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Mark Calabria, Federal Housing Finance Agency director during the Trump administration, talked about financial regulation and bank bailouts during the 2023 Steamboat Institute Freedom Confer…

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. Committee membe…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria testified at a House Financial Services Commi…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) mass collection of consumer data related to private financial transactions. Topics of discussion include…

Michael Konczal and Mark Calabria talked about existing financial regulations and debated whether more were needed.

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, a panel of financial experts spoke about the impact of the legislation and discussed the different provisions of th…

Panelists talked about the housing and mortgage finance system. First, Kevin Villani gave a history of the banking and mortgage system in the United States. Then, Mark Calabria outlined abou…

A panel of experts appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to comment on the report to Congress by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the state of the U.S. economy and mone…

Jay Richards talked about his book, Infiltrated, which proposes that Washington insiders and activists laid the foundation for the 2008 economic crisis and how these individuals continue to …

Thomas Stanton, former staff member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, talked about his book, Why Some Firms Thrive While Others Fail: Governance and Management Lessons from the Cri…

Financial industry representatives testified on consumer credit access issues related to the regulatory power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Subcommittee members raised …

Kevin Villani talked about the 2008 financial crisis and housing market collapse. He outlined how housing policy initiated the financial crisis, and the impact of the implementation of the D…

Witnesses testified about proposed legislation for restructuring the financing of mortgage loans. Among the topics addressed were the state of the housing market, the role of Fannie Mae and …

Mark Calabria talked about recent reports of mortgage irregularities and use of fraudulent loan documents among major bank lenders. These irregularities include lenders who have used flawed …

Witnesses testified about plans to provide greater relief for homeowners facing or in foreclosure. Among the topics they addressed were programs to reduce the principal on home loans for str…

Representatives from the housing finance community and academics testified on the future of housing finance. Witnesses focused on methods of mortgage financing, the role of Fannie Mae and Fr…

Witnesses testified about the Making Home Affordable program, which was designed to stem foreclosures by allowing eligible homeowners to refinance or modify the terms of their mortgages.

Analysts talked about the financial services industry and lending for hone ownership. Among the topics they addressed were proposals to provide more affordable housing and changes in legisla…