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The purchases will remain divided between $40 billion a month of mortgage-backed securities and $45 billion a month of Treasury securities.

JPMorgan is returning to the private label residential mortgage-backed securities market and EverBank has entered it, according to presale reports from Fitch.

When it comes to hiring, like most things, it’s not just “who you know” but also “what you know” that makes you successful.

A client was told that his loan could not be sold on the secondary market to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

The average FICO dropped from 749 in January 2013 to 745 in February 2013, the lowest point since May 2012.

Recent data suggest legislators may have to start considering the pros and cons of expanding the Home Affordable Refinance Program so it includes private-label loans.

Cornerstone Group Development Corporation has agreed to pay millions in damages and to provide Fair Housing Act compliance training to its employees.

A Senate budget resolution to reduce government spending over the next 10 years extends a 10 basis point fee on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another two years.

The level of home equity held by America’s senior citizens is now at the highest level since the second quarter of 2009, a beneficiary of the recovery in the housing market.

Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch will issue $710 million of CMBS notes backed by the fee interest in Worldwide Plaza, a 47-story office tower located at 825 Eighth Avenue in New York City.