Fannie Mae

Releasing the GSEs from government conservatorship is on the agenda for the incoming Trump administration. Doing so could threaten the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

Eastern Union put the blame on the other company Fannie Mae suspended, Sevenstone Capital, which was by former employees who left over four years prior.

Fannie Mae's Consumer Housing Sentiment Index rose in November, continuing its steady climb and showing significant improvement compared to the same period last year.

Fannie Mae didn't change its estimate for total originations this year.

Despite rising consumer confidence in the housing market, declining mortgage rates, alone, don't seem to be able to lure home buyers in, two new reports find.

The defendant is accused of defaulting on several properties, bought alongside partner companies with names like Satan or Lucifer Management Corps.

Home selling sentiment was mostly unchanged, even though some shifts appeared on a regional basis, according to the latest Fannie Mae research.

Growth in housing costs should slow down over the next two years, but projections for 2024 were revised upward in a Fannie Mae survey of experts.

The latest proposal for the two government-sponsored enterprises' affordable housing targets scales down some benchmarks for a tough market, but also raises one.

The Congressional Budget Office acknowledged limitations in its research of expected flood damage data.

More than 50% of aspiring buyers expect their next purchase will cost less than the latest median value, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

In the three years since the Surfside condo collapse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have made policy changes intended to address safety concerns.

Interested participants will have until July 26 to submit responses through the enterprise's contractor platform.

A Fannie Mae survey-high 86% of prospective buyers said it was a bad time to buy a home in May.

Fannie Mae's tool, used by originators to determine income levels for self-employed borrowers, aims to help them avoid potential underwriting errors, the government-sponsored enterprise said.

Both quasi-public mortgage investors have new requirements for when borrowers question valuations. Freddie Mac is expanding use of title insurance alternatives.

But strong g-fees, a positive credit-loss adjustment and stable home prices bolstered results despite declines in mortgage purchases to lows not seen in some time.

The two major government-related mortgage buyers' clarifications on real estate commissions take a path similar to that of the Federal Housing Administration.

The move advances the Biden administration's interest in testing whether skipping a title insurance policy or an alternative for some mortgages would be a cost-saver.

Here's how the former regulator thinks Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship and where he sees the residential market headed this year and next.