Bill Pulte was approved by the Senate to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where one of his goals could be privatizing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Home mortgages originate in the primary mortgage market. The secondary mortgage market is where existing loans are exchanged between financial counterparties. The purchase mortgage market refers ...

The trading of mortgage-backed securities in the secondary mortgage market allows for a continuous flow of funds in the housing and financing markets. While homeowners cannot prevent their ...

A 2025 recession could cool the housing market, lower home prices and mortgage rates, and offer opportunities for buyers.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises that aim to provide the mortgage market with stability and ...

This function stabilizes the mortgage market and widens access to financing. However, following the housing crash of 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac entered conservatorship after requiring a $191 ...

Refinance activity was up 16% from the end of February while purchase applications rose mildly, on the strength of fading ...

The first, named the 'primary-secondary' spread, covers the difference between where mortgages are originated (in the primary market) and the yields on mortgage-backed securities (in the secondary ...

For mutual clients, pricing from the new API is integrated seamlessly into execution analysis, commitment, and delivery ...

Global key figures in the mortgage industry, including European Mortgage Federation-European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) Secretary General Luca Bertalot, hailed the remarkable success of the ...

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