Fannie Mae today reported a $1.1 billion profit for the first quarter of 2016, following a $2.5 billion gain in the previous quarter. The decrease in profit was largely attributed to fair value losses as a result of decreased longer-term interest rates, offset by credit-related income. Freddie Mac earlier this week reported a loss for the first quarter.
Congress sends budget bill to president with numerous ABA-backed provisions
Included in the bill were several ABA-supported tax provisions related to banks, including a modified version of the ABA-advocated ACRE Act and the permanent extension of the Section 199A pass-through deduction rate of 20%.