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With refinance volume shrinking, some lenders are making up the difference by turning to alternative loan products for borrowers with lower credit scores.

Economic growth expectations remain the same despite the rate hike the Federal Reserve is expected to announce, Fannie Mae said Wednesday.

Fannie Mae has begun accepting bids on its second sale of reperforming loans.

Fannie Mae has chosen the winners of its latest nonperforming loan sales, which included 9,400 loans with $1.68 billion in unpaid principal balance.

Freddie Mac is preparing a transaction that transfers credit risk on $640 million of super-conforming residential mortgages.

Fannie Mae has selected electronic document management vendor eOriginal to host the government-sponsored enterprise's new electronic vault.

Driven by investor uncertainty, mortgage interest rates have moved by two basis points or less for four consecutive weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's seriousness about overhauling the nation's $10 trillion mortgage market will soon be tested.

Economic growth and lasting positive change within the mortgage industry require carefully considered strategy and close analysis of potential scenarios, not hastily-conceived executive orders.

Commercial mortgage loan originations in 2017 are expected to increase 3% over last year to a record high, as market fundamentals and property prices remain strong, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that barred hedge funds from suing to overturn the U.S. government's 2012 decision to capture billions of dollars in the profits generated by the mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after their bailout.

New Residential Investment Corp. had net income of $225 million in the fourth quarter, more than double the $103 million reported for the same period in 2015.

The Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank experienced a significant jump in mortgage originations in 2016 due to a "re-introduction" of its traditional Mortgage Partnership Finance loan product.

Freddie Mac is ramping up its use of credit risk transfers, completing $215 billion in single-family transfers last year, up to $600 billion since 2013.

The change of power in the White House will not affect Fannie Mae's focus for 2017 in bringing innovations similar to the Day 1 Certainty program to its customers, CEO Timothy Mayopoulos said in an interview.

International Document Services has updated its idsDoc technology to support upcoming changes to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reporting.

Jared Kushner relinquished control of his family's multibillion-dollar real estate business in January to eliminate conflicts of interest when he became a top White House adviser to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump.

Fannie Mae reported higher net income in the fourth quarter over the previous year.

Rising mortgage balances and home prices in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data will be heartening for consumers that want to sell, but reflect challenges for those who want to buy.

Fannie Mae has priced its first resecuritization of multifamily mortgages on energy-efficient buildings.