Category — GSE's
Freddie Mac Loan Deal Defective, Report Says
-The New York Times Freddie Mac used a flawed analysis when it accepted $1.35 billion from Bank of ...
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September 27, 2011 No Comments
Fed bond-buying decision keeps mortgage rates at record lows
-Housingwire The Federal Reserve's plan to reinvest principal payments on some bonds into mortgage-...
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September 26, 2011 No Comments
FHFA lacks staff to effectively monitor GSEs, report says
-Housingwire The Federal Housing Finance Agency lacks the staff to properly monitor the mortgage gi...
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September 26, 2011 No Comments
G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus
-The New York Times Even though the financial markets have been counting on the Federal Reserve to ...
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September 26, 2011 No Comments
Fed Runs Risk of Doing Less Than Investors Expect
-The New York Times Investors have concluded that the Federal Reserve will announce new measures to...
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September 26, 2011 No Comments
Fannie and Freddie Could Raise Fees in 2012
-Realty Biz News Analysts believe that the government may need to charge higher fees to lenders and...
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September 26, 2011 1 Comment
Bank regulators to unveil "living will" plan
-Reuters U.S. regulators are set to vote next week on a final rule governing the plans large banks ...
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September 13, 2011 No Comments
Fannie, Freddie refi market set to enter housing Twilight Zone
-Housingwire U.S. residential mortgage lending volume will struggle to reach the mid-$800 billion r...
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September 7, 2011 No Comments
Bernanke’s big Jackson Hole speech could rattle the markets
-MSNBC Whether the Federal Reserve likes it or not, its unprecedented monetary polices over the las...
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August 24, 2011 No Comments
Former Ginnie Mae execs submit GSE reform plans
-Housingwire Former Ginnie Mae presidents Robert Couch and Joseph Murin said the future structure o...
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August 24, 2011 No Comments
Fed’s Low-Rate Pledge Is ‘Inappropriate’: Plosser
-CNBC The Federal Reserve's recent promise to keep rates low for another two years was "inappr...
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August 17, 2011 No Comments
On mortgage rates, Obama wants proposal for how government can keep big role
-Washington Post President Obama has directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that w...
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August 17, 2011 No Comments
What is Fed weighing as it mulls more easing?
-CNBC The Federal Reserve is considering renewed efforts to boost growth should the weak U.S. econo...
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August 10, 2011 No Comments
If Fed Is Out of Bullets, Are Tax Cuts Only Option?
-CNBC The U.S. Federal Reserve managed to spark a stock rally on Tuesday, but some economists are n...
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August 10, 2011 No Comments
Fed’s Elusive Prescriptions for an Erratic Ailment
-The New York Times The Federal Reserve is back in the spotlight, with investors anxiously wonderin...
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August 9, 2011 No Comments
GSEs suspend Republic Mortgage Insurance
-Housingwire Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will no longer purchase for securitization most mortgages i...
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August 4, 2011 No Comments
Senate steps toward new mortgage servicing standard
-Housingwire The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to develop a new national mor...
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August 2, 2011 1 Comment
Freddie Mac ready to launch Servicing Success Program
-Housingwire Freddie Mac posted details about its new Servicing Success Program Monday as the gover...
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July 26, 2011 No Comments
Fed’s Massive Stimulus Had Little Impact: Greenspan
-CNBC The Federal Reserve's massive stimulus program had little impact on the U.S. economy besides ...
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July 13, 2011 No Comments
Fed’s new money policy: ‘Wait and see’
-MSNBC After pumping more than a trillion dollars into the financial system, forcing interest to ne...
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July 13, 2011 No Comments
Big four top contenders to replace Fannie, Freddie
-Housingwire As the government-sponsored enterprises slowly wind down their massive domination of t...
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June 28, 2011 1 Comment
Freddie Mac settles with TBW to clean up mortgage mess
-Housingwire Freddie Mac settled with bankrupt mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker but will...
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June 27, 2011 No Comments
Bernanke says home price stabilization necessary to woo buyers
-Housingwire Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said home price stabilization and a faster forec...
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June 22, 2011 No Comments
Accountability needed
-Centredaily.com The recent release of documents showing that the Federal Reserve lent tens and pos...
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June 22, 2011 1 Comment
Fannie Mae lowers growth estimate as home prices continue to search for bottom
-Housingwire Fannie Mae economists predict slower economic growth for 2011 as home sales and consum...
