In addition to monitoring the activities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we want to provide visitors with related materials and resources on the GSEs. Please find all of our resources below in chronological order of their release date. If you are looking for something specific, please use the left-hand navigation to narrow the display. Some of the information below is provided in PDF format - which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this installed on your computer, click on the icon below to download the appropriate version.

2008



2007



2006


• Minority Views of Senate Banking Committee Democrats on S. 190  (Aug 07, 2006)
   
• Statement of FM Policy Focus Executive Director Mike House on OFHEO Report on Fannie Mae Accounting Scandal  (May 23, 2006)
   
• Hagel-Sununu letter to Frist and Shelby  (May 05, 2006)
   
• Hensarling-Garrett letter to HUD  (May 02, 2006)
   
• Rudman Report Background Information  (Mar 09, 2006)
   
• Selected News Articles, Editorials and Commentary on Rudman Report  (Mar 09, 2006)
   
• Statement of FM Policy Focus Executive Director Mike House on Rudman Report on Fannie Mae Accounting Scandal  (Feb 23, 2006)
   
• Why the New Regulator Must Limit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Portfolios  (Feb 16, 2006)
   
• J.C. Watts Letter to HUD Secretary Jackson on Fannie Mae ADC Program  (Feb 10, 2006)
   
• Why Congress Should Be Concerned with Fannie Mae’s Construction Financing Expansion  (Jan 30, 2006)
   
• Oxley-Frank Letter on Rudman Report  (Jan 19, 2006)
   
  
  2005
  
  
• FM Policy Focus Letter to Chairman Oxley 10-25-05  (Oct 25, 2005)
   
• Oxley Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 1461 as Reported   (Oct 20, 2005)
   
• Full Text of H.R. 1461 as Reported  (Oct 20, 2005)
   
• Letter to Speaker Hastert from National Organizations Opposed to Voter Restrictions in H.R. 1461  (Oct 19, 2005)
   
• Oxley-Baker-Ney Dear Colleague letter (9-20-05)  (Sep 29, 2005)
   
• The Truth About Affordable Housing  (Sep 21, 2005)
   
• Oxley-Baker-Ney sign-on letter to Majority Leader Tom DeLay (9-21-05)  (Sep 21, 2005)
   
• HUD letter to Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd on Partnership Office report  (Aug 31, 2005)
   
• Review of GSE Activities by a New Regulator: Effective Regulatory Authority Is Critical to Strong Oversight  (Jul 13, 2005)
   
• The Republican Policy Committee: The Case for Limiting the Investment Portfolio of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac  (Jun 07, 2005)
   
• CRS Report for Congress: Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs):  (May 26, 2005)
   
• House Fin Svcs Review of GSEs' Affordable Housing Activities   (May 20, 2005)
   
• House Financial Services Committee Report Critical Of GSEs' Affordable Housing Practices (5-12-05)  (May 12, 2005)
   
• GSE Receivership: A Help, Not a Risk, to Homebuyers and the Financial Markets  (Feb 14, 2005)
   
• BRIEFING PAPER The Need for Legislation to Ensure Effective Regulation Of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac  (Feb 11, 2005)
   
• Highlights of S. 190, Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005  (Feb 09, 2005)
   
• Counting On GSE Capital: Why the New Regulator Needs Bank-Regulator Authority to Set Meaningful Standards  (Feb 04, 2005)
   
• Affordable Housing Fund--Basic Principles  (Feb 02, 2005)
   
• Review of GSE Activities by a New Regulator: Bank-Like Regulatory Authority is Critical to Strong Oversight  (Jan 30, 2005)
   
  
  2004
  
  
• Letter from Senator Baker to OFHEO Director Falcon  (Jul 23, 2004)
   
• Testimony of the Honorable Armando Falcon, Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight before the House Financial Services Committee   (Jul 13, 2004)
   
• Letter from HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson to Franklin Raines  (Jun 22, 2004)
   
• Fannie Mae’s New “Joint Venture Company” with the Egyptian Government is a Pyramid Scheme for America’s Homeowners  (Jun 16, 2004)
   
• Letter to Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development from FMPF Chairman JC Watts  (Jun 14, 2004)
   
• Letter to Mr. Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight  (Jun 11, 2004)
   
• Testimony of the Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development before the House Financial Services Committee   (May 20, 2004)
   
• Greenspan Agrees: Time To Rein in Fannie and Freddie  (Apr 01, 2004)
   
• Letter to Senators Shelby and Sarbanes from FM Policy Focus Chairman Watts  (Mar 24, 2004)
   
• Essential Elements of GSE Regulatory Reform  (Mar 15, 2004)
   
