News & Analysis as of August 5, 2025

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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 Orders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Consider Cryptocurrency Reserves in Mortgage Risk Assessments

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/7/2025

On June 25, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a directive ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare proposals for treating cryptocurrency held on U.S.-regulated exchanges as assets for reserves in...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

Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

Goodwin on 6/25/2021

In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

State Prudential Standards for Mortgage Servicers: “Ahead of the Curve” or “Dead Man’s Curve”?

Mayer Brown on 12/31/2020

I was only 9 years old when Jan and Dean in 1963 released their hit song “Dead Man’s Curve.” I thought about this song when I read the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (“CSBS”) Proposed Regulatory Prudential Standards...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Code Libor – SEC And OCIE Issue Risk Alert In Preparation Of Libor Discontinuation

Goodwin on 6/26/2020

In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more

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