The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent federal agency in the United States created as the successor regulatory agency of the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development government-sponsored enterprise mission team,[3] absorbing the powers and regulatory authority of both entities, with expanded legal and regulatory authority, including the ability to place government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) into receivership or conservatorship.
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Three factors that could shape the fate of housing overhaul
But several developments unfolding right now could make the next five or six months among the more consequential periods for housing-finance policy since the...
FHFA faces pushback on cuts to Fannie Mae apartment lending
While the size of the cuts is still undetermined, they will add to a 10 percent reduction in apartment financing the Federal Housing Finance...
The new guy at Freddie Mac
First, Haldeman clarified what Freddie Mac's business is, and dispelled some common misconceptions. As a player in the secondary market, the company doesn't deal...
