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Fed begins buying mortgage-backed debt -
marketwatch-com
- 22 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday it has begun purchasing fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. The ...
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Rule Change May Hurt 'Jumbos' -
wsj-com
- 4 days ago
A Jan. 1 decline in the maximum size of a mortgage that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may buy or guarantee in certain costly U.S. housing markets is likely to push interest rates higher on larger home ...
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Mortgage rates hit fresh 37-year low -
cnnmoney-com
- 6 days ago
Rates on mortgage loans are the lowest in the 37-year history of the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, according to a weekly report released Wednesday.
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Who Killed Frannie? -
seekingalpha-com
- 7 days ago
Felix Salmon submits: Bethany McLean, from her new perch at Vanity Fair, has delivered a 10,762-word magnum opus on Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), which spends most of its time giving a detailed history of ...
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Freddie Mac names Raymond Romano chief credit officer -
marketwatch-com
- 8 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Monday it named Raymond Romano as the company's chief credit officer. In September, Romano was appointed acting chief credit officer while the Freddie Mac conducted a ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed rate mortgage falls to new low -
marketwatch-com
- 13 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Wednesday that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to a new 37-year low as existing home sales continued to fall. The average fell to 5.14% with an average ...
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Regulators reach final appraisal reform pact -
ibtimes-com
- 13 days ago
Federal and state regulators announced a revised pact Tuesday to reshape home appraisal practices as part of an agreement with mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Freddie Mac regulator names 10 board members -
ibtimes-com
- 14 days ago
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Tuesday that its regulator has appointed 10 members to the board of directors, giving the board 11 total directors. The 10 members include: Barbara Alexander, Linda Bammann, Carolyn Byrd, Robert Glauber, ...
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Off the Charts: Foreign Investors Trade Safe for Safest -
nytimes-com
- 17 days ago
Despite U.S. backing, bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have skeptics.
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 37-year low -
marketwatch-com
- 19 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to its lowest average in 37 years. The average rate fell to 5.19% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Dec. 18, down from 5.47% ...
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Policymakers to prop up US housing market -
ft-com
- 22 days ago
An intensified effort to exploit government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to drive down mortgage costs and cushion a decline in house prices could start soon
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Former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Executives Ignored Warnings -
foxbusiness-com
- 25 days ago
Lawmakers are poised to trade barbs Tuesday about who deserves most of the blame for the collapse and government takeover of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage average at 4-1/2 year low -
marketwatch-com
- 26 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average dropped from a week ago to a four-and-a-half year low as bond yields declined. The 30-year fixed-rate average was 5.47% with an average ...
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Lawmakers blast former Fannie, Freddie execs -
ibtimes-com
- 27 days ago
Three months after the government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, lawmakers on Tuesday blamed former top executives at the mortgage giants for fueling the financial market turmoil that has dragged the ...
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Warnings saw loan problems at Freddie, Fannie: report -
reuters-com
- 28 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Documents show that top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were warned years ago that the firms were offering mortgages that could pose a long-term danger to the companies, borrowers and ...
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Top former Fannie, Freddie excutives to testify -
ibtimes-com
- 28 days ago
Lawmakers are poised to trade barbs Tuesday about who deserves most of the blame for the collapse and government takeover of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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AP IMPACT: How Freddie Mac halted regulatory drive -
usnews-com
- 29 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the Washington Nationals played their first-ever baseball game in the nation's capital in April 2005, two congressmen who oversaw mortgage giant Freddie Mac had choice seats - courtesy of the very company they ...
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Fed buys $5 billion in agency-backed debt -
marketwatch-com
- 32 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $5 billion in debt sold by the big mortgage-finance agencies Friday, the first purchase of what may total $100 billion. Dealers submitted $12.9 billion in debt ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage lowest since Jan. -
marketwatch-com
- 33 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average fell to 5.53% -- its lowest since January -- with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Dec. 3. In the previous period, the average ...
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Treasury mulling plan to reduce new mortgage rates: WSJ -
marketwatch-com
- 34 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department may float a plan to reduce mortgage rates on new mortgages to boost the housing market, The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday on its Web site, citing people familiar with ...
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Freddie Mac issues another $1 billion in five-year notes -
marketwatch-com
- 36 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Monday it plans to launch a $1 billion reopening of its 4.125% five-year U.S. dollar Reference Notes, maturing in September 2013. The issue, which is also due to price Monday, will bring the ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed mortgage rate hits seven-week low -
marketwatch-com
- 41 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The national average interest rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan hit a seven-week low, according to Freddie Mac's survey released Thursday. The rate averaged 5.97% in the week ending Wednesday, down from ...