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June 22, 2011 No Comments
75 Percent of Refinancing Homeowners Maintain or Reduce Debt in First Quarter
-RISMedia
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) released the results of its first quarter refinance analysis sh...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Freddie Mac loses $929 million
-Yahoo! News
Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) on Wednesday said it lost jus...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
“Jumbo” Mortgages Could Change Their Rules
-ChicagoAgentMagazine.com
Beginning on Oct. 1, the government will dial back on the size of mortg...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Freddie Mac expects strong spring home buying
by CHRISTINE RICCIARDI –Housingwire
The housing market is poised for an uptick in hom...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
House members look to pay Fannie, Freddie employees as gov’t workers
by JON PRIOR –Housingwire
Two members of the House Financial Services Committee are working on ...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
What Fannie, Freddie execs made while in conservatorship
by JON PRIOR –Housingwire.com
The top six executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made a combi...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
What Fannie, Freddie execs made while in conservatorship
by JON PRIOR –Housingwire.com
The top six executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made a combi...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
House members look to pay Fannie, Freddie employees as gov’t workers
by JON PRIOR –Housingwire
Two members of the House Financial Services Committee are working on ...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Could Debt Worries Accelerate Fannie, Freddie Overhaul?
-The Wall Street Journal
Most Washington pundits don’t expect any major political action on mor...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Why Fannie and Freddie May Never Die
-US News
Their failures are manifest, and politicians of every stripe seem to revile them. Fannie M...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
“Jumbo” Mortgages Could Change Their Rules
-ChicagoAgentMagazine.com
Beginning on Oct. 1, the government will dial back on the size of mortg...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Fannie Mae servicers to evaluate more borrowers for imminent default
-Housingwire
Fannie Mae notified its mortgage servicers this week to begin evaluating borrowers f...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Do We Need Fannie and Freddie?
-Yahoo! News
The United States doesn’t need government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Fannie, Freddie may never pay back the government
-Housingwire
The Treasury Department paid $164.4 billion to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since plac...
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June 14, 2011 No Comments
Bank group tries to burst the next bubble
By Howard Schneider Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 16, 2010; 10:23 PM A commi...
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December 22, 2010 No Comments
Fannie, Freddie Pressured to Offer Loan Mods
The Obama administration is exerting pressure on government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Fre...
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December 22, 2010 No Comments
FHA Leaves Loan Limits Unchanged 2011
The Federal Housing Administration will leave approved loan limit ceilings on mortgages it will insu...
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December 22, 2010 No Comments
TARP’s New Estimated Cost: $25 Billion
The $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program is projected to cost the American taxpayer $25 billio...
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December 15, 2010 1 Comment
Fannie, Freddie Securities Found to Be Less Risky
By Lorraine Woellert (Updates with Collender comments starting in the second paragraph.) Sept. 13 ...
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September 15, 2010 No Comments
Fannie, Freddie Future Debated at Treasury Housing Summit
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told industry executives and academics there is a "good cas...
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September 1, 2010 1 Comment
Fannie Mae Bans Appraisal Cutting
Kenneth R. Harney - The Nation’s Housing | Sunday, July 11, 2010
Picture this: You’ve sig...
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July 12, 2010 6 Comments
Fannie Mae Loan Buyback Requests Up More Than 60% Year Over Year
by Tim Rood
Posted 5/11/2010 12:45 PM
While many expected the disturbingly high number of GSE direct...
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May 14, 2010 1 Comment
Fed Made $47.4 Billion in 2009 from Housing Investments
The Federal Reserve transferred a record $47.4 billion to the Treasury Department in 2009 as a resu...
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April 30, 2010 No Comments
Fannie and Freddie Provide Updated HVCC FAQ's
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have updated their Home Valuation Code of Conduct frequently asked quest...
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April 1, 2010 No Comments
Federal Reserve: Commercial BPOs Do Not Satisfy the Definition of "Evaluation"
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In response to clarification requests from the Appraisal Institute, the Federal R...
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February 9, 2010 1 Comment
Treasury, HUD Update Guidance on Expediting Permanent Modifications
Treasury, HUD Update Guidance on Expediting Permanent Modifications
Sorohan, Mike
The Treasury Depa...
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January 31, 2010 1 Comment
