSEs as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Here’s what the tests revealed about the creditworthiness of the enterprises.

Click through to learn more about what a new Fannie Mae report has to say about trends that are impacting the housing market and the economy.

Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey revealed that more than one-third of homebuyers last year said they did not shop around before choosing their mortgage lender.  “The choice to ...

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced Thursday that David Applegate will step down as CEO of Common Securitization Solutions, LLC (CSS).  A search for his replacement has ...

Five of the six components that make up Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) saw monthly increases in July, and the overall HPSI increased to a survey ...

Although the majority of Americans favor homeownership, Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey revealed many overestimate the qualifications and what it takes to own a home.  “Despite increased ...