The updated system will support Freddie Mac's investor reporting change initiative and create additional efficiencies for clients.
Read More »Fannie and Freddie as Systemically Important Financial Institutions
This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs invited expert witnesses to discuss the possibility of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being designated as Systemically Important Financial Institutions.
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Early Spring saw mortgage rates fall, but here’s what Freddie Mac reports is happening as we enter the summer months.
Read More »The FHFA’s Suggestions to Congress
In their recent letter to Congress, the FHFA and Director Mark Calabria laid out its plans and suggestions for the future.
Read More »Homebuyers: Shopping Around for Savings
Here’s how homebuyers looking for sweet deals on their mortgage could save more, even in a low-rate environment, according to a study.
Read More »GSEs’ Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security Launches
Here's how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS) may impact the mortgage market.
Read More »What to Do With the QM Patch?
A new American Enterprise Institute Center on Housing Markets piece weighs in on possible misconceptions and solutions to the upcoming expiration of the Qualified Mortgage Patch.
Read More »HARPing on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Refinancing
The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 234,716 refinances in Q1 2019, with 901 loans refinanced through the Home Affordable Refinance Program ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will Existing-Home Sales Rebound in March?
New reports from the Chicago Fed National Activity Index, a look at changing home values, and Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Survey are also coming in The Week Ahead.
Read More »The Changing Fortunes of Home Sales
After lagging for most of the first part of the year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have projected a likely increase in home sales this spring. Here’s why.
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