2008 Legislation Voting 
The Lowe Down
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The 2020 United States presidential election saw a major increase in mail-in voting as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This shift was politicized, with republicans falsely claiming the method was more prone to widespread fraud, and democrats hoping that an increased turnout stemming from mail-in voting would benefit their party.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
JUNE 10, 2024
23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. ” Two, as several government officials told me, issues related to subverted price competition in housing and mortgage markets generally have little, if any, impact on election voting outcomes.
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JUNE 19, 2023
I am not sure it passed, because there is a vote in August on a property tax levy for the Detroit Institute of Arts. Also see " As millage vote looms, lawmaker and DIA spar over finances " from the Detroit Free Press. mill tax for the Detroit Zoo they approved in 2008. mills to help pay for the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
JANUARY 7, 2025
Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? When the conservatorships were established in 2008, exiting them required approval from both the presidential administration, acting through Treasury, and the then-independent FHFA, led by a single director.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
JULY 30, 2024
Introduction Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, when the markets lost confidence in them. For example, see the September 2008, “Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The first event occurred in September of 2008 when the government placed the GSEs into conservatorship during the great financial crisis. Counter the so-called “deep state” by eliminating GSE programs which were approved by government officials without clear authorization from congressional legislation.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
APRIL 28, 2025
This disappointing result stems from a combination of several unusual factors: Raising equity during conservatorship is basically a non-starter, as potential investors would reject becoming shareholders of F&F knowing that they would be totally disenfranchised, i.e., with no ability to receive dividends, vote for board members, etc.
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