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Last month’s historic Brexit vote drove mortgage rates down near historic lows and brought a flurry of refinancing activity. According to Freddie Mac, however, the post-Brexit volatility is tapering off.

Americans 55 and older remain a major piece of the U.S. housing market and will continue to be for a long time, because they aren’t playing by conventional logic.

Data shows that borrowers who refinance through HARP are much less likely to be delinquent than HARP-eligible borrowers who do not utilize the program.

Voters are widely dissatisfied with access to housing and mortgages and they believe the system is rigged against those who can't borrow money, according to a recent survey.

After a short ride on the rollercoaster triggered by June’s Brexit vote, mortgage rates have steadied and applications are up.

Recent international market blockbusters like China’s slowing economy and the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union were significant enough for Freddie Mac to revise what it had expected to happen in the U.S. economy.

The mortgage servicing industry has become stronger and more efficient in a post-crisis world, according to Freddie Mac.

The current 30-year FRM average rate is only 10 basis points higher than its all-time low; Freddie Mac attributed this to continued fallout from the U.K.’s Brexit vote two weeks ago.

According to the FHFA, the GSEs intend to begin implementing the Common Securitization Platform software later this year.

The unpaid balance of the GSE's mortgage-related investments portfolio is now well below its required call for the full year of 2016.