Event, and thanks sponsoring, i should say, and thanks to all the folks at urban who helped to put this on. As you can imagine, an event of this size is neither inexpensive nor easy to pull off, so thanks, everybody, for the help. Tonight well have two panels that will run until roughly 7 45 and then well have another reception until about 8 15, plus or minus. Ill say a few words to sort of tie the thinking behind the two panels together, and then well wade right in to the first panel. But again, thank you guys for coming, for braving the heat and the 5 00 traffic. This is a fun way to kick off the urban space. I will note that the picture behind the title is unintentionally ironic. We say administrative reform. We mean that which can be done without the help of the building behind it, so keep that in mind as you hear us. So for the last 10 years of debate over Housing Finance reform, much of the focus has been on how to reduce the dominance of fannie and freddie in the system. So whet
And freddie mac is in the conservatorship of veneers september 2008 and paulson describe the conservatorship as a timeout. Today fannie and freddie continued to dominate the market approximately 70 percent of the mortgages are back for the federal government while fannie and freddie with the Housing Market experiences a downturn the status quo is not a viable option. The Housing Finance system with two Government Enterprises in conservatorship as not a sustainable solution. Taxpayers today have to much risk with to a bigger role in the Mortgage Market. Those that have released proposals including the i see the day in several coauthors and many others. About what the future system should look like. In the meantime continuing to serve as a conspirator in regulator and as the Federal Home Loan Bank fhfa has undertaken a number of initiatives including those that began prior to the directors 10 year. One significant undertaking is the securitization platform that was originally intended to
Months. Including the iba, mill ken institute, several coauthors writing jointly for the urban institute, and many others. The committee is considering all of these proposals as well as other ideas about what the future system should look like. In the meantime, f hrks a serve as regulator of the enterprises and as regulator of the federal home loan banks. As conservator of the gse easy, theyre obligated to preserve and conserve the as 70s franny and freddie mac. They have undertaken a number of initiatives in recent years including some that began prior to director watts tenure. The platform was originally intipped to function like a market utility, independent from the enterprises. That would be used to issue both Agency Securities and private label securities. The platform has instead been developed specifically for securities issued by fanny mae and fredty mack. One important question as we embark on this is whether we should utilize the csp or consider other alternatives such as ex
Months. Including the iba, mill ken institute, several coauthors writing jointly for the urban institute, and many others. The committee is considering all of these proposals as well as other ideas about what the future system should look like. In the meantime, f hrks a serve as regulator of the enterprises and as regulator of the federal home loan banks. As conservator of the gse easy, theyre obligated to preserve and conserve the as 70s franny and freddie mac. They have undertaken a number of initiatives in recent years including some that began prior to director watts tenure. The platform was originally intipped to function like a market utility, independent from the enterprises. That would be used to issue both Agency Securities and private label securities. The platform has instead been developed specifically for securities issued by fanny mae and fredty mack. One important question as we embark on this is whether we should utilize the csp or consider other alternatives such as ex
System. Fannie mae and freddie mac have been in conservatorship for close to nine years. In september 2008, then treasury secretary hank paulson famously described the conservatorships as a timeout. Today, fannie and freddie along with fha continue to dominate the Mortgage Market. Approximately 70 of the mortgages are backed by the federal government. While fannie and freddie are currently earning profits, if the Housing Market experiences a downturn, taxpayers could again be on the hook for billions of dollars. The status quo is not a viable option. The Housing Finance system depends on two Government Sponsored Enterprises and perpetual conservatorship is not a sustainable solution. Taxpayers today bear too much risk and the government plays too big a role in the Mortgage Market. A number of groups have released proposals for reform in recent months. Including the mba, the icba, the milken institute, several coauthors writing jointly for the urban institute, and many others. The commi