Tag Archives: Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac announced a new partnership with re-employment solutions company NextJob to provide job search assistance to current and aspiring homeowners living in high-needs and other persistent poverty areas.

On Thursday, the Executive Office of the President announced recommendations for significant changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here’s how the new plan aims to end their conservatorship and reduce the role of the GSEs to “level the playing field with the private sector.”

Mortgage rates rose again during the week according to a Freddie Mac survey, but here’s why the latest surge isn’t impacting borrowers … yet.

In light of proposed housing finance reforms, a study looked at the effectiveness of measures in place regarding the fee paid by the GSEs to HUD and The Treasury towards raising funds for affordable housing and here’s what it found.

How have underwriting standards for conventional loans for homes changed from the pre-crisis housing market? Here’s what a report tracking credit risk for the first quarter of 2018 found.

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After rising consistently for most of the month, mortgage rates eased this week. Experts weigh in on the factors that impacted rates this week.

Rates continued their upward march, in a trend that began in January 2018. Will higher borrowing costs scare homebuyers away from the market? Experts weigh in.

From financial results and partnerships to new appointments and technology get the latest buzz on the mortgage industry in this weekly update.

Saying that the “status quo is not a viable option” on the current conservatorship of the GSEs Sen. Mike Crapo and the Senate Banking Committee heard the testimony of Melvin Watt, Director, FHFA on the status of the housing finance system. Here’s what he had to say.