Fannie Mae

• Housing finance reform

  FHFA proposes living wills for Fannie and Freddie

  The proposal would require the government-sponsored enterprises to craft resolution plans similar to regulations imposed on the largest U.S. banks.

  By Neil Haggerty

  December 23

  
• Court cases

  Supreme Court hints FHFA's Calabria could keep job after all

  Many have assumed the high court would rule that presidents can fire the Federal Housing Finance Agency director at will. But during oral arguments in a case challenging the agency’s structure, some justices suggested they could stop short of such a decision.

  By Hannah Lang

  December 9

  
• GSE reform

  Why is Fannie Mae abandoning a practice that shields it from risk?

  Fannie hasn't completed any credit risk transfers to private investors since the second quarter. Some experts worry the decision — likely spurred by the company’s concerns about a recent capital regulation — could put the mortgage giant on unsteady footing.

  By Hannah Lang

  December 3

  
• GSEs

  What Sheila Bair brings to table as chair of Fannie Mae

  The former FDIC chief oversaw the resolution of hundreds of failed banks during the financial crisis and knows how to build relationships with regulators. Those skills could be crucial in helping Fannie exit federal control.

  By Jon Prior

  November 9

  
• GSEs

  Former FDIC head Sheila Bair to chair Fannie Mae board

  One of the top banking regulators during the 2008 financial crisis could have a hand in nudging Fannie Mae out of conservatorship.

  By Jon Prior

  November 5

  
• CFPB

  GSE exemption to stay in place until underwriting rule finished: CFPB

  The agency confirmed that loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can continue avoiding debt-to-income limits as the bureau completes a revamp of the Qualified Mortgage standard.

  By Kate Berry

  October 20

  
• ESG

  How lenders aim to profit from climate change

  HSBC, Bank of the West and Fannie Mae are among those offering green mortgage bonds, financing commercial clients’ efforts to rein in carbon emissions and developing other novel products that help customers tackle environmental challenges.

  By Laura Alix

  October 6

  
• FSOC

  Oversight council warns of systemic threat from Fannie, Freddie

  The Financial Stability Oversight Council said the mortgage giants may need a bigger capital cushion than their regulator has proposed, but stopped short of designating them as “systemically important financial institutions.”

  By Hannah Lang

  September 25

  
• CFPB

  CFPB missed opportunity to call out lending discrimination, critics say

  The agency’s report on mortgage data submitted by lenders identified persistent disparities between white borrowers and minorities in denial rates and pricing. Some observers say the bureau should have been more explicit as the nation wrestles with systemic racism.

  By Kate Berry

  September 24

  
• GSEs

  Calabria to Congress: If you don’t like crisis fee, then fund GSEs

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been slammed for planning an additional refinancing charge to cover COVID-related losses, but the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency defended the policy in House testimony.

  By Neil Haggerty

  September 16

  

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