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The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself. |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Opportunity Interest rates on jumbo mortgages rose nearly half a percentage point in August, even as regular mortgage rates were mostly coming down. Is it time to raise the jumbo loan amount minimum? |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Reforming Fannie and Freddie Given the accounting scandals at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it's no great shock that the two companies are bracing for increased regulatory oversight. The question for players in the multi-family real estate industry is whether the reforms will cramp their style. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
U.S. Banker June 2008 Joseph Rosta |
The Two-Step: As Reform Ebbs, Congress Doles Out More Rope Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being given new powers by Congress in an effort to reinvigorate the jumbo-loan market. |
U.S. Banker February 2002 Paul Muolo |
The Ginnie Mae Alternative Some enemies of Fannie and Freddie see hope in allowing Ginnie Mae to securitize high loan-to-value conventional mortgages. If it happens, it would be a coup for GE Capital Mortgage Insurance... |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2009 Morgan Housel |
The New Subprime Lender Please meet the FHA. |
U.S. Banker May 2003 John Engen |
Out of Step They're exempt from state and local taxes and from registering most securities with the SEC. They have sharply lower capital requirements. Combined, these factors give Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a gargantuan advantage in the market. Their "mission creep" has most bankers seeing red. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
New Rules Coming for Fannie and Freddie The House passes a bill creating a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There's no doubt that accounting irregularities have to be cleaned up and confidence restored, but an increase in long-term capital requirements would be unnecessary and harmful. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Problem for Housing Limits on loans by Congress will hurt hard-hit high-end housing markets. |
Bank Systems & Technology April 22, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan |
Suicide Suspected in Freddie Mac CFO Death David Kellermann, 41, found dead in a reported suicide. |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Woellert & Shenn |
Who Steps Up in Mortgages After Fannie, Freddie? The Administration is counting on the private sector to fill the gap in home lending if it trims the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. |
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
A Wild Week for Fannie and Freddie Analyst downgrades. Worse-than-expected earnings. The lifting of federal loan limits. Put it all together, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have experienced one of the most tumultuous weeks in their history. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2012 Howard W. Smith |
Financing Fundamentals These 5 tips help borrowers open the door to the right lender. |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Woellert & Miller |
Time to Rethink Fannie and Freddie The debate has begun on how to reform the mortgage giants. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Rate Cut Means Refi Madness Mortgages are almost at record low rates. Does this mean we will return to the days of easy money? |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
A Subprime Fix From Fannie and Freddie While internal housekeeping issues at Fannie and Freddie remain, one hopes that regulatory measures will not be imposed which will hamper their ability to responsibly and flexibly meet the needs of the market. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Mike Pienciak |
Get Out While You Can The housing market is still a looming threat, and all those who have piled into shares of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other speculative names, on the expectation that housing and consumer spending won't see another dip, should think twice. |
U.S. Banker July 2005 |
Hey (Freddie) Mac, Can You Spare a Mortgage? Never mind the rising interest rates. The quasi-government firms are rolling out products aimed at low- and mid-income workers to help them become first-time homeowners. They've got banks' attention. But the stock price for both companies has plummeted this year. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Obama's First Task: Rebuilding Our Housing What first steps might the president-elect take to treat our housing malaise? |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Theo Francis |
Washington Revives the Mortgage Cramdown As foreclosures continue to surge, congressional Democrats are pitching courtroom solutions to homeowners' woes. The Administration is wary. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Citigroup's Shameful About-Face on Mortgage Mods Beware this misguided effort to stop foreclosures. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2009 Russ Krull |
Banking on Clues From the FHA FHA funds report sheds some light on mortgage performance. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam. |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Dawn Kopecki |
Why Fannie And Freddie Are Fidgety The financial giants are loaded down with dicey loans as defaults increase. |
U.S. Banker March 2008 John Engen |
The Politics of Lending Sen. John McCain took time to present his vision of a world with simplified mortgage applications, and even suggested that the government might need to jump in to help mitigate the worsening crisis. |
National Real Estate Investor February 4, 2004 From staff reports |
Commercial and Multifamily Originations Set Record in '03 Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations set a record during 2003, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The $116 billion in loan originations reported for 2003 were up by more than one-third from the $86.4 billion reported in 2002. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Roger Nusbaum |
Freddie's Follies What's next for the mortgage behemoth, Freddie Mac? |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Disaster Ahead? As interest rates go up, they can take you down. If your mortgage payments are suddenly higher, you probably have rising mortgage interest rates to blame. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Nick Baker |
Fannie and Freddie Face New Rules The mortgage giants may get a tougher regulator, but Bush and Greenspan want more. Investors, take note. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2011 Nick Silbergeld |
Separation Anxiety Does splitting Fannie and Freddie's platforms make sense? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 James R. Kirkpatrick |
Multifamily Federal Financing Guide In this economy, commercial real estate markets are faced with de-leveraging and all that goes with it. |
U.S. Banker September 2001 Paul Muolo |
Credit Rating Crunch New capital rules for Fannie and Freddie could spell trouble for independent mortgage insurers. The two government sponsored enterprises may have to give preference to their worst enemies... |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Last Call for Smart Homeowners The Fed's recent move has triggered a sharp downtick in mortgage rates. If you want to refinance, it may be now or never. |
Reason January 2009 Michael Flynn |
Anatomy of a Breakdown Concerted government policy helped trigger the financial meltdown -- and will almost certainly extend it. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Bernanke's Plan to Pick Your Pocket Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke promotes an idea that would have taxpayers bail out the jumbo mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
When Debt Is Too Good to Be True Beware of interest-only mortgages and other extreme loans. |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Gail Liberman |
A New Focus On Reverse Mortgages Many of the 78 million baby boomers are marching toward retirement with inadequate savings. Some see reverse mortgages as the one thing that might bail them out. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie Gets a Boost Freddie Mac's stock soars on news of capital raising. |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Last Straw for Suffering Homeowners A spike in mortgage rates threatens any chance of a housing recovery. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Axel Merk |
No Mae? Government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be set to phase out over 10 years. The U.S. economy will be far healthier when homeowners pay a market-based price for mortgages, rather than a price heavily influenced by bureaucrats. |
U.S. Banker September 2010 Rob Garver |
Which Direction For Fannie and Freddie? As wards of the state, the mortgage giants support the majority of all new home loans. But conservatorship can t last forever, and as policymakers examine the government s role in housing finance, debate rages over where the GSEs should fit in. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2013 Jeffrey M. Goodman |
A Bridge to Success Interim loans can span the multifamily lending gap. |
U.S. Banker July 2010 |
Why We Don't Need Any More Bank Charters Unless bank organizers can make a compelling case that consumers and business owners aren't being served by existing banks, regulators should continue to clamp down on new charters. |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2008 Ollen Douglass |
Is a Sagging Fannie Attractive? Even with the recent upticks, shares of the ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both down over 80% from their 52-week highs. Is now the time to invest? |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Good Credit Won't Save You Now The "adverse market" surcharge could cost mortgage borrowers thousands annually. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Rich Duprey |
This Homebuilder Is Actually Growing Check out the No. 2 builder in Brazil. |