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Mortgage interest rates continued their downward pattern this week, reaching their lowest level since February of last year.

Freddie Mac announced a new partnership with Hope LoanPort (HLP) Wednesday, intended to "modernize" the housing counseling industry so counselors can spend more time helping potential borrowers and less time on administrative tasks.

With every proposal for GSE reform being shot down at every turn, the chances of change occurring remains slim but not impossible.

In a recent essay, former Vice Chairman and CFO of Fannie Mae, Tim Howard, explains that the GSE reform should be based on mending the system already in place to to avoid yet another crisis by following these five methods.

The report from the FHFA Office of the Inspector General covered an 18-month period from early 2013 to mid-2014.

Housing markets in the U.S. remain stable due to employment and current mortgage payments as 2016 moves forward, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's donation to the National Housing Trust Fund drew both applause and caution from housing advocates and civil rights groups

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was looking for a "responsible solution" to the issue of mortgage debt reduction.

Seventy percent of renters still believe that renting is more affordable than owning a home and 55 percent of renters plan to continue renting for at least the next three years, according to a Freddie Mac survey.

This credit risk transfer transaction is expected to reduce the risk borne by U.S. taxpayers and bring more private capital back into the mortgage market.