Freddie Mac announced a move Wednesday aimed at reducing the risk to the taxpayer associated with its credit exposure in the residential mortgage market. The Enterprise has obtained a number of insurance policies underwritten by a panel of well capitalized insurers and reinsurers. ...
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Despite a disappointing first quarter and a mediocre second quarter, Freddie Mac still expects the economy to improve throughout the
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Ellie Mae revealed new figures on its mortgage originations, while home sales and prices continued to rise in the month of May--coming up on this weekend’s News Wrap.
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Natural disaster risk for homes is the topic of a new report released today, while a major bank pays a hefty fee to the federal government to settle allegations of lending and servicing misconduct-- coming up on Thursday’s News Wrap.
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Loan modifications reached an impressive milestone, while default rates continue towards a historic low--coming up on Wednesday’s News Wrap.
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The FHFA presented its yearly report on the GSEs to Congress, and home sales in May were down despite plenty of available inventory--coming up on Tuesday’s News Wrap.
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A recent blog post from Trulia's Jed Kolko looked at whether baby boomer downsizing could be a future trend in
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The unemployment rate was unchanged in May staying put at 6.3 percent with 9.8 million Americans unemployed, the lowest unemployment
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The Wells Fargo Economics Group released its Housing Chartbook for May 2014, which found that most markets are "wildly out of
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The Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 cleared a major hurdle, passing in the House despite reservations from critics who say
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