MBA chief Dave Stevens: “What happens if the president nominates a new [FHFA] director who thinks the government role in mortgage finance is too large and wants to scale it back?"
Cowen: “We continue to believe the Senate Banking Committee must release a legislative plan in 2017 for Fannie and Freddie if it is to be enacted in the 115th Congress.”
The GSEs are also working toward issuing credit-risk transfer deals as real estate mortgage investment conduits, which would allow REITs to hold more of the assets.
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