Alyssa Katz » financial reform http://alyssakatz.com From the author of Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Financial 411: More on Fannie & Freddie http://alyssakatz.com/blog/financial-411-fannie-and-freddies-future.html http://alyssakatz.com/blog/financial-411-fannie-and-freddies-future.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:29:36 +0000 Alyssa Katz http://alyssakatz.com/?p=666 WNYC radio’s Financial 411 had me on yesterday to talk about the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the great mystery I wrote about in Politico last week: Why has the Obama administration been silent about its intentions for restructuring the mortgage finance system? The tape, please.

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Some highlights. Dig the traffic-bait headlines! See all my posts here.

The New Mortgage Revolution: Walk Away

Borrowers Pay to Refill FHA’s Pot

U.S. Cracks Down on “Reverse Redlining”

Forget Congress. Real Reform Lies With the Federal Reserve

Showdown for Fannie & Freddie

Consumer Protection? Read the Fine Print

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