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    OFHEO Issues Final Rule on the Securities and Financial Disclosure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    ​(revised to include text as printed in Federal Register) Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced that OFHEO has finalized a regulation on...

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    First Initial Classification of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Under Both Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Standards

    Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), has determined that the Enterprises were adequately capitalized under OFHEO’s capital standards as of...

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    OFHEO Issues Report “Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2001”

    Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today issued the annual research paper, “Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2001.” “This report...

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    OFHEO Finalizes Safety and Soundness Rule

    Washington, D.C. – The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today sent a final safety and soundness regulation to the Federal Register for publication. The safety and soundness regulation, a component...

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    OFHEO Issues Risk-Based Capital Stress Test Results for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    Washington, D.C. – ​Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced today that both Enterprises passed the first application of the risk-based capital stress test....

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    OFHEO Submits Its Annual Report To Congress

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today released OFHEO’s Annual Report to Congress. “I am pleased to report that OFHEO has found both Fannie...

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    OFHEO Announces Corporate Governance Regulation for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced a final rule on corporate governance that enhances the transparency of regulatory standards for...

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    OFHEO Announces Comprehensive Review of Fannie and Freddie Mac Financial Disclosures

    Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today said OFHEO will conduct a comprehensive review of the financial disclosure policies and practices of...

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    Finance Board Approves First FHLBankCapital Structure Plan

    ​The Federal Housing Finance Board today approved the capital structure plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, the first of 12 capital plans that the Board is considering for approval. “This is a notable occasion because the plan approved today will establish a permanent capital structure...

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    OFHEO’s Amendment to Risk-Based Capital Rule Finalized

    ​(amended 3/18/02 to include Federal Register text) Washington, D.C. – Armando Falcon, Jr., Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), safety and soundness regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced that an amendment to OFHEO’s risk-based...