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Fed says it will buy mortgage-related assets -
ibtimes-com
- 42 days ago
The Federal Reserve says it will buy up to $600 billion in mortgage-backed assets in another attempt to deal with the financial crisis. The Fed says it will purchase up to $100 billion in direct obligations ...
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Fannie, Freddie to halt foreclosures over holidays -
marketwatch-com
- 47 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said late Thursday that they will temporarily suspend foreclosures on occupied homes while the companies work on a streamlined modification program expected ...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates decline again -
marketwatch-com
- 47 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. fixed-rate mortgages fell for the third straight week, according to Freddie Mac's survey released Thursday. The national average interest rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate loan averaged 6.04% in the week ending ...
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Freddie Mac Treasurer Departs -
wsj-com
- 49 days ago
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Freddie Mac projects slower recovery for housing -
marketwatch-com
- 50 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Monday it had raised its projections for mortgage rates and lowered its forecast for a rebound in home building and sales. The mortgage finance giant that's now owned by the U.S. government ...
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Freddie seeks gov't aid after $25.3B loss -
ibtimes-com
- 52 days ago
Freddie Mac is asking for an initial injection of $13.8 billion in government aid after posting a massive quarterly loss Friday. The mortgage finance company is making the first request to tap the $200 billion promised by the Treasury ...
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac
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Freddie Mac seeks $13.8bn lifeline -
ft-com
- 53 days ago
Freddie Mac has asked the US government for a $13.8bn lifeline after suffering a record $25.3bn quarterly loss on large credit-related writedowns
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Before the Bell: Freddie Mac, Citigroup, Nokia, Sun Microsystems in focus -
marketwatch-com
- 53 days ago
U.S. stock market futures traded lower Friday on doubts that the big gains seen in the previous session can be sustained, with a $25 billion loss for Freddie Mac, a record drop in retail sales and a warning from Nokia ...
Citigroup - Freddie Mac - Nokia - Sun Microsystems
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Fannie, Freddie Debt Weakens Again -
wsj-com
- 54 days ago
Risk premiums on debt securities issued by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took a turn for the worse amid continued uncertainty about the fate of the twin mortgage giants.
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed rate mortgage average falls -
marketwatch-com
- 54 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average fell from a week ago on signs of a weak economy. The average was 6.14% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Nov. 13, down ...
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Stocks sink despite new loan aid -
reuters-com
- 55 days ago
Nov 11 - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Citigroup all announced revised lending terms to help struggling homeowners.
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Fannie, Freddie to Unveil Loan-Modification Plan -
wsj-com
- 56 days ago
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and U.S. officials are expected to announce plans Tuesday to speed up the modification of hundreds of thousands of loans held by the housing finance giants.
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Ahead of the Bell: Fannie, Freddie loan limits -
ibtimes-com
- 60 days ago
The government agency that controls mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is set to release a list of the largest mortgages the pair can buy in metropolitan areas around the country.
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Taxpayers may pay legal bills for mortgage execs -
washingtontimes-com
- 61 days ago
When the government took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers inherited more than just bad debts. They're also potentially on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in legal fees for the executives ...
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S&P hikes Freddie, Fannie's subordinated debt ratings to 'A' -
marketwatch-com
- 62 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Wednesday that it raised its ratings on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's subordinated debt to A from BBB+. The move stems from its view of both the explicit government ...
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Midwest Banc swings to 3rd-quarter loss after charges -
marketwatch-com
- 64 days ago
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., the $3.6-billion-asset Melrose Park, Ill., financial-services company, swung to a third-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit. The loss reflects a $42 million loan-loss provision, ...
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Bernanke mulls over Fannie and Freddie -
ft-com
- 66 days ago
Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, cast doubt on whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could ever return to the hybrid private-public structure they enjoyed before being seized by the government
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Deflationary Depression? Where to go from here -
ibtimes-com
- 75 days ago
In September two significant events happened that will mark the month as the most financially significant in US history by far: 1. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nationalized; 2. Lehman Brothers ...
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Fannie, Freddie Debt Guarantee Is Explicit -
wsj-com
- 75 days ago
Debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has the explicit backing of the U.S. government, the regulator for the government-sponsored mortgage giants told a Senate panel.
