Freddie Mac

While the recent upward movement has dampened borrowing activity, housing researchers reported encouraging signs for business this fall.

Recent rate movements have failed to result in significant purchase growth, but refinances are providing lenders some lift.

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 company earned about the same in the second quarter but less versus the prior period as it added to credit reserves due to loan acquisition activities and higher mortgage rates.

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

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

But those in opposition are still giving the agency props for how it carried out the new product approval process for the first time.

The move allows Freddie Mac to start purchasing certain second lien mortgages, but establishes limits on how much volume it can do.

Lown's resignation creates a second vacancy in the government-sponsored enterprises c-suite, as it is also looking for a new CEO.

Markets appeared to welcome signs of future rate relief, with the latest Freddie Mac average falling for the fifth time in six weeks.