As a key Obama-era policy maker at FHFA departs, some industry insiders worry the new administration will upset years of reform.

As the Trump administration winds its way toward some sort of conclusion on GSE reform, industry observers ponder the possible holdups.

Mortgage industry experts zero in on FHFA’s risk-based capital rule as the linchpin for successful housing-finance reform.

Experts agree the GSEs are systemically important. The question is whether they are SIFIs or SIFMUs or something else.

Economists use an Urban Institute roundtable to debate the best and fastest route to fix what ails Fannie and Freddie.

Industry insiders disagree on how long it would take for Fannie and Freddie to go public. A Raymond James report says it will take three to four years, while others say it depends on the plan.

The FHFA director adds nonbank counterparty risk to his list of concerns. He is pushing for more competition as a solution for reform. But Realtors have concerns of their own: keeping an explicit government guarantee.

Private-label issuers and industry experts debate the effects of the expiration of the QM patch.

It’s only a matter of time before the Treasury Department unveils its GSE re-form blueprint to White House insiders. But which advisory firm will assist Treasury in selling a new class of Fannie/Freddie stock to the public?

Rohit Gupta talks about capitalization schemes, government versus private in-surance and who housing-finance reform is really for.