Fannie Mae has filed a Form 8-K informing the Securities and Exchange Commission that the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita is likely to cost the company $250 million to $550 million on an after-tax basis.Updating the SEC on its capital restoration plan, Fannie Mae also said it believes the company exceeded its 30% capital surplus requirement as of Sept. 30. In September 2004, Fannie Mae entered into an agreement with regulators stipulating that the company should hold 30% excess capital above its minimum capital standard. Fannie Mae can be found on the Web at http://www.fanniemae.com.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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The current transaction has the largest collateral pool that the platform has issued all year, with 294 loans, and it has the highest percentage of conforming loans, at 45.1%.
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