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Mortgages: Fixed-rate mortgages reverse big gains of a week ago -
marketwatch-com
- 75 days ago
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The benchmark 30-year mortgage headed down again this week, erasing most of the big gain it recorded a week earlier as interest rates continued to gyrate in response to the ongoing credit crisis, according ...
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Fifth Third posts loss of 14 cents a share in third quarter -
marketwatch-com
- 77 days ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Fifth Third Bancorp said Tuesday it lost $56 million, or 14 cents a share, in the third quarter compared with net income of $325 million, or 61 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The Cincinnati-based ...
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Foreclosure aid at top of agenda for revamped Fannie, Freddie -
marketwatch-com
- 78 days ago
Under their new government-appointed chief executives, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are focused on reducing foreclosures, improving liquidity in the mortgage market and restructuring aspects of their business.
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Running a covert campaign targeting GOP senators -
usnews-com
- 79 days ago
Excerpts from a 19-page document, "Freddie Mac Field Program State by State Summary Report," dated Dec. 12, 2005. It shows that Republican consulting firm Freddie Mac and Republican consulting firm DCI targeted 17 GOP senators in a ...
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AP IMPACT: Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaign -
usnews-com
- 79 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years ...
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Freddie Mac: Fixed mortgage rates jump in latest week -
marketwatch-com
- 82 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. fixed-rate mortgages rose sharply in the latest week, according to Freddie Mac's survey released Thursday. The national average interest rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate loan averaged 6.46% in the week ending Thursday, ...
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Credit Woes Squeeze Wells Fargo -
wsj-com
- 83 days ago
Wells Fargo's net dropped 24% as the bank wrote down its investments in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers and added to credit reserves. Revenue increased amid growth in loans and deposits.
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Lehman Brothers
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Day Ahead In US Financial Markets -
fxstreet-com
- 83 days ago
Day In Review: US announces $250bln plan to rescue banking system and FDIC stated it would fully guarantee newly issued, senor unsecured debt from select banks Market responds positively to response, but equities retrace on only modest improvement in ...
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Sovereign swings to quarterly net loss of $1.48 a share -
marketwatch-com
- 84 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sovereign Bancorp Inc. , parent company of Sovereign Bank, late Monday said it swung to a third-quarter net loss of $982 million, $1.48 a share, from a net income of $58.2 million, or 11 cents a ...
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Sovereign Bancorp
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30-year mortgage rates dip below 6% -
usatoday-com
- 89 days ago
Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.94% this week, down from 6.10% ...
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Freddie Mac prices $1 bln 5-year notes at 3.74% yield -
marketwatch-com
- 90 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Wednesday it auctioned a $1 billion reopening of its 4.125% five-year USD Reference Notes. The issue priced at 101.721943 or about 98.7 basis points more than five-year U.S. Treasury notes. ...
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Freddie Mac offers new $3 billion notes -
marketwatch-com
- 90 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Wednesday that it plans to issue a new $3 billion two-year USD Reference Notes security, due on Nov. 23, 2010. The issue will be priced on Thursday and will settle on Friday. The new two-year ...
Citigroup - Freddie Mac - Morgan Stanley
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Lockhart says Freddie, Fannie may sell bad assets: report -
marketwatch-com
- 93 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [s:fre] may sell some bad assets to the Treasury Department, but a final decision has not been made, said James Lockhart, director of the Federal ...
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Credit derivatives market faces $500bn mortgage settling test -
ft-com
- 93 days ago
The credit derivatives markets will today set the price tag for settling up to $500bn of contracts related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US mortgage lenders whose seizure by the US government had the unexpected ...
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Treasury hires State Street and Barclays to manage MBS buys -
marketwatch-com
- 95 days ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department announced Friday that it has hired State Street Bank and Trust Company and Barclays Global Investors to manage its purchase of mortgage-backed securities issued by ...
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Freddie, Fannie cancel mortgage fee hikes -
usatoday-com
- 95 days ago
Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, seized by the federal government last month, are rolling back fee increases ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average up slightly -
marketwatch-com
- 96 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average rose slightly from a week ago. The average was 6.10% with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Oct. 2, compared with 6.09% last week. ...
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Third quarter's events in the financial crisis -
usatoday-com
- 97 days ago
Sept. 7:Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are placed under government conservatorship in a federal takeover that all but wipes out stock ...
