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New Residential Mortgage priced $504 million of bonds backed by a pool of mostly reperforming residential mortgages, according to Standard & Poor's.

For the first time, there is a subservicer, Cenlar FSB, handling the servicing function for more than $200 billion in mortgage loans.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt's decision Thursday to stand up the affordable housing trust funds sharply divided lawmakers along party lines, with Democrats welcoming the decision as overdue while Republicans denounced it as a mistake.

There's little point to Fannie and Freddie's large profits if that money is remitted to the Treasury rather than making the GSEs more financially stable.

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After a six-year delay, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will finally begin setting aside a portion of their revenues to fund the development of rental housing for low-income families.

Mortgage rates edged up slightly over the past week, Freddie Mac said in its weekly market survey.

Radian Group Inc. is seeking to sell bond insurer Radian Asset and Assured Guaranty or MBIA may turn out to be the buyer.

Fannie Mae, risk sharing, private capital, reinsurers.

State housing finance authorities will deleverage their bond programs, build equity and improve financial ratios, according to Fitch Ratings.