With the GSE's current CEO, Donald Layton, set to retire at the beginning of July, his successor has been announced. Here's who will be heading Freddie and charting the organization's path forward.
Read More »Refinances Hit by Lower Mortgage Rates
A report finds out how lower mortgage rates may have impacted refinance volume.
Read More »Ken Harrison Joins Gateway Mortgage Group
Harrison, an experienced agency expert joins Mortgage Group as VP, Agency Relations, to build on industry relationships and product development activities for the firm.
Read More »The Impact of the Qualified Mortgage “Patch” Expiration
The Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule "Patch" is set to expire in 2021, and according to experts, this expiration should help buyers. Find out why here.
Read More »Bringing Self-Employed Underwriting Into the Digital Era
With self-employed borrowers an important and growing part of the mortgage market, Freddie Mac is working to meet their needs while maintaining underwriting standards.
Read More »An End to Downward Mortgage Trends
What does the rise in mortgage rates mean for homebuyers this spring season? A new Freddie Mac report finds out.
Read More »Freddie Mac Forecasts Mortgage Origination Performance
Here’s why Freddie Mac’s latest forecast on the economy and the housing market has revised its estimates on mortgage originations and home prices for 2019 and 2020.
Read More »How the End of HARP Impacted the GSEs
A new report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency looked at the numbers behind the refinancing programs at Fannie and Freddie. Here’s what it found.
Read More »Solid Q4 for the GSEs?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported their fourth quarter and full year 2018 results on Thursday. Click through to learn more about the GSEs business highlights.
Read More »Calabria: Committed to Making FHFA a “World-Class Regulator”
Calabria who has been nominated to become the next Director of the FHFA is set to testify in a confirmation hearing with the Senate Banking Committee today. Will he touch upon GSE privatization?
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