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December 10, 2008	Committee Examines the "Collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac"
November 10, 2008	Conforming Loan Limit For U.S. To Remain $417,000 In 2009; Different Limits In Some Areas
September 15, 2008	FHFA Statement on Golden Parachute Payments
September 8, 2008	U.S. Takes Over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac A Compilation of News
July 23, 2008	House to Consider H.R. 3221
May 22, 2008	House Comm. Examines Impact on Homebuyers and Housing Market of Conforming Loan Limit Increase
May 20, 2008	Senate Banking Committee Passes Major Housing Legislation
May 6, 2008	Temporary Conforming Loan Limits Updated In Three Areas
May 5, 2008	Financial Services Committee Approves FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act
April 21, 2008	OFHEO Issues Examination Guidance On Fair Value Option
March 26, 2008	OFHEO Issues Final Guidance On Conforming Loan Limit Calculations
March 19, 2008	OFHEO, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Rollout Initiative To Increase Mortgage Market Liquidity
March 16, 2008	OFHEO Seeks Comments On Enterprise Appraisal Code
March 13, 2008	Freddie Mac Provides Update on Purchases of Conforming Jumbo Mortgages
March 12, 2008	OFHEO Finds Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as Adequately Capitalized At End of 2007
March 6, 2008	Senate Comm. Holds Hearing on GSE Reform Legislation
March 6, 2008	OFHEO Temporarily Increases GSE Conforming Loan Limits For High Cost Areas
March 3, 2008	Fannie, Freddie to Overhaul Appraisals in Cuomo Deal
February 8, 2008	Senate Committee Examines “Reforming the Regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises.”
November 27, 2007	2008 Conforming Loan Limit $417,000
October 24, 2007	House Comm Examines Legislative Proposals on Reforming Mortgage Practices
October 22, 2007	Comprehensive Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation Introduced in the House
October 19, 2007	SEC Distributes $356 Million to Defrauded Fannie Mae Investors
October 2, 2007	OFHEO Announces 2nd Qtr 2007 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification For GSEs
September 21, 2007	OFHEO Provides Flexibility On Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Mortgage Portfolios
September 20, 2007	HUD Announces 2006 Affordable Housing Goals Performance Results For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
August 21, 2007	Reps. Frank, Miller Call On Senate To Raise GSE Loan Limits
August 16, 2007	The American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance urges OFHEO to increase the limits on the investment portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
July 17, 2007	HUD Releases Working Papers on GSEs, Funding of Affordable Loan
July 16, 2007	Joint Letter Asking Congress to Encourage OFHEO to Withdraw Proposed Guidance Allowing Them to Decrease Conforming Loan Limit
July 9, 2007	Fannie Mae To Require New American Land Title Association® (ALTA®) Title Insurance Forms
July 3, 2007	Freddie Mac Confirms Effective Date for ALTA® Loan Policy Use
June 21, 2007	OFHEO Releases Conforming Loan Limit Guidance For Comment
May 23, 2007	House Passes GSE Reform Bill
April 25, 2007	Freddie Mac Advises Lenders to Use ALTA®'s Loan Policy [PDF]
April 10, 2007	OFHEO Releases Annual Report to Congress
March 30, 2007	Financial Services Committee Passes GSE Reform Bill
March 15, 2007	House Financial Services Committee Examines Legislative Proposals on GSE Reform (Links to Witnesses and Prepared Testimony)
March 13, 2007	Bipartisan GSE Reform and Oversight Legislation Introduced
March 7, 2007	Fed Chairman Discusses GSE Portfolios, Systemic Risk, and Affordable Housing
March 1, 2007	Senator Dodd Commends Freddie Mac On Higher Standards For Subprime Mortgage Market
February 26, 2007	Freddie Mac Releases Latest Bulletin
February 5, 2007	GSE Reform: A Priority For 2007 Says James B. Lockhart III Director of OFHEO
December 19, 2006	OFHEO Files Notice Of Charges Against Former Fannie Mae Executives [PDF]
December 5, 2006	Fannie Mae Announces Scheduled Restatement of 2004 10-K Will Host Investor/Analyst Conference Call
November 30, 2006	OFHEO Director Says It's "Time to Get the Housing GSEs in Order" [PDF]
November 28, 2006	2007 Conforming Loan Limit To Remain At $417,000
November 16, 2006	OFHEO Establishes Procedures For 2007 Conforming Loan Limit
November 13, 2006	Government-Sponsored Enterprises Important to Home Buyers and Sellers
October 27, 2006	OHFEO Publishes Final GSE Record Retention Rules
October 3, 2006	OFHEO Adopts Strategic Plan
September 15, 2006	Financial Services Committee Members Urge Senate Action on GSEs
September 13, 2006	Probe of Freddie Mac Ends, No Charges
September 1, 2006	Oxley Urges Action on GSE Reform
August 24, 2006	Justice Department Drops Investigation of Fannie Mae
August 14, 2006	HUD Launches Review Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Investments Comprehensive Evaluation to be completed by Fall 2007
June 15, 2006	OFHEO Releases Annual Report to Congress
June 14, 2006	HUD Announces Review Of Fannie And Freddie Investments To Ensure Charter Compliance
June 9, 2006	House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Conducts Hearing Entitled "OFHEO’s Final Report on Fannie Mae."
