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Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Joins Board of Directors at The Hartford

Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Joins Board of Directors at The Hartford

by Phil Hall | Aug 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) announced the appointment of Priscilla Almodovar, former president and CEO of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA), to the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 1. Almodovar will serve on the board’s Finance, Investment and...
Former Fannie Mae President David Benson Returns as Senior Adviser

Former Fannie Mae President David Benson Returns as Senior Adviser

by Phil Hall | Oct 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

David Benson, the former president of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA), is rejoining the government-sponsored enterprise in the capacity of a senior adviser. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the self-appointed chairman of Fannie Mae, made...
Leadership Changes Announced at Fannie Mae

Leadership Changes Announced at Fannie Mae

by Phil Hall | Oct 23, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Peter Akwaboah as acting CEO. He replaces Priscilla Almodovar, who served as chief executive since her appointment by then-President Biden in 2022 and took on the additional title of...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 14-18

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 14-18

by Phil Hall | Oct 18, 2024 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Selling homes with dinosaurs, climate change’s impact on football stadiums and the real estate developer friend from hell. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 14-18. Hit: Jurassic Property. Kudos to...
Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Joins Board of Directors at The Hartford

Fannie Mae CEO: ‘It’s a Highly Unaffordable Market Right Now’

by Phil Hall | Oct 16, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Priscilla Almodovar, the CEO of Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA) has looked at the housing market and said she never saw anything like it. In an interview with MarketWatch, pointed to home prices that are still at historic highs. “It’s a highly unaffordable market right now,”...
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