Mortgage acquisitions by Freddie Mac fell 14% in 2006 to $502 billion, according to figures released by the company.Year-end production volumes for the entire industry have not yet been tabulated, but according to preliminary estimates from the Quarterly Data Report, residential originations fell 6.7% in 2006 to just over $3 trillion. (The QDR is published by National Mortgage News.) At year-end 2006, Freddie Mac's retained portfolio totaled $703.6 billion, compared with $710 billion at year-end 2005. The government-sponsored enterprise can be found on the Web at http://www.freddiemac.com.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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