Tag: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

"Housing finance reform certainly has been a priority and will continue to be a priority." said Castro. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

‘Doing away’ with Fannie, Freddie a priority, HUD chief says

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2014 3:17 am

Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Mel Watt. (AP File Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mel Watt: Student loans, financial crisis holding back homeownership

Joseph Lawler · November 7, 2014 12:40 pm

Fannie Mae's settlement ends litigation involving accusations it misled investors before 2008. (AP Photos)

Fannie Mae settles lawsuit from shareholders for $170 million

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2014 9:27 pm

Mel Watt, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency that oversees the two bailed-out government mortgage businesses, said that his agency would work to clear up some of the legal impediments to greater mortgage lending by banks and aim to increase loans with down payments as low as 3 percent. (AP Photo)

Watt prepares to expand home lending

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2014 8:32 pm

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Fannie, Freddie investors undaunted by court loss

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2014 9:00 am

Fannie Mae's settlement ends litigation involving accusations it misled investors before 2008. (AP Photos)

Fannie, Freddie lawsuit thrown out

Joseph Lawler · September 30, 2014 11:33 pm

Fannie Mae's settlement ends litigation involving accusations it misled investors before 2008. (AP Photos)

Obama’s chances to wind down Fannie and Freddie before November slipping away

Joseph Lawler · September 18, 2014 9:00 am

The measure would phase out Fannie and Freddie and replace them with a private insurance system with a government backstop. (iStock)

Senate bill to end Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac would save $60 billion

Joseph Lawler · September 5, 2014 8:21 pm

Townhouse for sale in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Conservative analysts warn of growing Fannie and Freddie

Joseph Lawler · September 3, 2014 9:00 am

In May, FHFA Director Mel Watt signaled that he would reverse course from his predecessor, Edward DeMarco, and steer the agency away from shrinking Fannie and Freddie's market footprint and toward expanding mortgage credit to more families. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac regulator aims to boost low-income lending

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2014 4:34 pm

A home is seen for sale on Feb. 25, 2014, in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty images)

Mortgage rules leave lenders scared to lend

Joseph Lawler · August 27, 2014 12:08 pm

Huge bank settlements after the financial crisis are just election-year ATMs for the Obama administration. (iStock)

The Obama bank shakedown

Lawrence Kudlow · August 26, 2014 2:07 am