The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a virtual hearing to examine mortgage relief programs for homeowners during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses…
714 viewsThe Urban Institute hosted a discussion on government-sponsored enterprises, known as GSEs.This panel focused on the impact of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on the 2008 housing crisis, as well …
324 viewsExperts in housing finance talked about public policy issues relevant to the mortgage market. They discussed the current state of the mortgage servicing market, rules governing home loan len…
907 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s performance as a conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac si…
1,114 viewsFannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief executive officers and the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency testified on executive bonuses at the mortgage companies. They defended executive b…
3,333 viewsEdward DeMarco testified about the operations and regulatory practices at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Among the topics addressed were different structures of Fannie Mae and Fr…
328 viewsEdward DeMarco testified about purposed changes to the secondary mortgage market and proposed legislation establishing a new market that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Among the i…
326 viewsEdward DeMarco talked about recent changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program, the status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and what Congress can do to address the housing market.
392 viewsMembers of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created as a provision of the 2010 financial regulations law, talked about what had happened since the law’s enactment …
885 viewsThe top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said that several House Republican bills to reform government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) were “unnecessary and counterproductive". Edward D…
304 viewsExperts from the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac testified on the mortgage crisis focusing on shady lending and foreclosure practices and robo-sign…
590 viewsExperts from the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board, and financial institutions testified on the mortgage crisis focusing on questionable lending and foreclosure practices and ways t…
994 viewsWitnesses testified on the primary causes of financial losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the progress in improving management at the agencies during the preceding two years.
516 viewsSpecial Master Kenneth Feinberg and others testified about financial compensation and executive pay at financial institutions. In his testimony, Mr. Feinberg outlined his difficulties negoti…
222 viewsWitnesses testified about the financial stability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the outlook was troubled for the enterprises due to a weak economy, high unemployment, and uncertainty…
316 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director James B. Lockhart spoke about progress the agency has made in the year since its creation, the secondary mortgage market, and upcoming challeng…
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