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HR 6990 110th Congress House

Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act

Official title: To establish the independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate the actions of officers and directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate the actions of officers and directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac responsible for making the decisions that led to the enterprises' financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such enterprises, and any financial gain that accrued to such officers and directors.

Introduced: September 22, 2008 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Accounting and auditingAdvisory bodiesBankruptcyCorporate finance and management
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Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment studies and investigationsHousing finance and home ownershipSecuritiesWages and earnings
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Sep 24, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9411)
Sep 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 22, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8547-8550)
Sep 22, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 24, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9411)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 the board member or members and executive officer or officers responsible for making the decisions that may have encouraged the proliferation of the subprime mortgage industry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6990: Independent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6990/
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