Many experts say privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the mortgage market. Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

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 ...

As rumors of the demise of HMDA reporting swirl, as well as a 50 percent reduction in HUD headcount and actual VA cuts, think ...

Priscilla Almodovar; Chief Executive Officer, Director; Federal National Mortgage Association Chryssa Halley; Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President; Federal National Mortgage Association ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Many lenders closely follow underwriting guidelines issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored ...

A proposal to tie cancellation of private mortgage insurance policies to automated valuation models would add unnecessary ...

If the government were to end the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships, the new status could constrain CRT deal ...

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