What legislative activity can we expect in 2020 in the area of housing finance reform? With the Senate kicking off the New Year with an impeachment trial, it is highly unlikely Congress will make much headway on housing...more
1/24/2020
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Senate Banking Committee ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The prospect of the U.S. Congress acting on housing reform this year remains unlikely. The House Democrats’ determination to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s involvement with Ukraine and begin public...more
11/8/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Impeachment ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Strategic Planning ,
Trump Administration
We continue to gauge the potential for Congress to act on the administration’s housing finance plan and/or pass their own before adjourning for the year. When Congress returned from August recess, members faced an ambitious...more
10/4/2019
/ Capital Requirements ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Donald Trump ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Trump Administration