June 2, 2006	Fannie Mae Announces Property Insurance Changes
June 1, 2006	Freddie Mac Reports 2005 Financial Results Company Reports Market Share Growth and Continued Solid Risk Management Performance
May 23, 2006	OFHEO Director Lockhart to Testify on OFHEO Report
May 12, 2006	Fannie Mae Updates Hurricane-Related Special Relief Measures
April 21, 2006	Freddie Mac to pay $410 million in lawsuit settlements Expects settlements to ding Q1 earnings by $220 million
April 19, 2006	Freddie Mac Settles With Federal Election Commission
March 29, 2006	Fannie Mae Lists Changes for Resale-Restricted Properties
March 14, 2006	House Committee on Financial Services Conducts Hearing to "Review of the Rudman Report on Fannie Mae."
March 13, 2006	Housing Market Readjusting To Normal Balance
March 9, 2006	Rudman to Testify on Fannie Mae Report
March 7, 2006	HUD Reports on Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: Enhanced Public Data And Recent Housing Goal Performance
February 23, 2006	Fannie Mae Releases Rudman Report
December 2, 2005	Freddie Mac Foreclosure Suspension In Gulf Coast Hurricane Disaster Areas Extended Until February 28, 2006 Borrowers Urged to Call Servicers Following Dec. 1 End to Mandatory Forbearance
November 29, 2005	OFHEO Announces Maximum 2006 Conforming Loan Limit
November 11, 2005	HUD Finalizes Rule To Make More Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Mortgage Data Available To The Public
November 2, 2005	OFHEO Finds Fannie Mae Achieves 30 Percent Capital Surplus
October 27, 2005	GSE Legislation Overwhelmingly Approved, 331-90
October 5, 2005	Alleged new accounting problems won't shake Fannie's core business Top Fed official says there's no solvency issue
September 16, 2005	Fannie Mae Announces Additional Steps for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts; Company to Provide 1,500 Properties for Evacuees
September 15, 2005	Freddie Mac Extends Mortgage Relief To National Guard Engaged In Hurricane Katrina Operations Reminds Servicers to Provide SCRA Protections to Active Duty Federal Service Personnel
September 15, 2005	Freddie Mac's Multifamily Division offers 90-days Forbearance to Borrowers with Apartment Buildings Affected by Hurricane Katrina
September 13, 2005	OFHEO Enters Into Consent Order With Freddie Mac
September 6, 2005	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac make agreement with regulator OFHEO announces commitments
September 5, 2005	OFHEO Reaches Agreements With Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac On Subordinated Debt, Disclosures
August 29, 2005	OFHEO Finalizes Regulation on Mortgage Fraud
August 29, 2005	OFHEO Issues “Mortgage Markets And The Enterprises In 2004”
July 28, 2005	Senate Committee Passes S.190 - "The Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005"
July 25, 2005	New fiscal diet for Fannie Mae proposed Legislator proposes portfolio-reducing rules for Fannie, Freddie
June 15, 2005	Freddie Mac Mandates 90-day Forbearance To Help Returning Service Personnel Avoid Foreclosures
June 15, 2005	OFHEO Releases 2005 Annual Report to Congress
May 26, 2005	Financial Services Committee Votes to Create Strong Regulator for the Secondary Mortgage Markets
May 20, 2005	Greenspan Builds Case Vs. Fannie, Freddie Greenspan Builds Case for Limiting Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Holdings, Says It Won't Hurt Housing
May 19, 2005	Fannie Mae names new officers in finance division Mortgage financier moves forward with reorganization plan
May 19, 2005	OFHEO Classifies Fannie Mae As Significantly Undercapitalized For Fourth Quarter 2004 And Adequately Capitalized For First Quarter 2005
May 13, 2005	Freddie Mac Announces Resolution of REIT Dividend Tax Issue
April 21, 2005	Mortgage Companies Say They're on Track CEOs of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Tell Congress That Mortgage Companies Are on Right Course
April 14, 2005	Mortgage giants are distrusted by GOP
April 14, 2005	Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to Conduct Three Days of Hearings on "Regulatory Reform of the Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises"
April 7, 2005	Committee to Hear Administration’s Views on GSE Reform
April 7, 2005	Fannie Mae employees falsified signatures, regulator says Falcon tells Congress of 'significant new accounting problems'
April 6, 2005	Lawmakers Push for More Lending Oversight Lawmakers Push for More Oversight Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in Wake of Accounting Scandals
April 6, 2005	Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Conduct Hearing "Additional Accounting and Management Failures at Fannie Mae-OFHEO’s Efforts to Ensure Safe and Sound Operations."
