The Mortgage Bankers Association on Monday asked for a meeting with Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency officials to address MBA member concerns over newly imposed limits on government-sponsored enterprise operations that could cause potential disruptions to the housing finance system.
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MBA Urges Treasury, FHFA to Reconsider GSE Purchase Caps
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Monday asked for a meeting with Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency officials to address MBA member concerns over newly imposed limits on government-sponsored enterprise operations that could cause potential disruptions to the housing finance system.
Senate Confirms Yellen as Treasury Secretary
The Senate on Monday confirmed Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary by an 84-15 vote.
MBA Letter Offers Support for Yellen Treasury Nomination
Janet Yellen, President-Elect Joseph Biden Jr.’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, appears this morning for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Ahead of the hearing, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter in support of her nomination.
FHFA Amends GSE Stock Purchase Agreements; Leaves Decision on Conservatorship to Biden Administration
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not exit federal conservatorship under the Trump Administration; the Federal Housing Finance Agency will leave that decision to the Biden Administration, FHFA said late yesterday.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge Treasury to Promote ‘Critical Reforms’ of GSEs
More than 12 years after the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship—and seemingly no closer to moving them out of conservatorship—the Mortgage Bankers Association and several industry trade groups urged the Treasury Department to promote “critical reforms” of the GSEs and bolster their safety and soundness.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge Treasury to Promote ‘Critical Reforms’ of GSEs
More than 12 years after the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship—and seemingly no closer to moving them out of conservatorship—the Mortgage Bankers Association and several industry trade groups urged the Treasury Department to promote “critical reforms” of the GSEs and bolster their safety and soundness.
Andrew Foster: Preferred Equity Plan for Commercial Real Estate Comes to Washington
This week in Washington, ongoing COVID-19 relief discussions have reached the commercial real estate borrowing community and their financiers in earnest.
Mortgage Action Alliance ‘Call to Action’ Urges Congress to Act on Liquidity Facility
The Mortgage Action Alliance, the grassroots advocacy arm of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued a ‘Call to Action’ on Friday, urging its members to contact their members of Congress to support legislation that would provide lenders and servicers with liquidity support.
MBA Asks Small Business Administration to Relax Eligibility Rules for PPP Loans
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter this week to the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration, asked SBA to relax a part of its eligibility rule so that small independent mortgage banks can qualify for loans under Section 7(a) of the recently approved Paycheck Protection Program.