• Eighty-four percent of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Subsidy Doesn’t Help Finance the American Dream of Homeownership  (Feb 24, 2004)
   
• Testimony of the Honorable Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System before the Senate Banking Committee  (Feb 24, 2004)
   
• Testimony of the Honorable David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States before the Senate Banking Committee   (Feb 10, 2004)
   
• FM Policy Focus Chairman J.C. Watts to Discuss GSE Reform Legislation and the Outlook for Congressional Action  (Feb 02, 2004)
   
  
  2003
  
  
• Statement of FM Policy Focus Chairman J.C. Watts regarding OFHEO’s Report on Freddie Mac’s "Inappropriate conduct and improper management of Earnings"  (Dec 10, 2003)
   
• Statement of FM Policy Focus Chairman J.C. Watts regarding Freddie Mac’s Restatement  (Nov 21, 2003)
   
• Remarks at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, State Banking Summit and Leadership Conference by Dr. N. Gregory Mankiw, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers  (Nov 06, 2003)
   
• New Fannie Mae Error Rattles Market  (Oct 30, 2003)
   
• CBO Testimony on the Regulation of the Housing GSEs  (Oct 23, 2003)
   
• Testimony of John W. Snow Secretary of the Treasury Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate   (Oct 16, 2003)
   
• Statement of Mel Martizez before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs  (Oct 16, 2003)
   
• FM Policy Focus Stands with Bush Administration for Strong, Single GSE Regulator at Treasury  (Oct 07, 2003)
   
• National Taxpayers Union Letter to Chairman Michael Oxley, Committe on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives   (Oct 07, 2003)
   
• FM Policy Focus Letter to Committee on Financial Services Chairman Michael G. Oxley, October 6, 2003  (Oct 06, 2003)
   
• FM Policy Focus Letter to Committee on Financial Services Leadership, U.S. House of Representatives, September 29, 2003  (Sep 29, 2003)
   
• Framework for GSE Regulatory Reform  (Sep 24, 2003)
   
• New Report Shows GSEs Still Fail First-Time Homebuyers and Lag Private Market  (Sep 23, 2003)
   
• The U.S. Mortgage Market, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac  (Sep 12, 2003)
   
• Testimony of John W. Snow, Secretary of Treasury before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives  (Sep 10, 2003)
   
• Statement of Mel Martinez, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives  (Sep 10, 2003)
   
• The Republican Policy Committee: Problems at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae  (Sep 09, 2003)
   
• A CBO Paper - Effects of Repealing Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's SEC Exemptions  (Aug 18, 2003)
   
• Enhancing Disclosure in the Mortgage-Backed Securities Markets, A Staff Report of the Task Force on Mortgage-Backed Securities Disclosure  (Aug 18, 2003)
   
• FM Policy Focus Recess Kit on the GSEs  (Aug 01, 2003)
   
• Briefing Paper: Legislation to Ensure Effective Regulation Of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae  (Jul 28, 2003)
   
• FM Policy Focus Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee that Fannie, Freddie Need Single Regulator and Greater Oversight  (Jul 21, 2003)
   
• Testimony of W. Michael House, Executive Director FM Policy Focus Before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security Hearing   (Jul 21, 2003)
   
• St. Louis Fed President on Risk and the GSEs  (Mar 11, 2003)
   
• FM Watch Letter to HUD Secretary Martinez on GSE Risk  (Feb 20, 2003)
   
• Fact Sheet on MBS Disclosure and the GSEs  (Feb 19, 2003)
   
• Letter to OMB Requests Complete Review of RBC Standard  (Feb 10, 2003)
   
• Letter from FM Watch to Senator Richard Shelby Asks for Review of GSE Risk  (Jan 30, 2003)
   
• FM Watch Letter to Congressman Michael Oxley Asks for Review of GSE Risks  (Jan 29, 2003)
   
• Letter from FM Watch to Alan Greenspan
  on the Systemic Risk Posed by GSEs  (Jan 28, 2003)
   
• Three Pillars of Salt:
  Deep Flaws in GSE Regulation Pose Undue Systemic Risk  (Jan 27, 2003)
   
  
  2002
  
  
• FM Watch Letter to OHFEO on Risk Based Capital Rule  (Oct 29, 2002)
   
• Letter from FM Watch to OMB on Proposed Revisions to Risk-Based Capital Rule  (Sep 24, 2002)
   
• Balancing Act  (Aug 03, 2002)
   
• Fannie and Freddie a Risky Bet for US Taxpayers  (Jan 14, 2002)
   
• Fannie and Freddie Defend Themselves Against Negativity   (Jan 09, 2002)