Prior to being placed into conservatorship in the fall of 2008, it was common for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offer guarantee fee discounts to their largest customers, a situation that put smaller lenders at a disadvantage.
Amid criticism from lawmakers that releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal control might enrich hedge funds, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria said he is willing to wipe out the shareholders to protect taxpayers from another GSE bailout.
Directors at most federal agencies serve at the president’s will, and can be fired whenever the president wants. That's not the case with CFPB or FHFA.
Dems say the language preference question and associated housing counseling information sections of the URLA were designed to improve access to mortgage financing for limited-English-speaking but credit-worthy homebuyers
FHFA Director Mark Calabria said he would be willing to wipe out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders if needed to ensure taxpayers don’t have to bail out the mortgage giants again.
According to analyst Jaret Seiberg, the risks posed by the Supreme Court’s decision explains why FHFA is considering releasing Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship via a consent decree.
Lenders worry that including the language preference question on the URLA might expose them to litigation from non-English-speaking borrowers and slow down the homebuying process.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria Tuesday raised eyebrows when he told the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing housing finance reform that he is open to wiping out the shareholders...
Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.
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