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“We are delaying the opening of ... [the] comment period until we have some certainty on what the current overall situation is,” said FHFA Director Mark Calabria.
March 18, 2020 3:45 PM

FHFA Director Mark Calabria said the health crisis will complicate the release of a proposal establishing new capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Allan S. Roth
March 18, 2020 3:15 PM

An imagined conversation with the legendary Vanguard founder about the coronavirus market crash.

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Paul Burton
March 18, 2020 2:47 PM

Questions about the impact of COVID-19 surround the state-run authority, which operates New York City transit and is one of the largest municipal issuers.

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Richard Asquith
March 18, 2020 2:33 PM

One strategy being used across international regions is to utilize value-added tax measures as a flexible and effective response to the economic slowdown.

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March 18, 2020 2:18 PM

Airports have nearly $100 billion in infrastructure debt that requires about $7 billion in airport bond principal and interest payments this year.

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By James A. Jones Jr.
March 18, 2020 1:57 PM

The Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., area has been a red-hot housing market with the median price at or above $300,000 for the past year, providing job opportunities for 7,000 real estate agents.

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Sarah Wynn
March 18, 2020 1:16 PM

Tax-exempt municipal yields rose substantially last week causing the MSRB to take a look at trade data, said John Bagley, MSRB chief market structure officer.

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Homebuilders

New-home construction exceeded forecasts in February, underscoring momentum in the industry a month before the coronavirus pandemic injected uncertainty into the economy.

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News of the temporary freeze came as the administration had faced increasing pressure from members of Congress and housing advocates to halt foreclosures and evictions in response to the worsening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
Neil Haggerty
March 18, 2020 12:42 PM

The temporary foreclosure moratorium on loans backed by HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes after lawmakers and housing advocates had pushed for steps to avoid consumers getting booted from their homes.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 18, 2020 12:36 PM

Mortgage industry technology providers are adjusting their processes to allow for originations to keep flowing through the system as the nation combats the coronavirus.

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