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Current State of the Mortgage Market

What a fascinating and tumultuous time is upon us! Both the housing and the mortgage market are convulsing wildly! There are so many facets to the "big picture" that I would never presume have all the answers, so the following disclaimer is in order: I am a mortgage broker and the following is my opinion...

Posted to MND NewsWire by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Nov 1 2007
Filed under: Filed under: housing bubble, home builders, home prices, Freddie Mac, adjustable rate mortgage, Fannie Mae, Conforming Loan, lending standards, mortgage lenders, home equity, underwriting, mortgage backed security, alternative loans, credit rating, real estate boom
Fannie Mae Raises Conforming Loan Limit

Updated Conforming Loan Limits Tuesday, as it does every year, Fannie Mae raised the limit on single family conforming loans to $359,650 for 2005. This is an increase of almost eight percent from the 2004 limit of 333,700. Conforming loans are those that Fannie Mae will purchase from originators and...

Posted to MND NewsWire by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Dec 2 2004
Filed under: Filed under: Fannie Mae, Conforming Loan, Conforming Loan Limit, loan originators, Jumbo Loans, Federal Housing Finance Board

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