What legislative activity can we expect in 2020 in the area of housing finance reform? With the Senate kicking off the New Year with an impeachment trial, it is highly unlikely Congress will make much headway on housing...more
1/24/2020
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Senate Banking Committee ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
We continue to gauge the potential for Congress to act on the administration’s housing finance plan and/or pass their own before adjourning for the year. When Congress returned from August recess, members faced an ambitious...more
10/4/2019
/ Capital Requirements ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Donald Trump ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Housing Finance Reform ,
Housing Market ,
Impeachment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Trump Administration
Now midway through the first session of the 116th Congress, the House and Senate have yet to act on housing reform legislation. Most recently, Mark Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), announced...more
Since the new legislative session convened in January, congressional leaders and President Trump have repeatedly highlighted the importance of passing legislation to repair our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. ...more
5/17/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Elder Issues ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Disasters ,
Public Housing ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Rural Development ,
Rural Housing Services ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters has introduced the “Consumers First Act” (to be designated H.R. 1500), a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mr. Mulvaney...more
3/8/2019
/ Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Trump Administration
The new 116th Congress convened on January 3, 2019, with members of Congress sworn into office. Although the first month was consumed by the partial government shutdown, Congressional committee assignments were finalized, and...more