Wed, Aug 20 2008, 7:00 AM
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern said
Wednesday that now is not an "appropriate time" to close
government-sponsored Enterpr...
Tue, Aug 19 2008, 8:28 AM
Tue, Aug 19 2008, 7:00 AM
Last week former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan
strongl
y criticize...
Tue, Aug 19 2008, 7:00 AM
U.S. government-backed mortgage finance company Freddie Mac
caused ripples through the debt market on Tuesday after weak
results in a $3 billion, ...
Tue, Aug 12 2008, 7:00 AM
According the Dow Jones, Freddie Mac has announced that they will
no longer be purchasing subprime mortgages secured by
properties in the state of...
Mon, Aug 11 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking in an interview with NBC on Saturday, U.S. Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson said government had no plans to inject capital into
Government...
Wed, Aug 6 2008, 7:00 AM
In a surprise move, the U.S. Treasury announced on Tuesday that it has
hired investment bank Morgan Stanley to conduct a review of
Fannie Mae and F...
Wed, Aug 6 2008, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac released its second quarter 2008
financial statements on Wednesday revealing some staggering losses.
The nation's second largest mort...
Thu, Jul 31 2008, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac today told mortgage servicers it was
doubling the amount of money it pays for each workout
that keeps a delinquent borrower with a Fr...
Tue, Jul 22 2008, 7:00 AM
Speaking at the New York Public Library, U.S. Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are vital
to the U.S. financial sys...
Mon, Jul 14 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. government flew to the rescue of GSEs Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac over the weekend with Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson announcing that t...
Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM
For the third day this week the stocks of Freddie Mac
and Fannie Mae took a hammerin' on Wall Street and for
the second day major newspapers are...
Fri, Jul 11 2008, 7:00 AM
Releasing a statement on Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said that the focus was to back Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "in their
current ...
Thu, Jul 10 2008, 7:00 AM
The U.S. officials may need to bail out the two government-sponsored
enterprises responsible for insuring mortgages, a former Federal Reserve
presid...
Thu, Jul 10 2008, 7:00 AM
Financial news outlet CNBC was reporting early Thursday that
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae , the two
corporations around which much of housing recov...
Tue, Apr 15 2008, 7:00 AM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have made considerable progress towards
achieving financial stability , but more progress needs
to be made, according to...
Wed, Mar 5 2008, 8:00 AM
Mortgage rates continued to move upwards during the
week ended February 28 according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey
report released by Fredd...
Thu, Oct 25 2007, 7:00 AM
It was one of those weeks when one had to wonder if Freddie Mac and
the Mortgage Bankers Association were operating in the same universe. The
former...
Thu, May 10 2007, 7:00 AM
With the growth of house price appreciation now stalled or even
reversed, this has fueled fears that homeowners may face an inability to
withdraw eq...
Tue, Feb 27 2007, 8:00 AM
In the wake of a tough couple of weeks that have rattled the sub-prime
lending industry, Freddie Mac announced on Tuesday that it was
cracking down...
Tue, Jan 16 2007, 8:00 AM
The January 2007 Economic Outlook which is published last week by the
Office of the Chief Economist at Freddie Mac was headlined " The
Remodeled Hou...
Thu, Jan 11 2007, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac 23rd Annual Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
Survey released last week contained few surprises. The three
major findings were:
Thu, Nov 2 2006, 7:00 AM
Interest rates were up slightly this week according
to the Freddy Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended
October 26. The 30-year fix...
Tue, Sep 12 2006, 7:00 AM
" A Cooling Trend " was the title given to Freddie Mac's
September 2006 Economic Outlook released recently. In keeping with the
seasonal theme, the re...
Tue, Aug 15 2006, 7:00 AM
Several things have occurred over the last week or so in the ongoing
saga of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and their financial improprieties which
date back...
Wed, Jul 19 2006, 7:00 AM
Mortgage rates backed off during the week ending July
13 and 14th, declining in every category tracked by both Freddie Mac and
the Mortgage Bankers A...
Tue, Jul 11 2006, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac issued its monthly "outlook" for the month of July as well
as a round-up of the first half of 2006 .
While the report still projects a ...
Wed, Jun 21 2006, 7:00 AM
In spite of the Dog Days of Summer, mortgage activity held up fairly
well for the week ended June16, down only a tiny bit from that reported for
the p...
Thu, May 11 2006, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac has joined with 14 other major financial organizations
including some of the nation's largest mortgage originating and servicing
companies...
Mon, Apr 24 2006, 7:00 AM
While the stock market at least temporarily felt that Freddie
Mac had closed the doors on some serious legal issues last week,
it cost the giant mor...
Wed, Mar 8 2006, 8:00 AM
According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates moved only
slightly during the week ended March 2 and what little movement there was
served only to narrow ...
Thu, Jan 12 2006, 8:00 AM
While the flattening of the yield curve has not noticeably hurt the popularity of ARMS, it is largely lender discounts that have kept the products in ...
Fri, Dec 2 2005, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loan limits will increase to meet rising house prices.
Fri, Nov 11 2005, 8:00 AM
Beyond short term impacts of the hurricanes and in spite of rising interest rates Freddie Mac still paints a picture of a solid housing market.
Fri, Oct 28 2005, 7:00 AM
The House of Representatives has approved new oversight for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Senate approval appears a long way off.
Mon, Oct 17 2005, 7:00 AM
Although acknowledging hurricanes impact, Freddie Mac still sees a rosy housing picture.
Wed, Oct 12 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac has tallied up its losses to Rita and Katrina and they will be substantial.
Thu, Sep 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac sheds some light on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the housing market and economy.
Thu, Sep 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Weekly Mortgage Rates Summary Report - September 7 2005
Wed, Aug 31 2005, 7:00 AM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac put a small candle in the window for hurricane victims.
Mon, Aug 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Macs August report carries cautions about what could happen, but basically continues to project only gradual changes in rates, sales, and home...
Mon, Jul 11 2005, 7:00 AM
The housing sector is continuing to be a major driver of the U.S. Economy according to a very optimistic July report issued by Freddie Mac.
Fri, Jun 17 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac and FHA announce two small changes that could make a difference for armed forces service men and women.
Fri, Jun 10 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Macs monthly economic report emphasizes the good, the bad, and the who knows?
Fri, May 20 2005, 7:00 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has spoken out again to urge Congress to rein in the size of the GSE’s, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, mortgage p...
Fri, Apr 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Monthly Freddie Mac Economic Outlook continues to see home sales, housing starts, and interest rates favorable for the real estate industry.
Mon, Mar 14 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie issues its monthly Economic Outlook report adding another voice to the chorus predicting changes, but gradual ones, to home sales and interest...
Fri, Feb 11 2005, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac Economic and Housing Market Outlook continues optimistic in spite or maybe because of the Fed’s continuing moves to tighten credit.
Tue, Jan 11 2005, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac has released its weekly mortgage rate report for the week ended January 6 and is now reporting on rates and points for the 5/1 adjustable.
Fri, Jan 7 2005, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac issues 21st annual survey of adjustable rate mortgages. In spite of lender discounts, savings and popularity are declining.