Thu, Jun 24 2010, 12:02 PM
House Passes Flood Insurance Extension; Servicer Short Sale Timeline Rankings; MERS & Fannie, Waiting Period Update
Wed, Jun 23 2010, 3:49 PM
Defaulting borrowers who walk-away and had the capacity to pay or did not complete a workout alternative in good faith will be ineligible for a new Fa...
Wed, Jun 16 2010, 11:32 AM
Under orders from their conservator, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will begin the necessary process of delisting their common and preferred stocks from t...
Wed, Jun 16 2010, 11:27 AM
Signs of Life in the Non-Agency Mortgage Market; Housing Supply Shortage?; HUD's Final Rule; Fannie & Freddie Delisted; Apps Rise
Tue, Jun 15 2010, 11:00 AM
Monoline Insurer Primer; SIFMA Study for Risk Hedgers; Fannie Mae Servicer Reimbursements; Flood Insurance Reminder From GMAC; BoA Bulletin
Wed, Jun 2 2010, 1:01 PM
Flood Insurance Update; USDA Conditional Commitments; Originator Jobs; News From Fannie & Freddie, Citi, SunTrust, Guild, Mountain West, USB
Wed, May 26 2010, 11:50 AM
Perspective on Fannie & Freddie's UMDP; Flood Insurance Expiration; Fed's Credit Card Website; More Lender Updates!
Tue, May 11 2010, 10:04 AM
Two Housing Reports:Underwater Homeowners and Home Values; Chase Updates Flipping Policy; Fannie Mae DU Version 8.1; GSE Reform Bill
Mon, May 10 2010, 12:48 PM
Fannie Mae has reported First Quarter 2010 Earnings Results. The government-sponsored enterprise, lost $11.5 billion in the first quarter compared wit...
Mon, May 10 2010, 11:15 AM
Fannie Mae's Book of Business increased substantially in March, reflecting the purchase of delinquent loans from MBS trusts that have not yet be liqui...
Fri, May 7 2010, 11:26 AM
Impact of Fannie's Quality Control Initiative on Lenders; PMI Reports Improving Home Values; HUD Gives Guidance on Lead Paint
Mon, May 3 2010, 10:39 AM
Fannie Mae Cuts Interest Only Program and Releases ARM Updates; FDIC Shuts Down Seven More Banks; Citi; MGIC, Foreclosures,
Tue, Apr 27 2010, 2:56 PM
Fannie Mae is extending the incentives offered to purchasers of its HomePath REO properties for an additional 50 days beyond the original deadline. T...
Thu, Apr 15 2010, 10:43 AM
Fannie Mae Reduces "Waiting Period" for Re-Established Credit; Ginnie to Allow Securitization of Single Loans; More Foreclosures; RESPA Updates
Wed, Mar 31 2010, 10:40 AM
Fannie Mae's mortgage investment portfolio shrank for the second straight month in February. This will not last much longer though. On Februrary 10, ...
Fri, Mar 19 2010, 10:00 AM
Underwriter Compensation and Production; Mortgage Insurance Update; Fannie Mae Buyout Details
Fri, Mar 19 2010, 1:37 PM
Thu, Mar 18 2010, 10:55 AM
Fannie Mae has lowered many of its earlier projections for first quarter residential investment based on lagging home sales in January and February; b...
Wed, Mar 3 2010, 10:36 AM
Fannie Mae's Buyback Plan; HARP Extended; Lock Desks Busier; RESPA vs. USPS; Rates to Rise 50bps
Fri, Feb 26 2010, 3:58 PM
If I was selling loans at the moment and I wanted to reduce secondary marketing 'leakage', I would take special note of the changes, updates, and guid...
Wed, Feb 17 2010, 10:07 AM
Fannie Mae Approved Mortgage Insurers; Electronic Appraisals; Foreclosures and Home Supply; Lender Updates
Tue, Feb 9 2010, 11:17 AM
Jumbo Loan Delinquencies; BoA and Landsafe; Fannie Mae HomePath Incentive; Pooling and Ratings Agencies;
Tue, Feb 2 2010, 10:07 AM
Fannie Mae Imminent Default Indicator; Borrower Funded Temporary Buydowns; DR Horton Out of the Red; Anti-Flipping Debate
Wed, Jan 27 2010, 2:14 PM
Eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Overaggressive Bank Examiners; Rewriting California's Constitution
Fri, Jan 8 2010, 11:01 AM
The State of Originator Sentiment; Yield Spread Premium Confusion; Wells Fargo Lawsuit Dismissed; Updates from Fannie, SunTrust
Mon, Dec 21 2009, 10:42 AM
Bank Failure Update: Former IndyMac Buys Bank; Modification News from the Trenches; Bulletins from Fannie, BofA, Chase, USBHM, PMI, AmTrust
Thu, Dec 17 2009, 10:05 PM
Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) announced today that it is suspending all foreclosure evictions from December 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. All owner-occupa...
