Memo to Members and Partners Articles
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt sent a letter and an accompanying report to the Senate Banking Committee on January 16 to provide the agency’s perspective on housing finance reform. The report states that a future housing finance system should ensure sustainable rental…
Due to unintended impacts from the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” signed into law in December, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have announced they will likely need an advance from the U.S. Treasury – a move that, under current Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) policy, risks a suspension…
The House Financial Services Committee passed 13 bills on December 13, including H.R. 4560, the “GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017.” H.R. 4560 would require Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Wat to suspend payments to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in any fiscal year…
The House will hold two additional hearings on housing finance reform the week of November 6, one on the role of Ginnie Mae in the housing finance system and one (the third in a series) on private sector perspectives.
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a…