Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tightened up their lending standards for financing condos after the Champlain Towers collapsed in ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each have their own eligibility requirements for mortgage approval. — Down payment. A minimum down payment of 3% is required. — Credit score. Both Fannie Mae and ...

Fannie Mae, officially the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), is a government-sponsored enterprise that maintains ...

The government-sponsored enterprises were not meant to remain in conservatorship permanently, but privatizing them once again must include a new set of rules that minimize market disruptions and ...

Now let’s focus on the intersection with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And certainly, there is some overlap between the balcony law standards and requirements of the mortgage giants. Fannie Mae ...

On the income side, issues often emerge when the mortgage applicant is self-employed. The software is geared to W-2s — the wage-and-tax-statement from an employer — and might flag your file when you ...

Conforming loans are mortgages that are eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Here's what that means for you. Conforming loans adhere to qualifying guidelines set by government ...

Bill Ackman’s detailed presentation on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac highlights the steps needed to end conservatorship, including capital requirements and market-based policies. The Trump Trade ...

O’keefe Stevens Advisory, an investment advisory firm, released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both expected to be recapitalized during the Trump administration. FMCC shows higher growth and potential gains, but faces larger capital requirements and IPO delays ...

Financial giant Bank of America (BAC) has agreed to purchase a $9 billion portfolio of residential mortgage loans from Canadian company ...