Freddie Mac and the Freddie Mac Foundation have announced a $10 million donation to aid the American Red Cross and other organizations carrying out relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.The $10 million, divided equally between the company and the foundation, is in addition to a previously announced $100,000 donation to the Red Cross. "As the region's needs grow clearer, Freddie Mac is committed to pursuing other housing-related strategies and providing resources that will alleviate suffering in the hurricane's aftermath," Freddie Mac said. The government-sponsored enterprise can be found on the Web at http://www.freddiemac.com, and
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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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