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IndyMac Collapse Sparks Fear of Regional Bank Failures
Customers line up in front of an IndyMac Bank branch in Santa Monica, California, on July 14, 2008. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK—News of IndyMac Bancorp.’s collapse has spawned similar...
View ArticleMortgage Industry Proposes Breakup of Fannie, Freddie
In a proposal that could alter the landscape of U.S. secondary mortgages markets, a key industry association this week urged Congress to break up government sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and...
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Future of Fannie, Freddie in Question
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks during a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance at the Treasury Department on August 17, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)The future of two...
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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged this week, according to a Thursday report from Freddie Mac. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged this week, with 30-year...
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Mortgage Rates Plummet to All-Time Lows
Mortgage rates again fell to record low levels during the week, according to Freddie Mac on Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Mortgage rates continued their downward slide, as the 5-year,...
View ArticleWith Fannie and Freddie Out, China May Take Hard Hit
The Obama administration proposed on Friday the wind-down of once government-sponsored mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Analysts say China, as a major bond holder of the two companies, may...
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SEC Charges Former Freddie, Fannie CEOs
Robert Khuzami, director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Enforcement Division, announces that the SEC has charged six former top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with...
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Federal Mortgage Insurer Headed Toward Collapse
The headquarters of Fannie Mae are seen October 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is deeply insolvent and headed toward a financial crash...
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Home Prices Dip, January Sales Jump
A real estate sign stands in front of a building on May 31, 2011, in Chicago, Ill., in this file photo. According to Freddie Mac data, a 30-year fixed rate mortgage on average was 3.87 percent, the...
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Mortgage Rates Rise, But Remain Low
A 'sale pending' sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Rafael, Calif., Nov. 2011. On Thursday, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said that the average 30-year mortgage rate rose to 3.92...
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Tweaking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Bailout
A Freddie Mac sign sits in front of its headquarters July 10, 2008 in McClean, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency...
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Plunge in Mortgage Rates: Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?
A sudden plunge in mortgage rates this week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage? Across the country, homeowners and would-be homeowners eager for a...
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US Pending Home Climb Slightly in November
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose modestly in November as a strengthening economy helped nudge some would-be homebuyers. The National Association of Realtors said...
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Are We Headed Toward Another Housing Crisis? What Hasn’t Changed Enough
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-backed housing corporations bailed out seven years ago by federal taxpayers, may be headed for trouble again. Despite post-financial crisis pressure to...
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