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GOP’s Toomey Seeks Democratic Help to Free Fannie, Freddie
By Jeff Kearns
March 15, 2021, Bloomberg
Republican Senator Pat Toomey released a set of guidelines to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would need support …
Big U.S. Banks’ Government-Backed MBS Holdings Hit Record High
By Shahien Nasiripour
February 16, 2021, Bloomberg
The largest U.S. banks increased their holdings of federally-backed mortgage securities by about $7 billion during the first week of February, raising their …
Fannie Mae is asking key employees to be prepared to work through the holidays as the mortgage giant plots a potential 11th-hour release from government control
By Sean Czarnecki, Alex Morrell, and Rebecca Ungarino
December 14, 2020, Business Insider
Ho-ho-hold off on unplugging for the holidays.
That’s what top Fannie Mae execs are telling key employees …
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Fannie, Freddie Overseer Looks to End Federal Control Before Trump Leaves
By Andew Ackerman
November 20, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
The federal regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is pushing to speed up the mortgage giants’ exit from …
Fannie, Freddie Should Hold $280 Billion in Capital, FHFA Says
By Andrew Ackerman
November 18, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to hold hundreds of billions of dollars of capital to absorb …
Freddie Mac prices first-ever credit risk transfer linked to SOFR
By Brad Finkelstein
October 19, 2020, National Mortgage News
Freddie Mac has issued its first credit risk transfer deal linked to the Structured Overnight Financing Rate that is being pushed …
Fannie, Freddie Capital Increase Is Endorsed by Risk Panel
By Andrew Ackerman
September 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
A plan to impose stricter capital requirements on mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday won the endorsement …
Fed’s Mortgage-Buying Spree at $1 Trillion With No End in Sight
By Christopher Maloney
September 1, 2020, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve has snapped up $1 trillion of mortgage bonds since March, a record pace of purchasing, as the U.S. central bank …
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Pimco Warns FHFA’s Fannie-Freddie Plan Threatens Housing Finance
By Joe Light
September 1, 2020, Bloomberg
Pacific Investment Management Co., one of the world’s biggest bond investors, is warning that a regulator’s push to end federal control of Fannie …
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Mortgage Refinance Surcharge Delayed by Fannie, Freddie Until Dec. 1
By Andrew Ackerman
August 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Many homeowners who refinance their mortgages in the next three months will avoid paying an additional fee averaging $1,400, a …
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MiFID II Review to Look at Systematic Internalizers
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Blast From the Past: EU Tells Traders Working From Home: Take Notes if You Can’t Record Calls
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Blast From the Past: EU Watchdog to Nudge Bond Trades Closer to Real-Time Transparency
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Blast From the Past: Traders Across Europe Face Up to the Cost of Failure
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Blast From the Past: Passive Investing Boom Reaches Europe as Assets Hit $1 Trillion
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MiFID II Review to Look at Systematic Internalizers
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Blast From the Past: EU Tells Traders Working From Home: Take Notes if You Can’t Record Calls
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Blast From the Past: EU Watchdog to Nudge Bond Trades Closer to Real-Time Transparency
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Blast From the Past: Traders Across Europe Face Up to the Cost of Failure
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Blast From the Past: Passive Investing Boom Reaches Europe as Assets Hit $1 Trillion