Fannie Mae

• GSE Qualified Mortgage Limit Will Have Little Impact

  By David Morrison  |  May 15, 2013

  The bulk of credit union and CUSO mortgage programs will see minimal impact from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac limiting the secondary market to only qualified mortgages, according to credit union and CUSO ­executives.

• Senate Hearing Will Address Secondary Mortgage Market Reform

  May 14, 2013

  Panel to take up housing finance reform with a focus on private investments.

• New GSE Rules Could Limit CU Housing Finance to Lower Income, Exec Says

  By David Morrison  |  May 8, 2013

  Wright-Patt lending chief says unintended consequences could result from new CFPB rules put on Fannie and Freddie.

• GSE Change Seen Minimal for Credit Union Mortgage Lenders

  By David Morrison  |  May 7, 2013

  Not much impact seen from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac decision to buy only qualified mortgages after Jan. 10, 2014.

• Fannie and Freddie to Reject Non-QM Mortgages Starting January 2014

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 6, 2013

  FHFA said the GSEs will generally not buy loans that don't meet the CFPB's new "ability to repay rule."

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  Rep. Mel Watt’s Long Odds Involve More Than Just Principal Forgiveness

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 2, 2013

  North Carolina congressman's nomination to FHFA top spot prompts careful comments from trades.

• Partisan Bickering On CFPB

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 1, 2013

  Ever since Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were named the chairman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee late last year, Capitol Hill observers have waited for the two members of Congress and their polar opposite ideologies to clash publicly.

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  Possible Edward DeMarco Replacement at FHFA Has History With Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  April 15, 2013

  Media sources report that Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, is a lead contender to replace DeMarco.

• More HARP: FHFA Gives Nod to Loan Mods Through 2015

  By David Morrison  |  April 11, 2013

  Refinancing program had been scheduled to end at the end of 2013. Now gets two more years.

• SEC Enforcement Action Penalties: $1.5 Billion and Counting

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 9, 2013

  Agency posts list of actions against securities firms since financial crisis began.