FHA Watch, November 2012
Edward J. Pinto | American Enterprise Institute
November 20, 2012

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  • FHA records -$34B economic value.

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  • FHA insurance in force and capital shortfalls are growing.

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  • FHA financial condition looking more dire than ever.

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FHA Has a −$34 Billion Economic Value

The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) recently released FY 2012 Actuarial Study confirmed the decline in financial condition that FHA Watch has been tracking over the past year. While the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to downplay the report, the FHA’s economic value is currently −$34 billion given today’s low interest rate environment.

The FHA’s insurance in force has been growing, as have its capital shortfalls. These trends and the FHA’s poor financial condition are cause for significant concern for Congress and taxpayers.

This Month’s Features

Spotlight on FHA’s Economic Value
FHA Has a −$34 Billion Economic Value

Spotlight on Insolvency
FHA’s Estimated GAAP Net Worth Equals –$25.38 Billion, with a Capital Shortfall of $45–67 Billion

Spotlight on Delinquency
Delinquency Rates Decline

Spotlight on Best Price Execution
FHA’s Pricing Dominance Eases as the FHA Announces Premium Changes

The Road Map to FHA Reform
Immediate Action Needed to Address the FHA’s Fiscal Crisis

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Edward J.
Pinto

  • Edward J. Pinto is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he specializes in housing finance and the effect of government housing policies on mortgages, foreclosures, and the availability of affordable housing for working-class families. He is currently researching policy options for rebuilding the US housing finance sector and writes AEI’s monthly FHA Watch.

    An executive vice president and chief credit officer for Fannie Mae until the late 1980s, Pinto has done groundbreaking research on the role of federal housing policy in the 2008 mortgage and financial crisis. Pinto’s work on the Government Mortgage Complex includes seminal research papers submitted to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: “Government Housing Policies in the Lead-up to the Financial Crisis” and “Triggers of the Financial Crisis.” In December 2012, he completed a study of 2.4 million Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans and found that FHA policies have resulted in a high proportion of working-class families losing their homes.

    Pinto has a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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    Email: edward.pinto@aei.org

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