John Griffith and Jordan Eizenga explain why Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency should embrace a targeted principal-reduction program for certain deeply underwater loans it owns or guarantees.
A House America Bond for State Housing Finance Agencies
Jordan Eizenga introduces House American Bonds as an example of how to resolve funding issues for the housing finance agencies that support affordable housing.
Jordan Eizenga and James Hairston detail the benefits of creating a manufacturing bond guarantee program to the companies that remain integral to our economy.
Fannie Mae’s new pilot program with its portfolio of foreclosed properties is a step in the right direction, but policymakers must tread lightly, caution John Griffith, Alon Cohen, and Jordan Eizenga.
CAP’s housing experts detail how President Obama’s new mortgage crisis working group can bring order and justice to our housing finance system and help rebuild our economy.
Rehab-to-Rent Can Help Hard-Hit Communities and Our Economy
Alon Cohen, Jordan Eizenga, John Griffith, Bracken Hendricks, and Adam James lay out a plan for removing a portion of government-owned foreclosed properties from the glutted for-sale market by converting them to affordable rental units.
A Small Change to the Saver’s Credit Can Go a Long Way
Converting the existing saver's tax credit into a refundable credit could help low- and moderate-income families build household wealth, write Camille Busette and Jordan Eizenga.
Consumers Matter in Mortgage-Servicing Compensation Decision
The consumer perspective must be front and center in FHFA decisions about mortgage-servicing compensation after the robo-signing scandal, write Peter Swire and Jordan Eizenga.
