Tag: FHFA

Inventories of homes for sale rose in April, which should allay worries about a lack of supply. (Thinkstock)

Housing prices beat expectations, show gains through March

Joseph Lawler · May 27, 2014 3:36 pm

Jason Furman, left, and Jeffrey Zients described the FHFA and FHA's announcements as responding to the "perceived lack of clarity by lenders about how mortgage guarantees will be treated," which "has made them more cautious in lending to eligible borrowers with credit histories that are anything less than perfect." (AP Photos)

Obama economic advisers endorse shift to easier mortgage terms

Joseph Lawler · May 22, 2014 1:12 am

Mel Watt’s plan to loosen mortgage credit will shape housing finance for years

Joseph Lawler · May 17, 2014 10:00 am

Mel Watt, who had served as the Congressman from North Carolina's 12th District since 1993, was sworn in as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday afternoon. (AP File)

Mel Watt, Obama’s new regulator of Fannie and Freddie, signals shift to broadening credit access

Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2014 4:00 am

BofA to spend $9.33 billion in FHFA settlement

The Associated Press · March 26, 2014 8:01 pm

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac inspectors caught doing shoddy work, watchdog finds

Kelly Cohen · March 25, 2014 12:00 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)

Mel Watt: The man who will regulate your mortgage

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2014 5:00 am