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Blast From the Past: Fannie, Freddie, and the Fed
The Federal Reserve said this week it will no longer buy mortgage backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Some people worry mortgage rates could rise as a result. …
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GOP’s Toomey Seeks Democratic Help to Free Fannie, Freddie
By Jeff Kearns
March 15, 2021, Bloomberg
Republican Senator Pat Toomey released a set of guidelines to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would need support …

Big U.S. Banks’ Government-Backed MBS Holdings Hit Record High
By Shahien Nasiripour
February 16, 2021, Bloomberg
The largest U.S. banks increased their holdings of federally-backed mortgage securities by about $7 billion during the first week of February, raising their …

Trump Clears Fannie-Freddie Capital Boost, Leaves Fates to Biden
By Joe Light
January 14, 2021, Bloomberg
The Trump administration has set a path for releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control, but President-elect Joe Biden gets to …

Fannie, Freddie Should Hold $280 Billion in Capital, FHFA Says
By Andrew Ackerman
November 18, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to hold hundreds of billions of dollars of capital to absorb …

Pimco Warns FHFA’s Fannie-Freddie Plan Threatens Housing Finance
By Joe Light
September 1, 2020, Bloomberg
Pacific Investment Management Co., one of the world’s biggest bond investors, is warning that a regulator’s push to end federal control of Fannie …
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Mortgage Refinance Surcharge Delayed by Fannie, Freddie Until Dec. 1
By Andrew Ackerman
August 25, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Many homeowners who refinance their mortgages in the next three months will avoid paying an additional fee averaging $1,400, a …
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Mortgage Industry in for More Surprises
By Telis Demos
August 18, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s new fee has roiled the mortgage industry. It could be just a taste of what …
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac forbearance rate drops below 5%
By Kathleen Howley
August 17, 2020, HousingWire
The forbearance rate for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dropped to 4.94% in the first week of August, the first …
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New Tradeweb/IBA benchmark tipped as ‘competitor’ to SOFR
By Robert Mackenzie Smith
August 13, 2020, Risk
A new benchmark developed jointly by Tradeweb and Ice Benchmark Administration is being eyed as a potential alternative to the secured overnight …
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