Freddie Mac has priced $2 billion of a new 4.75% syndicated callable note due on Dec. 8, 2010.The issue (CUSIP: 3128X2EV3) was priced at 100.00 to yield 4.75%, or 131.8 basis points more than five-year U.S. Treasury notes. The issue is callable at par on Dec. 8, 2005 and settles on Dec. 8. The joint lead managers for the transaction were Bear, Stearns & Co.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; and Merrill Lynch.
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Elevated delinquency levels have not affected expected losses, however, due to home price appreciation, Fitch Ratings said.
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Retail lenders, including Beeline, Tomo Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage, settled with the department over infractions like submitting a false certification to not having the proper liquidity to be in the program.
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A pair of bills, one with bipartisan support, look to address the issues around heirs' property so these families can have clear title on their homes.
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The agreement, in which the real estate giant admits no wrongdoing, will cover around 70,000 agents.
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Doxo plans to fight the FTC complaint, which focuses broadly on consumer finance, but there are signs of confusion about the company's role in mortgages too.
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Members of the LGBTQ community were most likely to have experienced housing bias, according to a Zillow survey, which also found many people don't recognize how fair lending laws could help.
April 25