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Capitol Report: To free Fannie and Freddie, their regulator may bypass do-nothing Congress

A Washington analyst thinks recent steps may make it easier for the regulator of the two government sponsored enterprises to work with the Treasury Department, as mortgage market reform remains a low priority for Congress......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 24th, 2018

Capitol Report: Senate Republicans’ opening infrastructure bid: $568 billion

A group of Senate Republicans laid down their marker in the infrastructure debate in Washington on Thursday, unveiling in broad terms a plan to spend $568 billion over five years on roads, bridges, highways, broadband and other public works projects......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 22nd, 2021

Capitol Report: Will Fannie and Freddie get a new sibling?

The.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 17th, 2019

Capitol Report: Fannie-Freddie shareholders may get a payout after a decade of uncertainty

The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency says there may be a payout for common shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 23rd, 2019

Capitol Report: Fannie, Freddie shareholder payout is part of the reform discussion, regulator says in surprise move

The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency says there may be a payout for common shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 21st, 2019

Capitol Report: Senate confirms Mark Calabria as head of Fannie, Freddie regulator

Mark Calabria was confirmed to take the reins of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday and serve as regulator to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 5th, 2019

Capitol Report: White House keeps option of going alone on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac privatization

But to the extent there was news in the Trump memo on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it was the undercurrent that the White House was willing to go it alone.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2019

Capitol Report: DeMarco says Senate hearing was ‘constructive’ step toward taking Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac out of conservatorship

The former head of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s chief regulator said a Senate hearing was a “constructive” step in moving toward taking the mortgage giants outside of government conservatorship......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2019

Capitol Report: Here’s what businesses are saying about the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

Dozens of representatives of U.S. companies are testifying about the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, telling a Washington hearing that they would cripple business and raise costs for Americans......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 21st, 2018

Capitol Report: As conservatorship reaches 10th birthday, another overhaul proposal for Fannie and Freddie

Congress has attempted an overhaul of the housing finance system several times over the past decade, to no avail. On the 10-year anniversary of the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, legislators celebrated with a fresh reform package......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 7th, 2018

Capitol Report: HQ2 in the D.C. area could help Amazon snag a $10 billion Pentagon contract

As Amazon.com Inc. looks close to announcing where it will place its second headquarters, analysts are pointing out that a move into the Washington, D.C., area could help the company secure a big Pentagon contract......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 12th, 2018

Capitol Report: Here’s a Fannie-Freddie fix proposal that greases the skids for Congress

A new proposal from the Milken Institute lays out steps that the Treasury Department and the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can take to overhaul the entire housing finance system, to leave the hard decisions to Congress......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 8th, 2019

Capitol Report: Maxine Waters calls into question FHFA independence after MarketWatch reports Fannie, Freddie privatization plan

The head of the House Financial Services Committee and the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee are raising questions about the independence of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s regulator after a MarketWatch report......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 28th, 2019

Capitol Report: As Fannie-Freddie reform gets underway, here are the three big questions for the housing market

Here are the big questions facing the housing market as the process of privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac gets underway in earnest......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 29th, 2019

Capitol Report: Solid Fannie-Freddie earnings are a foundation for mortgage giants’ next act

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsor.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 14th, 2019

Capitol Report: Biden’s move on vaccine patents represents blow for the second-biggest spender on Washington lobbying

The Biden administration’s Wednesday decision to support waiving intellectual-property protections for COVID-19 vaccines counts as a significant disappointment for drugmakers, who rank among the biggest spenders on Washington lobbying......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 6th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden’s American Families plan would cost more than White House’s estimate and weigh on GDP, study says

President Joe Biden's American Families Plan would cost $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, or about $700 billion more than the White House’s estimate, according to a study out Wednesday from Penn Wharton Budget Model analysts......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 5th, 2021

Capitol Report: Companies poised to ramp up lobbying on taxes as Biden plans hikes, expert says

As President Joe Biden proposes a range of tax hikes to fund his big plans for infrastructure and social spending, Corporate America looks set to escalate its Washington lobbying on taxes later this year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 4th, 2021

Ashli Babbitt"s family plans to sue Capitol police and the officer who fatally shot her: report

Babbitt was shot by a US Capitol police officer in the halls of the Capitol building during the January 6 insurrection. WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 6: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 29th, 2021

US airline bailout helps Southwest post $116M profit

With help from Washington, Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 22nd, 2021