The FHFA today released the Foreclosure Prevention & Refinance Report for the Third Quarter 2009. This report is intended to provide disclosure and analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan data. It discusses the GSE's loan portfolio size and composition, the performance of the portfolio, and...
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revealed Thursday afternoon they will work to keep Americans in their homes, announcing a suspension on foreclosures starting Nov. 26, 2008 until Jan. 9, 2009. The two companies said no evictions will take place during that time period. Furthermore,...
Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to announce a program to help homeowners modify loans and prevent foreclosures , according to the Wall Street Journal, who cited unnamed U.S. officials. The program, expected to be announced at 2 p.m. EST, would be an extension...
Four U.S. Senators have asked the conservators of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to freeze foreclosures on mortgages held by the companies for 90 days and to take immediate steps to assist homeowners by modifying delinquent loans. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and...
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Fed Governor Randall Kroszner said rising mortgage foreclosures are an " urgent problem " and called on Congress to pass a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulatory bill. Speaking at the NeighborWorks America Symposium in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Kroszner said foreclosures lead to a loss of one-fifth to...
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said accelerating rates of foreclosures and delinquencies can have a significant impact on the economy and called for more to be done in order to prevent them. Speaking Monday night at the Columbia Business School's 32nd annual dinner, Bernanke said the rate of foreclosures...
A few things have happened in the last few days that may ultimately ease what many are calling an onrushing foreclosure train wreck . While some attempts are more meaningful and far-reaching than others, at least a couple of institutions which can do something to avert any coming catastrophe appear to...
Two days, two economic forecasts; the first which we reported on earlier from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed a rapid deterioration in the confidence that association's economic advisors have in the near future of the housing industry . Now we have the June Economic Outlook from Freddie...