Tag Archives: GSE

Senate Introduces Jumpstart GSE Reform Act

| March 15, 2013

Mortgage News Daily recently reported that four members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee have introduced legislation that would control how the increase in guarantee fees levied by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are used and when the stock in the two companies can be approved for sale. The Jumpstart GSE Reform […]

HOME Act Seeks to Encourage Refinancing, Prevent Foreclosures

| September 30, 2010

MortgageOrb.com reported yesterday that California Congressman Dennis Cardoza is introducing a piece of legislation that he says would encourage refinancing, which, in turn, would reduce the number of defaults and help prevent foreclosures. The Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity (HOME) Act would enable mortgages currently owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that meet certain […]