Mortgages

Starter home inventory is letting up, and the growth in supply seems to be more of a market shift than a temporary change, according to Zillow.

Freddie Mac exchanged existing bonds from its portfolio for mirror certificates for the first time, completing a key test that is central to the creation of a uniform mortgage-backed security.

Contract signings to purchase previously owned homes fell more than estimated in February, suggesting that the prior month’s surge resulted from pent-up demand and that a sustainable recovery may take more time.

As affordability lacks around the country, improving wages and shifting balance toward buyers could turn the tide, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Average mortgage rates fell by their largest amount in more than 10 years last week as bond yields fell in reaction to the March 20 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning on finalizing its proposed capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises this summer, the agency's acting director said Wednesday.

Home prices in the Portland, Ore., metro continued their upward climb in January but at their slowest rate since 2012.

Single-family home sales fell sharply in Connecticut during February, according to the latest data from The Warren Group, real estate information firm.

While reinsurers are becoming more comfortable with the risk it is offloading, the GSE wants to maintain control of the workout process for loans that go bad.

American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg discuss Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the future of housing finance

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency, by allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to split the CEO and president positions, let the companies dodge a congressionally mandated cap on executive salaries, the regulator's inspector general said.

As lawmakers discuss reform legislation, the president’s memo calls on agencies to draft both administrative and legislative reform options and deliver their reports “as soon as practicable.”

Senators dove into how to ensure housing finance reform serves lenders of all sizes, just as the Trump administration moved closer to crafting its own GSE plan.

Borrower hunger for fully digital mortgages and data automation grows, with the end goal of accelerating the lending process as much as possible. But a fragmented industry stands in the way of that goal.

Metro Atlanta home prices are up 4.9% in the past year, slightly outpacing the national average but still the lowest increase in four years.

Falling mortgage rates are giving a lift to homebuilders just in time for the key spring selling season.

There was a huge rise in mortgage refinance application activity due to the large drop in interest rates following last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Hugh Frater loses the "interim" title, taking full control of the government-sponsored enterprise as Congress begins debating (again) the future of Fannie as well as Freddie Mac.

Central Texas home sales climbed 6% last month, as sales volume reached its highest level on record for any February, the Austin Board of Realtors said.