May 17 2017, 5:53pm EDT As reported by Brian Collins in National Mortgage News, a coalition of affordable housing advocates, home builders and small mortgage lender groups, including CHLA,… Read More »FHFA, Treasury should cooperate on GSE capital buffer, housing groups say – National Mortgage News 5/17/17
May 11, 2017 As reported on ScotsmanGuide.com, FHFA Director Mel Watt has indicated that the regulator may suspend the profit sweeps to the U.S. Treasury… Read More »Watt says FHFA could withhold GSE dividends – Scotsman Guide 5/11/17
CHLA Lauds FHFA Director Watt’s testimony on GSE Capital Buffer, Reforms Undertaken to Date Contact: Scott Olson … Read More »CHLA lauds FHFA Director Watt's testimony on GSE Capital Buffer
“One additional provision is needed” by Scott Olson This Op-Ed appeared in HousingWire on 5/10/17. The Financial CHOICE Act (FCA) that recently passed the House Financial Services… Read More »Independent Mortgage Bankers say Financial CHOICE Act still needs work (5/10/17)
April 19, 2017 ScotsmanGuide.com The Community Home Lenders Association, representing non-bank lenders, weighed in on the GSEs’ current risk transfer program. “The success of the significant… Read More »GSEs ramp up risk sharing to mixed reviews – Scotsman Guide 4/19/17
This Op-Ed appeared in BankThink (American Banker) on April 26, 2017. By Scott Olson We are approaching the 10th year of the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and… Read More »A GSE risk we can no longer ignore: Do nothing (4/26/17)