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Where Trump and Biden Stand on Mortgage Finance
By Andrew Ackerman
October 8, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have divergent views on the federal government’s role in the $11 trillion mortgage market, with …
Fannie, Freddie to face banklike liquidity standards starting Sept. 1
By Hannah Lang
July 31, 2020, American Banker
The Federal Housing Finance Agency quietly imposed new liquidity requirements on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in June that will require the …
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Forbearance Risk Still Looms Over Agency Mortgage Bond Market
By Christopher Maloney
July 30, 2020, Bloomberg Law
The number of mortgage loans in forbearance has been trending downward for six weeks, but it’s too early to sound the all-clear.…
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Europe Readies MiFID Rollback to Increase Recovery Investment
By Alexander Weber and Silla Brush
July 22, 2020, Bloomberg
The European Union is planning to roll back landmark regulations on securities trading and investment research, arguing that softer rules …
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announce underwriting advisers
By Kathleen Howley
June 15, 2020, HousingWire
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the world’s largest mortgage financing companies, announced on Monday the firms they will use as financial advisers for …
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SOFR phase-in for cash products sparks ‘mismatch’ fears
By Ben St. Clair
May 14, 2020, Risk
A plan to move existing U.S. cash loans from Libor to a new risk-free rate over the course of one year could …
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Fannie, Freddie May Soon Buy Home Loans in Forbearance to Help Mortgage Firms
By Andrew Ackerman
April 20, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
A top U.S. regulator is considering taking steps to ease strains on mortgage companies facing a cash crunch as millions …
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Conduits drew backup lines in CP market crunch
By Owen Sanderson
April 8, 2020, GlobalCapital
All the major ABCP vehicles are now “fully supported”, in contrast to the situation before the financial crisis of 2008, when banks had …
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Fannie, Freddie Unlikely to Aid Mortgage Companies as Payments Dry Up, FHFA Chief Says
By Andrew Ackerman
April 7, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
A top U.S. housing market regulator said he isn’t likely to heed mortgage companies’ calls to help ease the cash-flow …
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EU defers legal fix to Brexit swaps trading ban on branches
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Blast from the Past: Europe launches review of giant Mifid II trading rulebook
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Best execution U-Turn in Europe: What does the industry think?
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Research reveals £100k difference in platform Sipp costs
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Brexit Stand Off: Post Brexit Impacts Still Not Fully Formed
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EU defers legal fix to Brexit swaps trading ban on branches
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Blast from the Past: Europe launches review of giant Mifid II trading rulebook
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Best execution U-Turn in Europe: What does the industry think?
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Research reveals £100k difference in platform Sipp costs
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Brexit Stand Off: Post Brexit Impacts Still Not Fully Formed
Yes, Brexit is Still Happening: Are You Ready?
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
As the industry collectively continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, thoughts have started to turn to …
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