Freddie Mac has announced the pricing of $500 million of fixed-rate noncumulative perpetual preferred stock at $25 per share, with a dividend rate of 5.66%.Freddie Mac will have the option to redeem all or part of the 20 million shares of preferred stock (CUSIP: 313400665) on or after March 31, 2012, at $25 per share plus accrued dividends, the government-sponsored enterprise said. The stock is being offered via a syndicate of dealers headed by Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley. Freddie Mac can be found online at http://www.freddiemac.com.
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According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.
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Leaders of ORNL Federal Credit Union are piloting Zest AI's new artificial intelligence-powered assistant to ensure equitable underwriting practices and measure performance against similar institutions.
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McCargo stabilized the agency at a crucial time as she helped navigate it through both a pandemic and subsequent dramatic interest-rate cycle change.
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The quasi-public entity's plan to buy certain closed-end seconds would constitute "unnecessary government encroachment," the Structured Finance Association said.
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The mortgage subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings posted another quarterly loss and volume slipped, but management also sees signs of optimism.
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The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
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