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Complaints made by legacy shareholders of Freddie Mac have no value after the Treasury Department pumped up Freddie and Fannie Mae through conservatorship.
August 21American Enterprise Institute Housing Center -
The incentives are stronger than ever to work toward standardizing the documentation, language and process for loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities to be combined with PACE financing.
July 23Alston & Bird -
Will the runoff of MSRs leave a hole in the capital of the mortgage finance industry?
June 25Whalen Global Advisors LLC -
As lawmakers meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence, they should work with regulators to create universal and workable definitions.
June 25Kabbage Inc. -
There are clear actions that regulators at the CFPB, SEC and FHFA can take to help attract investors into the housing market, argues former FHFA Director Ed DeMarco.
June 14 -
The bureau should adopt a clear, consistent framework for determining civil money penalties against financial firms.
April 16Covington & Burling -
Controlling classes of investors in commercial mortgage-backed securitizations can replace a special servicer, but before they do, they should make sure the long and potentially expensive process is worth it.
April 3Alston & Bird -
As policymakers consider administrative reforms to Fannie and Freddie, they must address the problem of capital arbitrage to avoid overleveraging the mortgage system.
February 4R Street Institute -
Policymakers should not let mortgage REITs, hedge funds and other firms gain membership through captive insurance companies.
January 18Pennsylvania Bankers Association -
Federal regulators should consider applying guidance that is nearly two decades old to end uncertainty about the legality of particular bank partnerships.
January 17Pepper Hamilton