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The FHFA can go beyond a recent Trump administration report to level the playing field between the private sector and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
September 17American Enterprise Institute Housing Center -
With the ongoing issue of the affordable housing crisis, the Mortgage Bankers Association – which many credit unions are members of – got behind the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives.
September 16 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is revising the multifamily loan purchase caps for the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase affordable housing.
September 13 -
The industry has taken some steps to lower barriers to affordable housing, but some observers say that more can be done.
September 5 -
Many oppose a metric-based approach, but there are ways it could actually work.
July 12Cato Institute -
The central bank has a long history of fighting reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act, until now.
July 11Community Development Fund Advisors -
The president signed an executive order Tuesday establishing a White House council dedicated to examining regulatory barriers to affordable housing.
June 25 -
The agency’s new guidance would limit some nonprofits’ ability to help borrowers pay their down payments, leading to higher home costs.
June 11National Homebuyers Fund -
The head of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator blamed “burdensome” local regulations for a lack of housing supply, and also provided an update on the administration’s plan for GSE reform.
June 3 -
At a time when costs continue to soar and regulators weigh reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, more than half of the Democratic presidential candidates have talked about housing on the campaign trail.
May 22