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With many Americans citing high home prices and mortgage rate conditions as primary reasons for being unable to afford a home, an estimated 75% of consumers in Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Index believe now is a bad time to buy a home, causing many to pull back from their home searches.

A financial services veteran, Almodovar brings more than 30 years of finance, real estate, and community development expertise and a strong commitment to affordable housing.

The FHFA’s latest 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report breaks down Agency data ranging from foreclosures and REOs to forbearance and mortgage performance.

Hispanic homeownership has steadily grown for seven consecutive years, and it is predicted that Hispanic households will account for 70% of homeownership growth over the next 20 years. But amidst a tight housing market, potential Hispanic homebuyers —especially first-time buyers— ...

Fannie Mae has executed its ninth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transactions of 2022.  CIRTs are part of the GSEs’ ongoing effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market, as CIRT 2022-7 ...

A donation from the Wells Fargo Foundation to be dedicated toward disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico to rebuild the region in the wake of Hurricane Fiona making landfall.

According to new research from Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group (ESR), the housing market is expected to further cool as mortgage rates continue to rise and continues to predict an official recession conditions in 2023.  According to the ...

While overall mortgage servicers’ portfolio volume of loans in forbearance continues to dwindle, Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance increased in August, with approximately 360,000 U.S. homeowners currently in forbearance plans.

The 2022 Five Star Conference kicked off its first full day of programming with programming targeting Five Star’s Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE) and culminating in the annual opening night reception hosted by Auction.com.

Fannie Mae has announced it has appointed Anthony Moon as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective starting in the fourth quarter 2022. In this role, Moon will be responsible for Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Risk Management, which oversees ...