Freddie Mac has announced that it invested nearly $2 billion last year in Low Income Housing Tax Credits and mortgage revenue bonds.New LIHTCs absorbed $958 million of the investment, while $982 million went to MRBs, the government-sponsored enterprise reported. "It was a very competitive year for tax-advantaged investments, particularly fixed-rate revenue bonds," said Paul Peterson, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the GSE. "Nevertheless, Freddie Mac continued to be among the leaders in providing capital to these very important sectors that are responsible for financing the majority of new affordable housing."
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
July 3 -
Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
July 2 -
The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
July 2 -
A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
July 2 -
The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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