#HousingDC25 Agenda – Housing Finance Strategies

#HousingDC25
Inaugural Edition
Agenda

Essential insight into today’s
fast-evolving housing finance landscape.

January 21, 2025

Start	End	Session
11:00 am	11:05 am	Welcome and Introductions Faith and Allen welcome the audience, review the agenda, thank our sponsors and introduce key issues the conference will address. Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies Allen Jones \| Chief Administrative Officer & Managing Director, Housing Finance Strategies
11:05 am	11:45 am	Inauguration at 60: Expectations for Housing Policy in the New Administration Political housing leaders discuss the significance of the nation’s 60th presidential inauguration and its impact on housing policy in the 119th Congress. Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies Isaac Boltansky \| Director of Policy Research, BTIG Brian Montgomery \| Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Armando Falcon \| CEO, Falcon Capital Advisors
11:45 am	12:30 pm	The Evolution of Private Credit in Housing Finance 2025 portends a rise of private credit, with a particular focus on private asset backed finance. The panel will explore the state of the market and delve into the challenges faced by institutional investors. Jen Press \| Chief Strategy Officer, RiskSpan Brooke Carillo \| Chief Financial Officer, Redwood Trust Satish Mansukhani \| Managing Director of Investment Strategy, Rithm Capital Nancy Mueller Handal, CFA \| Chief Investment Officer. Bayview Asset Management
12:30 pm	12:45 pm	Seeing Around Corners Book Discussion Faith sits down with Freedom Mortgage CEO Stan Middleman to discuss the central tenets of his new book Seeing Around Corners. Stan Middleman \| President, Freedom Mortgage Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies
12:45 pm	1:30 pm	Escalating Escrows and Natural Disasters Pose Threat to Borrowers Payment shock and lack of insurance are thematic topics that are rippling through homeownership and affordability. Key industry leaders discuss the implications as climate change permeates the housing markets. Peter Carroll \| Executive, Public Sector & Policy, CoreLogic Meg Burns \| EVP, Housing Policy Council Maeghan Gale \| Insurance Policy Director, Single Family Collateral Policy, Freddie Mac Jacqueline Doty \| Sr. Director, Collateral Risk Policy, Collateral Credit Management, Single Family Acquisitions, Freddie Mac
1:30 pm	2:15 pm	Housing Giants on the Key Issues for Success in 2025 Executives of the nation’s largest mortgage companies gather and engage in a forward-looking dialogue on 2025’s keys to success and pitfalls to avoid. Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies Jay Bray \| CEO, Mr. Cooper Baron Silverstein \| President, NewRez Stan Middleman \| President, Freedom Mortgage
2:15 pm	2:45 pm	Lifting Unseen Families into Homeownership Millions of previously unseen borrowers are setting their sights on becoming homeownership ready. Allen Jones \| Chief Administrative Officer & Managing Director, Housing Finance Strategies Julie May \| Vice President and General Manager, B2B Scores, FICO Marietta Rodriguez \| President, NeighborWorks America
2:45 pm	3:15 pm	HUD, DOJ and CFPB Expectations in 2025 The CFPB engaged in significant rulemaking in 2024, making compliance and enforcement red-hot issues in 2025 evena s the agency itself is under threat. Nanci L. Weissgold \| Partner, Alston & Bird Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies
3:15 pm	3:55 pm	Perspectives on FHFA and Conservatorships The 2024 election cycle enjoyed the most robust housing discussion in a generation. Industry leaders break down what it all means for FHFA, Fannie and Freddie. Seth Appleton \| President, USMI Mike Dendas \| Federal Government Relations, Zillow Libby Cantrill, CFA \| Managing Director, Head of Public Policy, PIMCO
3:55 pm	4:00 pm	Closing and ‘Faith’s Five’ Top Issues to Watch in 2025 Recapping the big day and identifying the top five issues to watch in 2025 as the inaugural edition of #HousingDC25 concludes. Faith Schwartz \| Founder & CEO, Housing Finance Strategies Allen Jones \| Chief Administrative Officer & Managing Director, Housing Finance Strategies

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