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The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be Designated as Systemically Important Financial Institutions?” Here's what the expert witnesses discussed.

An Urban Institute report examines factors potentially contributing to more expensive federal loans, particularly to VA borrowers. Click here to learn the results of the study.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released an update on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's non-performing loan auctions, detailing how many loans the GSEs have sold as of December 2018.

Real estate investment trusts (REIT) can be reliable and well-managed investments, and with interest growing, experts discuss the benefits of REITs.

Fannie Mae recently announced the winner of its fifteenth non-performing loan sale, which included 4,300 loans totaling $770.13 million in unpaid principal balance, divided among four pools.

From proposals for housing finance reform to the steps taken by Ginnie Mae to modernize its technology, here’s the agency’s latest update on its 2020 goals.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac marked the completion of their Single Security Initiative with the launch of the Unified Mortgage-Backed Security. Click through to learn what this could mean for the industry.

The U.S. Treasury plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is almost ready for sign-off from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but there are still several steps ahead.

As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac prepare to launch the combined bond, questions arise on whether the change will negatively or positively impact the mortgage market and affordability.

The suit ties back to $2 billion in defective residential mortgage-backed securities sold by BofA predecessor company First Franklin Financial Corp amidst the 2008 financial crisis.