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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

FHFA Director Pulte Terminates Mortgage-Related Special Purpose Credit Programs for GSEs

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/28/2025

In a significant policy shift under the Trump administration, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued an order on March 25, 2025 terminating special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) supported...more

Inside the Beltway – Ringing in the Near Year With an Impeachment Trial

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/24/2020

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

Inside the Beltway – Will Impeachment Trump Housing Finance Reform?

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/4/2019

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

Qualified mortgages: The uncertain future of the GSE patch

Bricker Graydon LLP on 7/27/2018

Late last month, President Trump’s administration released a wide-sweeping reform and reorganization plan for the federal government. Included in this plan was a proposal to reform two of the largest government sponsored...more

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FHFA Director Pulte Terminates Mortgage-Related Special Purpose Credit Programs for GSEs

Inside the Beltway – Ringing in the Near Year With an Impeachment Trial

Inside the Beltway – Will Impeachment Trump Housing Finance Reform?

Qualified mortgages: The uncertain future of the GSE patch

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