In each case, Chief Judge Margaret Sweeney’s decision hinged on whether the plaintiffs were pursuing direct or derivative claims.

Ronald McCord, the former president of First Mortgage, faces 24 counts of bank fraud, money laundering and making a false statement.

Industry stakeholders believe this is a sign the GSEs are on track to undergo their long-expected public offerings.

A Florida lawyer is charged with swindling distressed borrowers out of their homes, and then filing fraudulent bankruptcy petitions to prevent the GSEs from executing lawful foreclosures.

In two separate cases filed by GSE shareholders against the government, the Court of Federal Claims meted out different results.

Milbank has won a one-year, $3 million contract from the FHFA to provide legal services related to ending the conservatorships.

FICO subject of DOJ antitrust probe; Fannie board member to head OCC; Freddie discontinues LIBOR-linked debt.

While the SCOTUS is still to decide on the CFPB’s fate, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the bureau is constitutional. FHFA implications.

Lawrence Parks, a former FHLB-SF executive, believes an FHLB plan to buy Freddie seems as plausible as other ideas that pass for GSE reform.

According to court filings, beginning in 2016, the FHLB-SF developed a proposal for the bank to purchase one of the GSEs. To assist in the process, the bank also engaged the services of McKinsey Consulting.