While Republicans have been trying to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act since it was passed in 2010, in the next couple of weeks they have promised that some massive reform proposals are coming.
Read More »White House Officials Reject Calls to End Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Conservatorship
Officials of the Obama administration recently rejected investors' calls to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to end the seven-year conservatorship between the two GSEs.
Read More »GSE Reform? Not Anytime Soon
While policymakers have made some headway in pushing through different GSE reform packages, a new report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency contends any reform legislation is unlikely to pass through Congress before the 2016 general election at the earliest.
Read More »House Democrats Introduce New GSE Reform Bill
Representatives John K. Delaney (D-Maryland), John Carney (D-Delaware), and Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) introduced Thursday new housing finance reform legislation aimed at winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and replacing them with a federally backed insurance program administered through Ginnie Mae.
Read More »Coalition Launches to Protect Fannie, Freddie Shareholders
A new group has launched on the side of shareholders in the ongoing debate for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Calling itself the “Coalition for Mortgage Security,” the group describes itself as a bipartisan, grassroots organization with the goal of reforming housing finance “in a way that benefits and fairly treats current and future homeowners, taxpayers, and investors across the country.”
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