Insights
Housing policy
Looking for a Way Out for the GSEs
Since September 2008, the GSEs have been wards of the government, placed into conservatorship under the authority of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Capital Commentary explores this topic in this is...
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Housing policy
Now We Know: It’s Joe
Two hundred seventy-eight days after the Iowa caucuses, America knows who its next president will be. In this issue of Capital Commentary, we look at the policies and people that will shape and decide h...
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Housing policy
Finally, It’s Election Day …
Or, perhaps it will turn out to be election week as votes are tabulated over the coming days. Regardless of the results, housing will continue to be a critical driver of the nation’s financial well-bein...
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Housing policy
Take Time to Exercise … Your Vote
In this issue of Capital Commentary, I’d like to invoke a procedure known as a “point of personal privilege.” In parliamentary terms, a point of personal privilege concerns a matter both “timely and urg...
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Housing policy
CRT: Effective, Popular but Threatened
This issue of Capital Commentary discusses the reasons Credit Risk Transfer is so popular among policymakers, capital markets investors, industry groups and consumer advocates....
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Housing policy
Capital Commentary: 2020 Biden-Harris Campaign Housing Policy Review
In this issue, CAPITAL COMMENTARY puts housing policies favored by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris under the magnifying glass. Follow links to learn more about topics. Share the newsletter with colleagues a...
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Housing policy
Capital Commentary: 2020 Trump-Pence Campaign Housing Policy Review
Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to the presidential campaign. Election Day is now just weeks away. Our inaugural newsletter focuses on the record and aims of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence campaign in...
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Podcast
Lessons from the Courtroom
“Pick a lane, back it up and listen to the other side” are not just driving or courtroom terms. Learn how lenders can employ these same mental skills used in the courtroom....
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Podcast
The 9 Ps of Professionalism
How do you raise your game in life and in Sales? In just 25 minutes, Blaine Rada talks you through the Nine Ps of Professionalism in his latest Insights Podcast....
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