This interview with Scott Olson appeared on scotsmanguide.com on October 6, 2016. The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now offload much of… Read More »Scotsman Guide Interview with CHLA Executive Director – Front-end risk sharing threatens small lenders (10/6/16)
This Op-Ed appeared in National Mortgage News on September 26, 2016. By Scott Olson The recent revelations about Wells Fargo opening unauthorized bank accounts have great… Read More »Wells Fargo Scandal Exposes Need for Bank Loan Officer Licensing (9/26/16)
Just like most banks already are This Op-Ed appeared in HousingWire on July 29, 2016. by Scott Olson The Community Home Lenders Association believes that balanced regulatory policies… Read More »Community Lenders should be exempt from CFPB exams and primary enforcement, too (7/29/16)
This letter by Scott Olson, executive director of CHLA, appeared in The Washington Post “Letters to the Editor” on June 7, 2016 in response to… Read More »Don't Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the Grasp of Wall Street and Big Banks (6/08/16)
This Op-Ed appeared in American Banker on May 26, 2016. By Scott Olson It is quite clear that comprehensive legislative reform of the government-sponsored enterprises is… Read More »Congress Risks Letting Big Banks Control Housing Finance (5/26/16)
The disagreement on what comes next This Op-Ed appeared in HousingWire on March 8, 2016. by Scott Olson Congress recently adopted so-called government-sponsored enterprise “Jump Start”… Read More »GSE reform is happening: Are people paying attention? (3/8/16)