This is an unannotated bibliography of writings about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as some material that covers other government sponsored enterprises such as the Federal Home Loan Bank System. While it is comprehensive, it is not exhaustive, with a focus on work published through 2011 by...

This policy brief presents a compendium of innovative mortgage products that challenge the dominant mortgage product of the 20th Century, the high down payment, thirty year amortization, fixed interest rate mortgage. These innovative products do not, however, go to the other extreme like the...

The FHA has requested input on its Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) for New Homebuyers pilot program. This comment letter argues that housing counseling is not a proven solution to the problem it is meant to solve, excessive defaults by FHA borrowers. HAWK is a traditional housing...

This is a comment upon Performance Goal 4.3 from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017. Performance Goal 4.3 addresses the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as the future of the infrastructure of the residential housing finance market. This...

This is an unannotated bibliography of writings through 2015 primarily about the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), but it also includes materials regarding the private mortgage insurance (PMI) industry. While it is comprehensive, it is not exhaustive, with a focus on work published by...

This is an unannotated bibliography of writings through 2016 primarily about the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLBS), but it also includes materials regarding the savings and loan (S&L) industry. While it is comprehensive, it is not exhaustive, with a focus on work published by government...