Public Law 110-289

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Public Law 110-289 is a major 2008 U.S. federal statute that overhauled housing finance regulation, created new oversight for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and responded to the subprime mortgage crisis.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
financial regulatory reform law
housing finance law
abbreviatedAs FHFA
aimsTo enhance safety and soundness of housing GSEs
expand affordable housing opportunities
stabilize the U.S. housing market
amends Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act
authorizes FHA-insured refinances for distressed borrowers
Treasury support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
category United States federal housing legislation
United States financial reform legislation
containsTitle Affordable Housing Provisions
FHA Modernization
Foreclosure Prevention
Housing Finance Reform
country United States
creates Federal Housing Finance Agency
affordable housing trust fund mechanisms for GSEs
dateSigned 2008-07-30
designatesAsRegulator Federal Housing Finance Agency
enactedBy 110th United States Congress
establishes HOPE for Homeowners program
grantsAuthority FHFA conservatorship powers over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
hasAcronym HERA
hasShortTitle Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
hasTitle Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
precededBy earlier GSE regulatory framework under OFHEO and FHFB
provides new regulatory powers over GSE capital standards
new regulatory powers over GSE enforcement and receivership
new regulatory powers over GSE portfolio limits
publicLawNumber 110-289
replaces Federal Housing Finance Board
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
respondsTo late-2000s financial crisis
subprime mortgage crisis
restructures oversight of Fannie Mae
oversight of Freddie Mac
oversight of the Federal Home Loan Banks
signedBy George W. Bush
statutesAtLargeCitation 122 Stat. 2654
subject affordable housing
financial regulation
housing finance
mortgage markets
yearEnacted 2008

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
HERA
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
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