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Fannie, Freddie disclose subpoenas, investigations -
washingtontimes-com
- 98 days ago
Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices.
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Fannie, Freddie disclose subpoenas, investigations -
washingtontimes-com
- 98 days ago
Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices.
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Small Banks Are Hobbled -
wsj-com
- 99 days ago
Some small banks have a big problem: They invested heavily -- in the preferred stock of mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The investments are expected to be worthless.
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Freddie Mac reorganizes senior management, cuts CBO position -
marketwatch-com
- 102 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Friday it was reorganizing its senior management structure by eliminating the position of chief business officer. Patricia Cook, who held the CBO position, will be leaving the company, ...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were victims, not culprits -
businessweek-com
- 102 days ago
There's a dangerous -- and misleading -- argument making the rounds about the causes of our current credit crisis. It's emanating from Washington where politicians are engaging in the usual blame game but this time the stakes are so high that we can't ...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rate follows Treasury yields up -
marketwatch-com
- 103 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average rose from the previous week to 6.09% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Sept. 25. In the previous period, the average was 5.78%, ...
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Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Giants -
ibtimes-com
- 103 days ago
The new leaders of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are scheduled to make their initial appearance on Capitol Hill to detail management plans for the companies now under government control.
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Bring Us Some Heads! -
portfolio-com
- 104 days ago
A crisis in the markets inevitably leads to a push for greater regulation. And ever since Enron, it leads to criminal investigations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun preliminary inquiries into whether fraud contributed to ...
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FBI probing Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, AIG: report -
reuters-com
- 104 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc and insurer American International Group Inc and their senior executives for potential mortgage ...
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FBI investigating Freddie, Fannie, Lehman and AIG: report -
marketwatch-com
- 104 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The FBI is investigating financial institutions whose collapse helped trigger the government's $700 billion bailout plan, according to a report published late Tuesday. The Associated Press, ...
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New Freddie Mac CEO to be paid $900,000 salary -
usatoday-com
- 104 days ago
Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac says its new chief executive is earning a base salary of $900,000 a year, a 25% pay cut ...
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Freddie and Fannie bank losses grow -
ft-com
- 105 days ago
US regulators have underestimated potential bank losses on preferred stock issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the American Bankers Association said
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Increase Your Gold Holdings Immediately! -
fxstreet-com
- 109 days ago
Quite frankly — anyone who doesn't own gold in this environment has lost their marbles. Consider the following ... — The U.S. economy is experiencing its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac|Freddie ...
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Freddie Mac says Lehman exposure could exceed $400 million -
marketwatch-com
- 110 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac estimates it has a potential exposure to Lehman Brothers of about $400 million although that amount could be higher pending further review, according to a Securities and ...
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30-year mortgages dip to lowest since February -
ibtimes-com
- 110 days ago
Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped sharply again this week, falling to the lowest level in seven months, as rates continue to decline following the government's dramatic takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac|Freddie ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average drops -
marketwatch-com
- 110 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average dropped from last week to its lowest point since February. The average rate was 5.78% with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Sept. ...
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Welcome to the Impasse -
portfolio-com
- 111 days ago
Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, A.I.G., and…who's next? Washington Mutual? There will most certainly be another government bailout of a private sector failure, but no one seems to know ...
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Fannie, Freddie get new chairmen -
washingtontimes-com
- 111 days ago
The federal government has named chairmen to oversee mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were seized earlier this month.
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AllianceBernstein hits four-year low -
marketwatch-com
- 112 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of mutual fund company AllianceBernstein fell Tuesday to their lowest level since November 2004. AllianceBernstein shares hit $38.37 in early trading after closing Monday ...
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RBC cuts Wells Fargo estimates -
marketwatch-com
- 112 days ago
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Analysts at RBC Capital Markets on Tuesday lowered their profit estimates for Wells Fargo & Co. to account for impairments on the bank's exposure to failed Lehman Brothers and mortgage ...
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Lehman Bros. joins string of market-shaking meltdowns -
usatoday-com
- 112 days ago
Lehman Bros. Merrill Lynch. Fannie Mae. Freddie Mac. Countrywide Financial. Bear Stearns. In staggering succession, some of Wall ...
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Regulator Details Severance Packages -
wsj-com
- 112 days ago
The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided details on planned payments to the companies' recently ousted chief executives.
