Federal Housing Finance Agency

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  Do New Fannie-Freddie Bonds Signal Return of Asset-Backed Securities?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 12, 2012

  Fannie and Freddie are unable to issue higher-yielding bonds because of an unintended effect of Dodd-Frank; an exemption would create a ‘risk-sharing’ bond market that would benefit the mortgage giants.

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  Geithner: Europe Crisis Is Biggest Threat to U.S. Economy

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed with lawmakers on Wednesday a number of issues, from the success of financial reform to the European crisis to the SEC's attempt to overhaul money-market funds.

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  Senators Cite Deficiencies in FHFA's Oversight of Fannie and Freddie

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2011

  As part of an ongoing series of hearings on how to reform housing finance, the Senate Banking Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s first inspector general, Steve Linick.

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  FHA Reserves Hit Bottom, but Rebound Expected

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  Acting FHA Commissioner Carol Galante told reporters on Tuesday that “while the FHA is facing the most severe economic conditions,” the FHA’s “Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) fund capital balance remains in positive territory and its programs are actuarially sound.”

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  Freddie Mac CEO and 3 Chairmen to Resign

  By Derek Kravitz, Associated Press  |  October 27, 2011

  Freddie Mac CEO Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman Jr. will resign within the next year, according to the government regulator that oversees the mortgage giant.

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  A Holiday From Histrionics

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2011

  McGraw-Hill, parent to Standard & Poor’s, announced on Monday that it received a Wells notice from the SEC related to S&P’s rating of a collateralized debt obligation from 2007 (yes, 2007).

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  What’s Behind the U.S. Suing Big Banks Over Mortgage-Backed Securities?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  September 14, 2011

  More bank stock declines and less lending could be in store as financial institutions face another massive round of lawsuits. The Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 banks on Sept. 2, alleging that the financial institutions committed securities violations in the lead-up to the recent financial crisis.

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  Can Bank of America Survive Another Beating?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 2, 2011

  The once nearly orphaned Merrill Lynch is BofA’s most successful business unit and it is its corporate parent that looks to be near the precipice.

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  Real Estate Rebound? Weak Housing Data Hides Seeds of Hope, Analyst Says

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 25, 2011

  While this week has produced mostly grim news in the housing sector, a top real estate industry consultant offers a far more encouraging big-picture view of the key economic sector.