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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The White House confirmed that it plans to nominate Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
December 12 -
The administration’s reported interest in having the White House aide run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator signals a focus on constraining the mortgage giants’ role in the housing market.
December 10 -
The legislation would ban legal clauses that force small-business borrowers to give up their right to court proceedings before obtaining a loan.
December 6 -
The Democrat, who will likely head the Financial Services Committee, has signaled she'll make expanded housing opportunities for lower-income consumers a top priority.
December 3 -
Lawmakers have had to extend the program eight times since October 2017, as Congress has been unable to pass broader reforms.
November 30 -
The House Financial Services Committee chairman said "so far, the United States Senate has done nothing" on a bill that passed the House with over 400 votes.
November 29 -
The Federal Housing Administration's risk-sharing program with the Federal Financing Bank began as a temporary fix, but the agency is exploring how to make it more permanent.
November 27 -
The proposal by Fannie and Freddie’s regulator to impose bank-like capital requirements would be relevant only if the companies leave conservatorship. But that hasn’t stopped lenders from requesting changes.
November 26 -
The effort to raise the threshold for transactions excused from appraisal requirements responds to concerns that the current threshold is outpaced by real estate prices.
November 20 -
The French bank was hit with the fine after it was found to have unsafe practices that violated sanctions against Cuba and other sanctioned countries.
November 19 -
The end of one-party rule in Washington could move the needle on efforts to devise a new housing finance framework.
November 18 -
The mortgage insurer’s annual actuarial report showed strength in the agency’s capital reserves even though losses in the “home equity conversion mortgage” program are still a problem.
November 15 -
The Federal Reserve is paying close attention to how it might regulate artificial intelligence and machine learning, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said in a speech Tuesday.
November 13 -
The revised blueprint by Moelis & Co. LLC incorporates a pending regulatory capital plan for the mortgage giants.
November 9 -
The head of the agency developing the special-purpose federal license said the process is moving forward “independent” of legal challenges mounted by state regulators.
November 7 -
The federal agencies said in a recent statement that “guidance does not have the force and effect of law,” but two trade groups say that standard should be more binding.
November 6 -
As the Federal Housing Administration prepares to release its annual actuarial report this month, the industry is questioning how the reverse mortgage program fits into the agency's future.
November 2 -
The Federal Reserve Board’s meeting to discuss supervisory standards for midsize institutions will be closely watched by regulatory relief advocates and those who want the Fed to maintain its firm hand.
October 29 -
Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency's plan, small Home Loan banks would face a new housing benchmark and a volume threshold for meeting the goals would be eliminated.
October 29 -
The housing finance agency, which is increasingly at the forefront of reform discussions, has been without a permanent chief for almost two years.
October 28
