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If Fannie Mae's clear-boarding requirements prove effective, New York may follow Ohio's lead and move forward with a bill requiring it to be used more broadly on zombie properties.
September 8 -
Over one-quarter of all mortgages in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey are likely to become delinquent because of the storm, according to an analysis from Black Knight.
September 8 -
Former Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer will join securitization pioneer Lewis Ranieri at a new housing policy team at the Milken Institute.
September 7 -
Mortgage rates dropped to a year-to-date low for the third consecutive week as the 10-year Treasury yield also declined, according to Freddie Mac.
September 7 -
Ginnie Mae will help issuers with certain servicing obligations if more than 5% of their portfolios are in areas Hurricane Harvey has ravaged.
September 6 -
From payment forbearances to financing to start the rebuilding process, here's a look at five ways homeowners affected by Hurricane Harvey can get mortgage help.
August 31 -
Mortgage rates fell to a new low for the year this week, but are 38 basis points higher than they were one year ago, according to Freddie Mac.
August 31 -
If mortgage rates rise slowly as the economy continues to grow, the impact from the Fed’s unwind on housing likely will result in a decline in refinancing activity.
August 28
Fannie Mae -
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will adjust their risk-sharing deals so that they can accommodate high loan-to-value loans refinanced under the programs replacing the Home Affordable Refinance Program.
August 28 -
Mortgage rates decreased for the fourth consecutive week and dropped to their lowest mark since November, according to Freddie Mac.
August 24 -
Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.
August 24 -
The gulf between those at the upper ends of the wealth ladder and lower-income Americans has worsened markedly since the financial crisis, despite the trillions of subsidies that taxpayers provide for housing.
August 21
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Freddie Mac has gotten the green light for its appraisal alternative for purchase loans, and has released information about how similar automated collateral evaluations for refinances have performed.
August 18 -
The Home Affordable Refinance Program will now expire on Dec. 31, 2018, the FHFA said.
August 17 -
Mortgage rates continued to move lower as a result of economic uncertainty, according to Freddie Mac.
August 17 -
Affordability issues along with a lack of knowledge about home buying are holding millennials back from pursuing homeownership, according to a survey from loanDepot.
August 16 -
Critics of recent False Claims Act enforcement argue the Justice Department is too heavy-handed toward lenders and servicers. But in an industry reputed for shoddy processes during the crisis, perhaps stringent oversight is warranted.
August 11
National Mortgage News -
For all the talk that Janet Yellen’s plan to shrink the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet will hurt Treasuries, U.S. mortgage bonds face a bigger test.
August 11 -
Picking a new benchmark for adjustable-rate mortgages is the easy part. Industrywide implementation is where things get tricky.
August 10 -
Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest point in six weeks as bond investors were concerned about inflation and the U.S. economy, according to Freddie Mac.
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