On Wednesday, experts met to tackle the question of "What are the obstacles to increasing the residential housing supply?" among other hot topics.
Read More »Freddie Profits Despite Litigation in Q3
A large settlement may have eaten into Freddie Mac’s profits, but the GSE still returned good numbers in Q3‒‒even though its mortgage portfolio is down.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Mortgage Risk Assessment
On Monday October 30th, American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) Co-director Edward Pinto and Senior Housing Analyst Tobias Peter will lead an update on the most recent National Mortgage Risk Index (NMRI).
Read More »Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Mark in Months
New data shows mortgage rates reached new highs. See by how much in the most recent breakdown ...
Read More »Mortgage Policy Spotlight
Drilling down into enforcements of the False Claims Act, MBS reductions from the Fed, and updates to Freddie Mac’s credit transfer risk program, were detailed in a recent report.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Latest Stats from the FHFA
As the newest housing stats are set to release this week, catch up with the previous month’s data and more in The Week Ahead…
Read More »Freddie Mac Updates Student Loan Debt Requirements
As student loans can serve as a major setback for potential homeowners, Freddie Mac recently reported that it has revised requirements for qualifying borrowers with student loan debt.
Read More »Mortgage Market Update: Freddie Mac’s Latest Stats
After a short stint of increases, see how rates changed among fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and Treasury-indexed adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs).
Read More »Freddie Mac Announces Small-Pool Pilot With EarnUp
As homeowners struggle to make loan payments on time, Freddie Mac plans to collab with a new online platform in tandem with its borrower help network. The startup intends to help low and moderate income earners manage the debts and make payments on time.
Read More »Standardizing the Mortgage Industry
Data standardization has been a key area of focus for the GSEs through the Uniform Mortgage Data Program first introduced. Learn more about the key components of and recent updates to this program . . .
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