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The US economic calendar will open on Monday with the release of the indust -
fxstreet-com
- 113 days ago
Past Week's Data and Events Volatility increased last week amid waves of financial turmoil. The problems of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seem to be in a distant past, even though it’s been only days since they were bailed ...
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Lehman Brothers - Merrill Lynch
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Real Estate: Mortgage rates are lower, but getting a home loan is no easier -
marketwatch-com
- 114 days ago
The government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pushed mortgage rates lower, a boon for some home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance, but it is not automatically going to make home ...
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Regulator sets terms to review Fannie, Freddie exec payouts -
reuters-com
- 115 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial regulators have decided how multi-million dollar severance packages for the departing chief executives of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be limited.
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Fed Takes Break From Bailouts to Tackle Inflation -
foxbusiness-com
- 115 days ago
After two weeks facing down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may look forward to dealing only with mundane matters like inflation ...
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Lehman Brothers
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac taken over by the US Treasury -
fxstreet-com
- 116 days ago
Volatility returned with a vengeance in a highly dramatic week in the credit market. The bailout of the two mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, illustrates the severe challenges facing the US financial markets. ...
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Independence - Lehman Brothers
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30-year mortgage rates dip to April lows -
washingtontimes-com
- 116 days ago
Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped sharply this week, falling to the lowest level in five months, as the government's dramatic takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had the hoped-for impact of lowering ...
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U.S. Treasury reassures Japanese investors about Fannie, Freddie -
marketwatch-com
- 116 days ago
Seeking to head off any unloading of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds by Japanese investors, the U.S. Treasury Department is taking the unusual step of directly contacting Japanese Financial Institutions|financial ...
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Freddie Mac: 30-yr fixed-rate mortgage rate down to 5.93% -
marketwatch-com
- 117 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average fell from the previous week to 5.93% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Sept. 11. In the previous period, the average was 6.35%, ...
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RBC cuts Bank of America estimates after settlement -
marketwatch-com
- 117 days ago
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- RBC Capital Markets analysts cut their profit estimates on Bank of America Corp. , citing a regulatory settlement in which the company will buy back about $4.5 billion in auction-rate securities, write-downs ...
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Insurers face huge CDS losses -
ft-com
- 117 days ago
The default of up to $500bn of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit derivatives contracts triggered by the US government's seizure of the mortgage groups could result in billions of dollars of losses for insurance companies ...
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Radian affirms backing for Freddie, Fannie -
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- 118 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Credit risk management company Radian Group Inc. said Wednesday it will continue to insure loans for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae after the government bailout earlier this ...
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ECB chief welcomes US rescue of mortgage giants -
ibtimes-com
- 118 days ago
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Wednesday welcomed the U.S. government's decision to rescue mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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W.Va. mostly insulated from mortgage giant bailout -
ibtimes-com
- 118 days ago
West Virginia had invested more than $30 million in mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, but finance officials are assuring lawmakers that the federal takeover should protect most of those holdings.
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Legg Mason Value Trust Rises Briefly -
businessweek-com
- 119 days ago
It could have been worse. Legg Mason fund manager Bill Miller, who is known for quirky and contrarian picks, bet heavily on Freddie Mac earlier this year, and with the government's takeover of the mortgage giant, the ...
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Lehman, WaMu highlight decliners as financial stocks slip -
marketwatch-com
- 119 days ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. financial stocks returned to earth Tuesday morning, dropping about two percent across the board after rallying the previous session on the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie ...
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Banks Slammed By Treasury’s Bailout -
foxbusiness-com
- 119 days ago
The Treasury Department's bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could ignite a cascade of sizable writedowns and losses at regional banks and the need to raise even more capital.The Treasury did not adopt ...
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Futures Gain Before Housing Report; GSEs Still Weighing on Market -
foxbusiness-com
- 119 days ago
U.S. stock futures were posting slightly higher gains Tuesday morning, as Wall Street continues to interpret the implications of government’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as ...
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Movers roundup: Regions Financial, JPMorgan Chase -
ibtimes-com
- 119 days ago
Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Sept. 8, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Regions Financial Corp. soared Monday following the government's takeover of beleaguered mortgage finance companies Fannie ...
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Japan financial firms to keep Fannie, Freddie securities: report -
marketwatch-com
- 119 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese financial institutions, which own more than 15 trillion yen ($142.5 billion) in securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are relieved by the ...
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