Freddie Mac's board of directors has announced a dividend of $0.30 per share on the corporation's voting common stock for the fourth quarter, unchanged from that of the third quarter.The board also declared the following preferred stock dividends per share: $0.28 on its 1996 and 1998 variable-rate stock; $0.7675 on its 6.14% stock; $0.72625 on its 1997, 2001, and 2002 5.81% stock; $0.625 on its 5% stock; $0.6375 on its 1998 and 1999 5.1% stock; $0.6625 on its 5.3% stock; $0.72375 on its 5.79% stock; $0.74625 on its 1999 variable-rate stock; $0.2075 on its January 2001 variable-rate stock; $0.14583 on its March 2001 variable-rate stock; $0.1975 on its May 2001 variable-rate stock; $0.75 on its 6% stock; and $0.7125 on its 5.7% stock. The dividends will be payable on Dec. 31 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 13. Freddie Mac can be found online at http://www.freddiemac.com.
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Horton, who stepped back from an executive role at his company D.R. Horton in October, died suddenly on Thursday.
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A recommendation to give Ginnie Mae expanded authorities is drawing focus in the reactions to a Financial Stability Oversight Council report on nonbank risks.
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The April and May announcements from the U.S. government, down payment assistance firms and lenders on easing the homeownership affordability crunch.
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Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Friday that the agency will be moving forward with rules and enforcement actions after the defeat of a Supreme Court challenge to the agency's constitutionality.
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Roam Boost eases the path for FHA and VA mortgages held by sellers to be assumed by the buyer.
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The House Financial Services Committee passed eleven bills, including a Democratic-sponsored bill on homeless veteran housing and a Republican-led package on bank regulation.
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