A Washington D.C., jury ruled in favor of stockholders who disputed the federal government’s handling of Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) during the 2008 financial crisis. The jury ruled that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) acted...
A coalition of 18 national trade associations representing the stakeholders in the housing industry sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson warning that mandatory rent control and rent stabilization policies will increase rents,...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Perhaps the most dramatic economic story of the past week involved the decision by Fitch Ratings to downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from “AAA” to “AA+.” Fitch defined its decision as the result of “a steady deterioration in standards of...
On July 30, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), which established the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). One provision of that act gave the FHFA authority to place its regulated entities into conservatorship...
The June reading for Fannie Mae’s (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index saw a scant 0.4-point uptick to 66.0, with the full index up by only 1.2 points from one year ago. However, there is a slight level of optimism among consumers – at least compared to one...
Ninth Circuit Rejects Rehearing in Realtor.com ‘Fake Leads’ Dispute
