Federal Housing Finance Agency

Type: Organization

Name: Federal Housing Finance Agency

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Housing nominee vows to divest bank stock if confirmed

Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Government Ethics.Watt, a Democrat from North ... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mel Watt, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Freddie Mac

Jumbo Sector Has Key Role in GSE Reform

Activity in the non-agency jumbo market could play a big role in determining how to reform the government-sponsored enterprises, according to industry analysts. While policymakers consider what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, some are calling for ... [Published Inside Mortgage Finance - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Mark Willis, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Research Fellow, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

DeMarco Suggests New Non-Agency Infrastructure

A significant increase in the non-agency sectors share of mortgage finance could be completed with a revised infrastructure for non-agency mortgage-backed securities, according to Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. ... [Published Inside Mortgage Finance - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Infrastructure, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mortgage Banking, Mortgage-Backed Securities

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Federal Reserve System

Week Ahead: Fed Minutes, Retail Earnings and Sparse Data

In a quiet week for economic data, the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting could make the most noise.The release of the Fed’s May minutes on Wednesday will likely shed some light on which direction Fed members are leaning in terms of eventually ... [Published FOXBusiness.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Durable Goods Orders, Existing Home Sales, Lowe's

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bid list indicates first signs of GSE risk reduction

The Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to sell 5% of the illiquid portion of its retained portfolio assets by the end of the year, meaning the collateral Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had before the conservatorship.Since then, the nonagency residential ... [Published HousingWire.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Alt-a Loans, Investment Grade

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Residential Capital LLC

S&P: Ally credit ratings could be lifted with ResCap exposures resolved

Ally Financial Corp. could eventually see Standard & Poor’s raise its long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings now that the lender has finally shielded itself from liabilities stemming from its former subsidiary, Residential Capital.S&P Ratings ... [Published HousingWire.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Residential Capital LLC, Standard & Poor's, Credit Ratings, Ally Financial Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

National Association of Home Builders

Gross Says End of Bond Rally Won't Be Like 1994

More Video NewsToday| YesterdayThere are over 4000 videos in our index, here are a few of the interesting ones:Archived Videos of Interest8/6/2007 - American Home Mtg Bankruptcy10/10/2007 - Paulson Announces Hope Now12/12/2007 - Fed Announces TAF1/11/2008 ... [Published MortgageNewsDaily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Housing & Urban Development, National Association of Home Builders

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ally Financial Enters Comprehensive Settlement to Resolve Re. . .

Ally Financial Enters Comprehensive Settlement to Resolve ResCap- Related Matters [Manufacturing Close - Up]ProQuest Information & LearningAlly Financial Inc. (Ally) announced that it has entered into a plan support agreement with the Residential Capital ... [Published Equities.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Residential Capital LLC, Ally Financial Inc, Chapter 11, Debtor, Federal Housing Finance Agency

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. housing nominee vows to divest bank stock if confirmed

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Government ... [Published CNBC - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mel Watt, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

FHFA Nominee Watt Pledges to Sell Bank Shares

President Barack Obama’s nominee to oversee mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pledged to sell off shares he owns in of Bank of America Corp. and other financial institutions should he be confirmed by lawmakers. ... [Published Washington Wire - May 16 2013]

Entities: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Stocks, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Rules on Lender-Placed Insurance

On March 29, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed consideration of new regulation on lender-placed insurance. The FHFA specifically requested public input concerning sales commissions and reinsurance activities, but indicated that it plans ... [Published JD Supra - May 16 2013]

Entities: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Property, Litigation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

At Last

When Beyoncé Knowles sang the Etta James song “ ” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings. At last, we have an African American president? At last, the muscle of the Black vote has been flexed? At last, ... [Published Our Weekly - May 16 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Mel Watt, Barack Obama, Kevin Johnson, Federal Housing Finance Agency

Quotes

"In aggregate, the Street appears to have gotten long approximately $730 million nonagency CMO bonds yesterday. Breaking the activity down by rating, the trend was the same, with customer sells outpacing customer buys for both IG and non-IG" the report concluded

Bid list indicates first signs of GSE risk reduction [Published HousingWire.com - May 17 2013]

Where's the Fed's head when it comes to housing? I can't say for sure, but Fed Governor Duke's speech on " The Mortgage Market and Housing Conditions ..."

Gross Says End of Bond Rally Won't Be Like 1994 [Published MortgageNewsDaily - May 17 2013]

...According to a new MacArthur Foundation survey, more than three in five people, regardless of their political affiliation, say they believe the "focus of our housing policy should be fairly equally split on rental housing and housing for people to own."

Renters Face a Housing Squeeze [Published BusinessWeek - May 17 2013]

Carpenter continued, "I also would like to thank the Honorable James Peck for his tireless efforts to resolve this complex mediation, without which the parties would not have reached this positive outcome for all concerned."

Ally Financial Enters Comprehensive Settlement to Resolve Re. . . [Published Equities.com - May 17 2013]

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