Freddie Mac

Lenders looking to keep up with the competition should adopt a digital mortgage process because a key borrower segment and the government-sponsored enterprises increasingly expect them to offer one.

The agency’s director said it will let a temporary GSE exemption from the “qualified mortgage” regulation expire.

Bond market investors acted cautiously in the wake of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting and that likely resulted in mortgage rates moving lower this past week.

Although the presidentially directed reports on housing finance reform are "essentially done," FHFA Director Mark Calabria doesn't expect them to be published until August or September.

After three weeks of holding fairly steady, average mortgage rates ticked up this week, ironically due to investor optimism that the Federal Open Market Committee will cut short-term rates, according to Freddie Mac.

Damage related to flash flooding from Tropical Storm Barry has the potential to affect about 340,000 homes, according to CoreLogic. Reports estimate a worst-case total of $10 billion in reconstruction cost value.

The Trump administration is growing wary of taking bold steps toward freeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal control before the 2020 election, said people familiar with the matter, in part because of the political risk of potentially upending the U.S. mortgage market.

While mortgage rates remained unchanged this past week, further drops are possible as signs from the Federal Reserve point to a short-term rate cut at its next meeting.

Treasury and HUD are close to unveiling administrative and legislative options for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Will their findings be heavy on detail or leave a lot unanswered?

How the Trump administration can recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while remedying jilted private investors.