Edward DeMarco

• FHFA Eases Short Sale Eligibility

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 22, 2012

  New guidelines permit some homeowners with a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage to sell their home in a short sale even if current.

• Principal Forgiveness Decision Delayed, But Not Dead

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 30, 2012

  FHFA said it has postponed but not killed idea of principal of forgiveness for Fannie and Freddie loans.

• Editor’s Column: Around the CU World

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 15, 2012

  The trades last week came out against principal forgiveness, an idea floated by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Edward DeMarco. Political observers, however, noted that he has long been opposed to debt forgiveness and may be simply responding to consistent pressure from the Democratic Party.

• Around the CU World in 800 Words or Less

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 13, 2012

  Some thoughts on strategic defaults, remote deposit capture and even Greece.

• DeMarco: Strategic Defaults Could Quickly Wipe Out Principal Forgiveness Gains

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 12, 2012

  FHFA Director defends principal forgiveness math.

• Becker: Principal Forgiveness Could ‘Filter Through to CUs’

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 12, 2012

  NAFCU CEO worries about indirect impact from principal forgiveness.

• FHFA Principal Forgiveness Wouldn’t Directly Affect Credit Unions: CUNA Execs

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 11, 2012

  Possible Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac write-downs could in fact help credit unions by forcing losses onto holders of first liens.

• Trades Oppose Principal Forgiveness by FHFA

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 11, 2012

  NAFCU, ABA react to FHFA director comments about considering principal forgiveness for some underwater loans at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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  Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Slated to Downsize

  By David Morrison  |  March 4, 2012

  The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the federal regulator and conservator of government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has delivered a strategic plan for the two that envisions them becoming smaller and less relevant to the secondary mortgage market.

• New Plan Seeks to Plan Mid-Term GSE Future

  By David Morrison  |  February 23, 2012

  The Federal Housing Finance Agency has delivered a strategic plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.