Finance

The government-sponsored enterprise's earnings were up tenfold as it stabilized mortgage market liquidity amid the coronavirus.

The government-sponsored enterprise reported net earnings of $2.55 billion, up from $461 million in the first quarter.

The private equity megalith's mortgage trust made a second-quarter net income of over $17.5 million and $85.2 million in core earnings.

From guidelines for remote appraisal alternatives to the ways that forbearance affects borrowers' ability to get new loans, here are five examples of mortgage requirements that have been in flux since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

CEO Douglas Gordon credited the relationship between Waterstone Financial and the mortgage subsidiary for the boost in net income.

The company's second-quarter net income was $116 million, with mortgage banking revenue of $239 million.

After receiving a third-party stamp of approval, Fannie Mae announced July 27 completing the latest two issuances of a single-family green mortgage backed security as part of an ongoing program that started in April and expands its long-time multi-family green MBS program.

Rocket Cos., the parent of the mortgage giant founded by billionaire Dan Gilbert, is seeking to raise as much as $3.3 billion in a U.S. initial public offering.

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Whalen: "It is tempting to think that low interest rates will cure all ills in the housing sector, but this view is seriously in error, as we learned in 2008."