One of the key jobs of the Financial Stability Oversight Council is to make suggestions and recommendations to regulators to avoid SIFI designations, the FHFA director said.
Policy changes impacting 15% of GDP in an election year are inherently risky, according to Isaac Boltansky of Compass Point. The result, he said, is likely to be “a long and winding road” toward housing-finance reform.
Because it controls the senior class of stock in Fannie and Freddie, the Treasury is in the driver’s seat on recap and release. Former Freddie CEO Layton weighs the government’s options, using AIG as a blueprint.
After the FHFA director left the stage at a Federalist Society event, a panel of housing experts took issue with almost every facet of the Trump administration's plan.
A new report allays concerns that a recent request for input from the regulator regarding pooling practices was an indication that something was amiss.
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