Several television financial correspondents were announcing at the beginning of this week that Monday was the first anniversary of the credit squeeze . It is unclear whether any one day can claim that dubious distinction, but August 2007 was certainly a cruel month. During the first full week in August...
Several key players have rung in on the decision by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to retain limits on the mortgage portfolios owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) had petitioned OFHEO, its regulator, last week asking to be allowed...
As the list of mortgage lenders who have failed, are failing, or are remaining very quiet about their status continues to grow the addition of each new name has reached the level of "so what else is new?" This week, however, there was a development that is certainly worth mentioning. After nearly a week...
Investors in the two government sponsored enterprises ( GSEs ) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae got their hopes up early in the week based on speculations that federal regulators - specifically the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) - might allow the two mortgage giants to buy more home...