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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 +

Potential Impacts of the Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 6/5/2025

Fannie Mae (1938) and Freddie Mac (1970) were created with the end goal of promoting homeownership across the United States. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”), are publicly traded 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

FHFA announces new director is sworn in

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/24/2025

On March 14, the FHFA announced that Director William Pulte was sworn in as its fifth director in a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on March 14. Pulte was appointed by President Trump and will serve a five-year term...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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Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/30/2018

Despite recent signs that both sides were backing off of the brinksmanship moving the US and China towards a protracted trade war, the White House unveiled plans on Tuesday to move ahead with tariffs and other “punitive...more

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