Finance

Freddie Mac purchased $62.5 billion in mortgage loans and securities in November, up 25% from the month prior.

The Federal Housing Administration is certain to be the target of major reform efforts by Congress.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rely on Libor to determine interest payments on their investments in floating-rate financial instruments such as bonds and swaps.

In recent years, banks have been regularly putting mortgage-backed securities on their books.

Freddie Mac’s chief financial officer Ross Kari will be leaving the company next summer.

In total, Moody's rates 687 stand-alone housing bonds, with approximately $5.5 billion of debt outstanding.

In today's low interest rate environment real estate is getting hot. Here are some tips to ponder if you are considering helping a family member purchase real estate this holiday or next year.

More and more homebuyers are applying for their loan on the Internet and that trend will continue in 2013, Mortgagebot executive declares.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased by three basis points from the previous week to 3.5%.

Bexil American Mortgage Inc. has agreed to purchase a 90% interest in an unnamed small mortgage bank.

If the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market can get past the fiscal cliff, it might not do too badly in 2013.

MBIA is refusing to provide information requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission including on reserves for GMAC Mortgage and Residential Capital bankruptcies.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has created a new task force to review the trade group’s approach to government-sponsored enterprise reform.

In December, builder confidence reached a level of 47, marking a two-point gain from the prior month’s reading.

Treasury 10-year yields touched the highest level in seven weeks amid speculation talks are progressing in Washington to resolve a budget showdown that threatens to send the economy into recession.

More existing homeowners who have been paralyzed by falling house prices and job insecurity may finally be in the mood to move up and purchase a new home.

The Obama administration thinks you can have your MBS cake and eat it, too, but some on Wall Street are not so sure.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is desperately trying to find a quick fix for its reverse mortgage program.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency gets credit from securitization market participants for producing profitable and viable government-sponsored enterprises.

When a consumer enters into a short sale it goes down on their credit report as a default, unless someone pulls a string.