The board of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Washington, has declared a dividend of $0.80 per share on the corporation's 6.40% cumulative preferred stock, series A.The fourth-quarter dividend will be payable Dec. 31 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 20, Farmer Mac said. The government-sponsored enterprise can be found on the Web at http://www.farmermac.com.
Experts have some tips for how to best employ strategies that can minimize the damage from changes in the market.
Bill Pulte, FHFA director, has ordered Fannie Mae to update its servicer guide to mirror Freddie Mac policy regarding notifying borrowers about dropping MI.
Seven of eight offices are open; debit cards are capped at $1,000 a day; and the bank's website is down. The bank has given no restoration date.
It will be a promotion for Jones, currently the deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Federal Housing Administration share of August new-home purchase applications hit its highest mark in three months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
While Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has sought to inject some mystery into the central bank's communications with markets, an American Banker analysis shows that officials other than the chair have been speaking more and more frequently over the last few decades.
