Category: Fannie Mae

FHFA Adopts New Plan Under Director Watt; Won’t Reduce GSE Market Share

DSNews   BY: Krista Franks Brock   May 14, 2014 In a speaking engagement at the Brookings Institution, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin L. Watt spoke about his new 2014 Strategic Plan for the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, highlighting a few major changes to the plan. Notably Watt’s plan removes any intention to reduce the GSEs’ […]

Report: Homeownership on Path to Sustainability

DSNews BY: Tori Barrington 10/4/2013 As most housing metrics turned around last year, one vital statistic stayed down: the homeownership rate. However, one analyst at Fannie Mae says that low homeownership—when put in context with other data—might indicate a promising trend in sustainability. According to recently published data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the […]