This letter by Scott Olson, executive director of CHLA, appeared in The Washington Post “Letters to the Editor” on June 7, 2016 in response to… Read More »Don't Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the Grasp of Wall Street and Big Banks (6/08/16)
This Op-Ed appeared in American Banker on May 26, 2016. By Scott Olson It is quite clear that comprehensive legislative reform of the government-sponsored enterprises is… Read More »Congress Risks Letting Big Banks Control Housing Finance (5/26/16)
The disagreement on what comes next This Op-Ed appeared in HousingWire on March 8, 2016. by Scott Olson Congress recently adopted so-called government-sponsored enterprise “Jump Start”… Read More »GSE reform is happening: Are people paying attention? (3/8/16)
This Op-Ed appeared in American Banker on March 1, 2016. By Scott Olson A recent article in American Banker and National Mortgage News estimated that 20-25% of independent nonbank mortgage lenders “could… Read More »D.C. Must Take Steps to Halt Community Lender Consolidation (3/01/16)
This Op-Ed appeared in American Banker on December 17, 2015. By Scott Olson The Federal Housing Administration can count 2015 as another successful marker in its… Read More »Dear FHA, Ignore the Doubters (12/17/15)
Here’s how to do it CHLA shares plan for recapitalizing GSEs This Op-Ed appeared in HousingWire on November 20, 2015. by Scott Olson Fannie… Read More »Time to end Fannie, Freddie Conservatorship (11/23/15)