The Democratic presidential hopeful had some harsh words for the opposing party and the role she believes they played in facilitating the crisis and subsequent Great Recession.
Read More »Is Housing Springing Forward. . .Or Falling Back?
With many analysts early in the year having predicted a robust spring season for the housing market, the question remains as to whether or not that will come to pass after a few months of inconsistency to start 2016.
Read More »Wells Fargo Extends Outreach in Underserved Communities
Wells Fargo unveiled new corporate social responsibility goals that are intended to address global social, economic, and environmental challenges, including a multibillion-dollar mortgage pledge to minority and low-income communities.
Read More »The Week Ahead: What to Expect from The Fed
The third meeting of the year for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26 and 27. What is the consensus around the policy decision that will come out of the meeting?
Read More »GSEs Further Lighten the Load for Taxpayers
How much credit risk did Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offload with their respective transactions announced this week?
Read More »Housing Outlook Stays Bright as Economic Forecast Darkens
Why is the housing market expected to have such a solid year when the estimates for Q1 economic growth are being downwardly revised? Freddie Mac has the answer.
Read More »Home Price Gains Slow to a Crawl
Although home prices continued their upward trek all over the country, they are doing so at a much slower pace, according to data on the recent U.S. House Price Index (HPI) released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Read More »Delinquencies Plummet to Pre-2000 Level
The fact that mortgage delinquencies are declining steadily for a few years now has been no secret. But just how low are they getting?
Read More »Castro Calls Out Trump for ‘Prejudice’
The HUD Secretary criticized the likely Republican presidential nominee for suggesting policy that Castro called "laughable" and "wrong-headed."
Read More »Is Securitization All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute lays out his plan for repairing the broken mortgage finance system in an essay published by the Urban Institute.
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