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Some large Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac portfolios have gone to market recently and an unusual Ginnie Mae multifamily and healthcare package is up for sale too.

Equity-rich mortgages — those that have a loan-to-value ratio of 50% or lower, meaning the borrower's equity stake is at least half the property's value — decreased to 46.1% from 47.4% the prior quarter, according to the US Home Equity & Underwater Report published by real estate data firm ATTOM. 

Joe Neri is CEO of IFF, one of the nation's leading community development financial institutions.

As a result, a robust housing market is now on the horizon, Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater declared.

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 includes restoration of a 12.5% increase in the program's 9% limit that expired in 2021.

The lender has signed a letter of intent to acquire single-family mortgage operations and staff, according to Rick Arvielo, NAF's chief executive.

Leana Van Der Merwe is technical and standards executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants.

Tim Weber, a long-time voluntary benefit veteran, serves as VP, group sales and client management at ARAG, overseeing ARAG's core sales business: group sales, sales operations, client management, product development and client support services.

Jack Zoltak is a research assistant at Georgetown University's Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, McDonough School of Business.

A key Senator had urged Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to lower rates early this year, but although there's more consensus on making such a move, it now looks unlikely to happen until after the next meeting.