The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. This included nationwide listening sessions and other opportunities for public input. 6 This was totally inconsistent with the original design.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

Introduction In April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially solicited public comment on a proposal from Freddie Mac, one of the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) it oversees, to begin a pilot program to finance closed-end second (CES) mortgages. It seems clear it would not.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

You need to craft data-driven narratives that connect with the intended audience, whether government officials, legislators or constituents. The institute, which is based at the University of Utah, provides state and local leaders with economic, demographic and public policy research. Its not enough to dig up good data.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to housing issues, many tenants have been left unemployed either temporarily or permanently due to damage or destruction of businesses. Such assistance is in part meant to deter further displacement and loss of housing following a natural disaster. The rental of residential housing is an act that affects commerce.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This could significantly increase affordability, especially for FTHBs, and make housing transactions generally more cost-effective for both buyers and sellers. 3 In the modern era, U.S.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been very prominently in the news lately. The changes then became the subject of hearings and legislation in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to reverse the changes.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In this episode, UCR Professor of political science Ben Bishin talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about what to expect from a partisan Congress as we enter President Biden's first term in office. About Ben Bishin : Benjamin G. Bishin is Professor of political science.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In this episode, UCR Professor of political science Ben Bishin talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about what to expect from a partisan Congress as we enter President Biden's first term in office. About Ben Bishin : Benjamin G. Bishin is Professor of political science.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In this episode, UCR Professor of political science Ben Bishin talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about what to expect from a partisan Congress as we enter President Biden's first term in office. Ben Bishin on the topic of the future of both houses of Congress in the 2022 midterm election cycle.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

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Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Later, Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas, R-Midland, determined Brown’s comments “violated the decorum of the House”, said Ari Adler, spokesman for the Republican majority. Image: Washington Post. Following the *audacity* that Rep. Brown used a biological, anatomical, even “medical” [gasp!]

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 15, 2025

Introduction The most discussed topic in housing finance policy in the last few months has been whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). That portfolio peaked at over $1.5

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The possibility of a GSE conservatorship exit has sparked considerable media attention, particularly in housing and mortgage industry circles. Separately, Trump II has the ability to directly reshape GSE mortgage policies. Is the not-yet-nominated director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) the key to conservatorship exit?

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