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Inside The GSEs

April 16, 2008

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Bailout: Distraction or Final Shot at Reform?

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is scheduled to meet this week with executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee to discuss comprehensive GSE reform legislation, as Congressional leaders keep debating more... Read More

Finance Board Eyes FHLBs for Subprime Refis

The Federal Home Loan Banks could gain temporary authority to create Affordable Housing Program set-aside programs to refinance or restructure up to $75 million of subprime or nontraditional loans for low- or moderate-income households, under a proposed rule... Read More

FHLBanks Closer to Backing Tax-Exempt Bonds

The Federal Home Loan Banks are inching closer to gaining temporary authority to guarantee tax-exempt municipal bonds, as lawmakers continue looking to the housing-related GSEs to help bail the country out of an increasing number of liquidity related dilemmas... Read More

CBO: Consider Expanding Role of FNM, FRE, FHLBs

The Congressional Budget Office last week issued a report outlining a number of responses policymakers could consider to the ongoing woes of the housing and financial markets, including expanding the role of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks... Read More

Seller Concentration Continues as GSE Share Rises

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac boosted their share of the mortgage-backed securities marketplace to a record 83.2 percent in the quarter just ended, gaining combined share for at least the fifth straight quarter. Meanwhile, among their... [Includes one chart] Read More

FNM, FRE Still “Significant Supervisory Concerns”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have made a lot of progress in their remediation efforts, but both companies still remain “significant supervisory concerns,” according to the 2008 Annual Report to Congress submitted this week by the Office of Federal... Read More

S&P Says GSE Exposure Could Hit U.S.’ Credit Rating

Although many financial market observers were concerned when the Federal Reserve helped orchestrate JPMorgan Chase’s buyout of Bear Stearns, fearing it put the federal government on the hook, a new report suggests Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac represent a much bigger... Read More

Dodd Appears to be Relenting on GSE Housing Goals

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, seems to be backing away from a proposal that would have suspended the affordable housing goals of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for five years, and replaced them with a new... Read More

FHLBank Debt Issuance Keeps Surging

Debt issuance by the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks followed a record February with the biggest March in at least the last four years, according to the latest monthly analysis by Inside The GSEs of data provided by the FHLBank Office of Finance... [Includes one chart] Read More

News in Brief

GSE Appraisal Deal Will Help Restore Confidence, Exec Says: The recent appraisal agreement Fannie Mae and... Housing Stimulus Excludes Permanent GSE Jumbos: The housing stimulus package being negotiated in Congress excludes... Read More

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