April 5, 2005	GSE Reform Bill Introduced by Representative Oxley
April 5, 2005	OFHEO Announces Final Enhanced Corporate Governance Regulation
April 1, 2005	Freddie Mac Industry Letter Revises Appraisal Report Forms
March 31, 2005	Freddie Mac Reports 2004 Financial Results Fair Value of Net Assets Grows; Company Maintains Strong Capital Surplus
March 31, 2005	OFHEO Finds Freddie Mac Adequately Capitalized [PDF]
March 28, 2005	Fannie Mae Downgraded to B+ from A- for bank financial strength as new accounting issues identified; Aaa affirmed for senior unsecured debt
March 23, 2005	Reps. Oxley and Frank Request GAO Prepare an Analysis of Real Estate Competition
March 18, 2005	Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Schedules Two Days of Hearings on “Regulatory Reform of GSEs"
March 10, 2005	House Subcommittee Hearing entitled "Due Diligence in Mortgage Repurchases and Fannie Mae: The First Beneficial Case." March 10, 2005
March 9, 2005	House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Hearing entitled "GSE Reform and the Federal Home Loan Bank System." March 09, 2005
February 10, 2005	House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and GSEs Conduits Hearing entitled "Accounting Irregularities at Fannie Mae and the Impact on Investors"
February 8, 2005	White House calls for tougher Fannie, Freddie overseer Regulator with expanded authority proposed
February 4, 2005	Senate Banking Committee Announces Hearing on the Government Sponsored Enterprises
February 2, 2005	Rep. Baker Subcommittee to Probe Fannie Mae Earnings Restatement
January 26, 2005	Senators Hagel, Sununu and Dole Re-Introduce Legislation to Reform Oversight of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
December 23, 2004	Fitch Lowers Fannie Mae Preferred Stock to 'A+' Places Subordinated & Preferred Ratings on Watch Negative
December 22, 2004	OFHEO Classifies Fannie Mae As Significantly Undercapitalized For Third Quarter 2004 [PDF]
December 22, 2004	Two Top Executives at Fannie Mae Forced Out in Shake-Up at Mortgage Giant
December 15, 2004	Office of the Chief Accountant Issues Statement on Fannie Mae Accounting
December 14, 2004	New Freddie Mac Bulletin Addresses Several Title Insurance Issues
December 2, 2004	Reps. Baker, Kelly, Ney Question Fannie Mae on First Beneficial Loan Sale
November 30, 2004	OFHEO Announces Maximum 2005 Conforming Loan Limit
November 12, 2004	Bush re-election haunts Fannie and Freddie Tough reform of housing enterprises may be in store
November 11, 2004	Rep. Barney Frank Withdraws Support For Increased OFHEO Funding
November 2, 2004	HUD Eases Affordable-Housing Goals In Surprise Move, Government Eases Affordable-Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
November 1, 2004	Freddie Mac on track for quarterly reporting next year Mortgage giant offers preliminary year-to-date stats
October 15, 2004	Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Met 2003 Affordable Housing Goals
October 7, 2004	House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Hearing entitled “The OFHEO Report: Allegations of Accounting and Management Failure at Fannie Mae”
October 4, 2004	Baker Announces Witnesses for October 6 Fannie Mae Hearing
October 4, 2004	More Fannie Mae investigations open Justice Department, Ohio Attorney General eye company's accounting practices
September 1, 2004	Judge Orders That $60 Million Can't Be Withheld From Former Freddie Mac CEO
May 7, 2004	OFHEO Directs Fannie Mae To Recognize Asset Impairment OFHEO Examination Finds Current Accounting Fails to Reflect Earnings Volatility
May 4, 2004	HUD Proposes A New Housing Goal Rule
April 27, 2004	Congressman Oxley Sends Document Request To Housing GSEs
April 7, 2004	HUD Proposes To Raise GSE Affordable Housing Goals
April 7, 2004	OFHEO Proposes Corporate Governance Rule for GSEs
April 2, 2004	Senate Banking Committee Approves GSE Reform Bill
February 27, 2004	Freddie Mac Issues Proxy Statement And 2002 Information Statement And Annual Report

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