Freddie Mac has announced the purchase of a $6 billion portfolio of multifamily mortgages from Washington Mutual Bank FA and Washington Mutual Bank in exchange for Freddie Mac PCs.The portfolio consists chiefly of five- to 50-unit mortgages, which Freddie Mac termed "especially significant because affordable housing goal regulations provide special incentives to encourage Freddie Mac's financing of mortgages on apartment buildings of this size." The government-sponsored enterprise said the transaction includes contractual incentives such as $100 million in fees to WaMu, payable on the issuance of individual Freddie Mac securities during September and October of this year. The GSE can be found online 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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