Hannah Lang is a Washington-based reporter who writes about federal mortgage policy and the U.S. housing finance system for American Banker and National Mortgage News. She is a former multimedia reporter for the Capital News Service and a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park.
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Mark Calabria said he wants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to take preliminary steps by Jan. 1 toward exiting conservatorship.
May 20 -
His administration is looking at different alternatives to reform the housing finance system.
May 17 -
In his first public policy speech as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mark Calabria stressed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to raise significant capital via a public offering and take other steps in order to escape government control.
May 14 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has named three senior advisers for policy, economics and communications.
May 13 -
As the central bank board proceeds with reforms easing the post-crisis regulatory regime, the Obama-appointed governor has not shied from opposing the agency’s course.
May 5 -
The head of the central bank declined to provide more specifics on efforts to simplify the ban on banks’ proprietary trading.
May 1 -
New FHFA Director Mark Calabria isn't just charting a future for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but also fixing problems resulting from the "qualified mortgage" exemption for the GSEs and taking a "deep dive" into problems in the mortgage servicing market.
April 25 -
The administration official will serve a five-year term as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's chief regulator.
April 4 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning on finalizing its proposed capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises this summer, the agency's acting director said Wednesday.
March 28 -
Lawmakers still have a long way to go before enacting housing finance reform, but the testimony could signal how future legislative talks will play out.
March 26
