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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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