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10 Mar 2008, 2:34 pm
The really big news will be when lenders finally begin quoting interest rates for these loans, which Fannie Mae seems to have dubbed "jumbo-conforming" mortgages. [read post]
9 Mar 2008, 12:04 pm
Instead, they sell their loans to Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae for a discounted amount of the full loan. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 9:40 am
According to a JP Morgan Chase report, on February 22, securities rated AAA and backed by 30-year fixed rate Alt-A loans in excess of $417,000 fell to 12 cents less per dollar of principal than similar securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae or other government-related entities. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 3:24 am
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) have entered into cooperation agreements with Attorney General Andrew M. [read post]
26 Feb 2008, 4:58 pm
The agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, measures only house purchases and refinances where the loans were backed by one of those two enterprises. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 8:59 am
And while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to buy these loans, they aren’t required to. [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 7:27 am
Increase the availability of mortgages by providing a one-year boost to the cap on loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy, from $417,000 up to $729,750 in high-cost markets.Information Courtesy of:Assocaited PressThe package amounts to about 1% of U.S. gross domestic product.Taxpayers will not have to apply for the rebate; it would come automatically based on their 2007 tax return.Economists who have analyzed the numbers say it will give the economy a much-needed boost in the… [read post]
7 Feb 2008, 2:45 pm
Senate today passed its version of the economic stimulus plan, and it appears that the proposed increase to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loan limits made it through as part of the legislation. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 12:35 pm
Similar patterns show up in private mortgage insurance premiums and Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae delivery fees. [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 11:24 pm
It didn't matter if the condo was warrantable (in essence: certified by the lender that the condo meets Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac condo guidelines) or non-warrantable (not certified to the guidelines). [read post]
23 Jan 2008, 11:01 am
Conforming loans are the ones Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will purchase from lenders and securitize on the secondary market, and that market is basically functioning smoothly. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 4:56 am
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has issued a revised Policy Guidance on the Examination of Mortgage Fraud Programs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 3:00 am
In the past four days, I have seenA lender demand a sales contract be modified to exclude the seller's bar stools from the transactionA lender assert that Fannie Mae guidelines require a 6 unit condo association hire a lawyer to give a written opinion that the association meets all FHA guidelines and is properly organizedAnother lender refuse to consider the rental income generated by a four flat under contract for the purposes of considering the buyer's ability to repay… [read post]
27 Dec 2007, 1:49 am
Government-chartered mortgage financers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have increased surcharges for borrowers with credit scores below 680, well above the 620 threshold sometimes used to define subprime borrowers, and will require down payments of at least 5 percent on all loans in "declining markets. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 8:26 am
In 2006, the agency collected an $800 million penalty from American International Group and obtained a $400 million settlement from Fannie Mae. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 6:56 am
To mitigate this problem, Congress needs to temporarily raise the limits it now imposes on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA mortgages by 50%, to $625,000. [read post]
29 Nov 2007, 8:40 pm
Summers argues that more is needed to keep money flowing to creditworthy home buyers, using the Federal Housing Administration, Freddie Mac (FRE), and Fannie Mae (FNM)??? [read post]
29 Nov 2007, 10:31 am
But despite the quarterly national-level gloom in the OFHEO home price index, which is based on purchase and refinance transactions in the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae portfolios, there are obviously some places doing better than average. [read post]
28 Nov 2007, 3:16 am
Fannie Mae; see full list in our "E-Proxy" Practice Area) - so maybe the initial reports of low retail shareholder turnout is driving companies to "wait and see. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 4:01 pm
The maximum value of "conforming" loans eligible to be purchased and securitized by mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain at $417,000 for 2008 throughout most of the United States, the federal government announced Tuesday. [read post]
