Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ) director James Lockhart announced on Tuesday that the FHFA, along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would be adopting a new, streamlined approach to loan modifications . Lockhart said the loan modification program, which he is asking to be adopted as the industry...
Shares of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were looking a little better in early trading on Tuesday after investors fled the two government sponsored entities (GSEs) the previous day over doubts that their underlying capital could make it more difficult for them to buy or guarantee mortgages. That, in turn...
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the division of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that oversees and regulates Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, has reached a notable settlement with three of Fannie Mae's former executives. The settlement, announced late Friday, will...
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement on Monday between his office and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under which the two largest purchasers of home loans will buy home mortgages only from those lenders that meet new standards that it is hoped will ensure independent and reliable...
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight ( OFHEO ) announced Wednesday that it would be lifting the caps it had imposed several years ago to limit growth of Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's owned portfolios. The caps had been instituted after both of the huge government sponsored enterprises...