The stagnant residential production market is affecting loan purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.In January, Fannie purchased $51 billion in mostly residential loans from its seller/servicers, a slight decline from the level recorded in the same month a year ago. Compared with December's level, though, Fannie's purchases fell 12%. Freddie acquired $44.7 billion in product during January, a 4% gain from that of a year earlier. In 2006 Fannie bought $614.7 billion in mortgages, Freddie $501.9 billion, for a combined $1.11 trillion, a 7% decline from that of 2005.
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Jay Farner takes a majority ownership stake in Detroit's professional soccer franchise through the investment group he launched after leaving Rocket in 2023.
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The major government-related secondary-market loan buyer is moving to a new approach that mortgage companies can start transitioning to later this year.
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Short-sale transactions increased 4% from 2023 to 2024, nearly 10% from 2024 to 2025 and about 16% annually in the first quarter of this year, according to Realtor.com.
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The 30-year fixed rate loan average is at its highest since August, while the 15-year is now above where it was one year ago, Freddie Mac found.
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A one-time chief lending officer for Heritage State Bank has been barred from the industry for signing off on mortgages backed by over-valued appraisals.
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Sales trends for new homes are on the upswing, another reason mortgage lenders need to keep an eye on this segment, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.
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