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JPM’s Chairman-CEO Drama; The Best Housing Solution?

May 17

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
National/Global
Risk Management

Don’t Be Fooled by GSEs’ Record Profits

Kevin Villani | May 17
The return to profitability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is not a reason to preserve them as part of a future housing finance system.
National/Global
Washington

GSE Critics Ignore Loan Performance

David Fiderer | May 17
Loan performance data show the entire case against GSE underwriting standards, and their role in the financial crisis, is based on social stereotyping, smoke and mirrors, and little else.
Comments (1)
Washington
National/Global

More Must Be Done to Promote Homeownership for All

Orson Aguilar and Sasha Werblin | May 15
The banking industry must create sustainable mortgage products that will work for responsible families of modest means. We also need a proactive homeownership policy from the federal government.
Comments (1)
Consumer Finance
National/Global

The Best Chance for a Stable Mortgage Market

Clifford Rossi | May 15
A modified version of Ed DeMarco’s securities-based model for housing finance reform could promote an active market for risk-sharing arrangements and further reduce systemic risk by distributing credit risk broadly.
Comments (5)
Risk Management
Regulation & Reform

Housing to Collapse in Fannie, Freddie Pullback, Pimco's Simon Warns

Kate Berry | May 13
Scott Simon, head of mortgage-backed securities operations at fixed income giant Pacific Investment Management Co., argues on the eve of his retirement that the government-sponsored housing enterprises should continue to play a major role in housing finance.
Comments (2)
Regulation & Reform
Markets

Bank Discrimination Suit Highlights D.C. Insanity

Neil Weinberg | May 13
Bankers truly face a Catch-22 in the lending business these days, thanks to "qualified mortgage" and disparate impact laws.
Comments (3)
Consumer Finance
Community Banking

Fed's Duke Raises Fears About New Mortgage Rules

Rachel Witkowski | May 09
Federal Reserve Board Gov. Elizabeth Duke expressed concerns Thursday that new mortgage rules released in January could hold back the flow of credit for weaker borrowers in the current "murky" mortgage market.
Consumer Finance
Regulation & Reform

Kansas Lender Carves Out Military Niche

Jackie Stewart | May 09
Federal Savings Bank is growing by making mortgages to veterans, a business that other lenders have botched.
Consumer Finance
Community Banking

Fannie Mae to Pay Treasury $59.4 Billion After Record Profit

May 09
Fannie Mae will pay the Treasury Department $59.4 billion after reporting a record quarterly profit driven by rising home prices and declining delinquencies.
Regulation & Reform
National/Global

Small Banks Lose Small-Business Loan Share: Interactive Graphic

Harry Terris | May 08
Small banks’ perch in small-business lending is being steadily eroded by large, credit-card issuing competitors.
Consumer Finance
National/Global

America's Renters Need a Government Guarantee

Andrew Jakabovics and John Griffith | May 08
New reports from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show the value of a government guarantee on multifamily mortgages.
National/Global
Washington

Freddie Mac to Pay Treasury $7B on Quarterly Profit

May 08
Freddie Mac will pay $7 billion to the Treasury Department after reporting the second-largest quarterly net income in the company's history.
Regulation & Reform
Consumer Finance

Help the Fed Get Out of the Mortgage Business

Jeremiah S. Buckley | May 07
The case for a national housing finance commission.
Comments (3)
Regulation & Reform
Washington

ResCap Wins More Time to File Exclusive Reorganization Plan

May 07
Residential Capital, the bankrupt mortgage company, won more time to file an exclusive plan to reorganize while it attempts to settle a dispute between creditors and parent Ally Financial.
National/Global
Consumer Finance

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