Thu, Dec 17 2009, 4:01 PM
Interest rates as reported by both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae increased during the week recently ended. A Freddie Mac spokesman attributed the increa...
Wed, Dec 16 2009, 10:00 AM
SAFE Act Update; Down Payment Assistance; Fannie & Freddie in the Future; Yield Curve Chatter
Fri, Dec 11 2009, 1:53 PM
A weaker bond market moved most mortgage loan rates higher for the week. With the exception of the longer term fixed rate mortgages, most of the inc...
Mon, Nov 30 2009, 9:38 AM
Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas vs. BofA; Dubai's woes help our rates; FHA & Fannie chatter
Wed, Nov 25 2009, 11:08 AM
Fannie Mae's activity slowed during October according to data released on Tuesday. Delinquencies, however, continue to rise in all categories and hav...
Thu, Nov 12 2009, 2:01 PM
Mortgages continued to hold firm with average rates below 5 percent for both long and short term loans. The 30-year FRM has now been below 5 percent ...
Fri, Nov 6 2009, 12:31 PM
Fannie Mae reported a loss of nearly $19 billion in the third quarter due largely to credit-related expenses. The resulting deficit has prompted FHFA...
Fri, Nov 6 2009, 9:43 AM
Lots of news from North Carolina, Fannie, Freddie, PMI, AIG, the tax credit; rates head lower after unemployment data
Fri, Nov 6 2009, 7:59 AM
Trading is cautious ahead of the month’s most important indicator. Equities jumped more than 2% on Thursday on optimism for the labor market and posit...
Thu, Nov 5 2009, 9:47 AM
Fed Funds unchanged; results from GMAC, Radian; news from Fannie, UBOC, USB
Thu, Nov 5 2009, 2:02 PM
Both long and short term interest rates declined during the week ended November 5 according to data released by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. All rates...
Thu, Nov 5 2009, 1:36 PM
Fannie Mae announced on Thursday that some borrowers who cannot otherwise qualify for loan modifications may be able to remain in their homes for a ye...
Thu, Oct 29 2009, 2:59 PM
Mortgage rates for the last week have remained relatively unchanged according to information released by Freddie Mac from its weekly Primary Mortgage ...
Wed, Oct 21 2009, 9:58 AM
Good earnings from Wells, USB, Jeffries, Morgan Stanley; Lend America & HUD issues; Fannie's PRP
Fri, Oct 9 2009, 1:38 PM
Speaking of time flying, loan modifications, which seem to have more of an impact on the larger investors than on the smaller brokers, have come a lon...
Tue, Sep 29 2009, 2:31 PM
In their monthly summary, Fannie Mae today said their retained portfolio was unchanged at $779.4 billion in August of 2009. This follows an 18.2% cont...
Thu, Sep 17 2009, 1:19 PM
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended September 17 reported the third consecutive week of lower rates for fixed rate mortgag...
Thu, Sep 10 2009, 1:04 PM
Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported that average interest rates edged down during the most recent weeks for which data is available.
Accordi...
Fri, Aug 28 2009, 11:22 AM
Business at Fannie Mae was recovering mid-way through the summer, though the total value of its portfolio remains down nearly one-fifth, according to ...
Thu, Aug 13 2009, 4:45 PM
Good news on the jobs' front led to an increase in most mortgage rates for the week ended August 13 according to the latest Freddie Mac’s Primary Mort...
Fri, Aug 7 2009, 11:45 AM
Fannie Mae posted a net loss of $14.8 billion in the second quarter, following up on a deficit of $23.2 billion from the first three months of the yea...
Thu, Aug 6 2009, 1:53 PM
After two weeks of modest increases, mortgage rates drifted down during the week ended August 6 according to results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage...
Thu, Aug 6 2009, 1:38 PM
The White House today responded to recent questions raised, among other places, by an article in today's Washington Post, about the potential phasing...
