HR 6990 · 110th Congress · Housing and Community Development

Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

Introduced 2008-09-22· Sponsored by Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9411)(2008-09-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act - Establishes the Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate and issue a final report on the period following the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s to the present. Requires the Commission to investigate: (1) the policies, practices, and board decisions of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from the 1990s through the present that led to their financial instability and subsequent federal conservatorship; (2) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's involvement, if any, in the creation and proliferation of the securitized mortgage instrument, and how such instrument affected their solvency; (3) the role of their boards of directors in developing their accounting and financial risk policies; (4) the actions of each board member or members, executive officer or officers, or the board member or members and executive officer or officers responsible for making the financial decisions to grow the enterprises' portfolios of subprime mortgage loans; and (5) the board member or members, executive officer or officers, or …

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