Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

FHFA gives green light for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve deal ‘with appropriate safety and soundness guardrails’

Some warn a merger could reduce market competition, raise costs for homebuyers, destabilize the mortgage market

Calls for end to conservatorship, possible merger of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to reduce redundancies

Two complaints both seek $1 million in damages for each former employee for total of $82 million

Deal could value GSEs at combined $500B, sell a portion of their stock to raise ~$30B

Former Ginnie Mae president says appraisal reform is stalling, calls for Congress to embrace data-driven valuations