Trump ‘Giving Very Serious Consideration’ to Privatizing Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are once again on President Trump’s radar. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump shared ...
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Fannie Mae Sees Near-6% Mortgage Rates by End of 2025
Fannie Mae updated its housing market and economic predictions yesterday, tweaking nearly all the numbers positively in the wake of ...
GSEs Conservatorship on the Backburner as Experts Highlight Risk
Libby Cantrill (left), with Warren Kornfeld, (right) speaking at MBA's Capital & Secondary Markets Conference in New York City on ...
FHFA Director Compares Potential Cuts to GSEs to DOGE
Above, MBA's Laura Escobar speaks with FHFA Director Bill Pulte at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference ...
Purchase Application Activity Up 18% Over Last Year as Rates Remain Steady for 17th Week
Mortgage rates ticked up this week but economists are also pointing to some positive news for housing this week: Purchase ...
Stable Mortgage Rates Sparking Continued Purchase Applications
Zero movement on mortgage rates this week, but the continued steadiness of the average rate remaining in the mid-sixes for ...
A Slight Decrease for Mortgage Rates This Week
Stubbornly elevated but steady is how economists are positioning average mortgage rates over the last several weeks, ticking up and ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change, Economists See Some Market Stability
Mortgage rates saw very little change this week—similar to recent weeks—as some market stability starts to form, according to Freddie ...
GSE Privatization Under Trump ‘Highly Unlikely’ Anytime Soon, Says Former Freddie Mac CEO
Above, Don Layton Sharing his insights on the Trump administration’s approach to GSE (government-sponsored enterprise) privatization, former CEO of Freddie ...
As Mortgage Rates Climb, Buyers Should ‘Stress-Test Their Budgets’ as Competing Economic Forces Leave Rate Future Unknown
Following the sharp sell-off in government bonds last week that pushed the 10-year treasury yield up to 4.5%, as is ...
Bubbles to Burst for New Team Members (and How to Help Them)
Whenever anyone enters a new job in a new field, there are always tricks of the trade they have to learn—some that may counter their expectations. Read more.
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