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Could the 30-year mortgage disappear?

by Amy Scott
Dec 12, 2018
President Trump's pick for housing regulator has questioned the loan's benefits.
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Divided Decade

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 10 years after the bailout

by Amy Scott
Sep 6, 2018
Why are the mortgage giants still under government control?
Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac says rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell below 3% this week. For some people, that's a chance to refinance.
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FICO’s grip on mortgage credit scores challenged

by Aaron Schrank
Mar 14, 2018
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac consider one credit score when determining the creditworthiness of mortgage applicants: FICO.  Some members of Congress want to change that by adding a provision to a bank deregulation bill that would require Fannie and Freddie to also look at applicants’ VantageScore. The company that calculates VantageScores is […]
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Fannie Mae CEO reflects on housing 10 years after the financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 24, 2018
Timothy Mayopoulos joined Fannie Mae a few months after it was taken over by the government. Today, he's the CEO.
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Corporate landlords may be getting a boost from the government

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 14, 2017
We are slowly becoming a nation of renters. What does that mean for Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored backer of mortgages for individuals and investors?
A rental home owned by Invitation in Las Vegas, NV.
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The future of Fannie & Freddie under Trump

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 3, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary wants to remove government control and financial backing from the housing-finance entities.
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Jumbo mortgages bigger piece of the housing pie

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 10, 2016
Jumbo mortgages constitute a growing share of mortgage lending by big banks, which may disadvantage people of color in the housing market.
A bicyclist rides by a row of homes in San Francisco, California.
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All in the family: the new mortgage math

by Noel King
Sep 16, 2015
Fannie Mae overhauls a loan option to reflect economic realities.
Fannie Mae has overhauled a mortgage loan option to reflect economic realities.
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Shelf Life

U.S. mortgage giants under the microscope

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 14, 2015
What's the deal with our strange relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
The headquarters of Freddie Mac in McLean, Virginia.
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The man behind Fannie and Freddie

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 4, 2014
In the world of real estate, few people are more powerful than Mel Watt.
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