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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Recently Unveiled “HOME Forward” Housing Act May Signal the End of Fannie and Freddie

Bilzin Sumberg on 4/9/2014

Momentum in housing-finance reformation picked up speed last month as the House Financial Services Committee unveiled the proposed Housing Opportunities Move the Economy (HOME) Forward Act of 2014. The proposed HOME Forward...more

Legislative Proposals to Reform the GSEs

Goodwin on 11/21/2013

Two bills have emerged as dueling proposals to reform the GSEs: the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Reform Act (the “Corker-Warner Bill”) in the Senate, and the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013...more

Proposed Legislation Would Replace Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Bilzin Sumberg on 7/26/2013

The Future of Housing Reform - A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators recently proposed a bill that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the next 5 years....more

Dechert OnPoint: Residential Mortgage Securitization Update: GSE Reform Bill

Dechert LLP on 7/15/2013

A bill was recently introduced in the Senate that could result in the wind-down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Under the bi-partisan “Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013”, recently introduced by...more

Residential Mortgage Securitization Update: GSE Reform Bill

Dechert LLP on 7/12/2013

Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced a bi-partisan bill to reform the U.S. housing finance market. Entitled the “Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013” (the “Reform Bill” or...more

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