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- Creative condo financing: High restrictions reduce lending options 23 Nov 2009 05:33 GMT
... “It’s just getting increasingly difficult to get loans.” The problems started after mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae decided to take steps earlier this year to limit exposure in what it ...
- Mortgage Lenders under Government Scrutiny 23 Nov 2009 06:10 GMT
... Topping the list of institutions under fire are the familiar faces of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the poster children for good intentions gone bad. The government entities faced renewed ...
- The Financial System Needs a Careful Cure 23 Nov 2009 16:53 GMT
... securitization market, making up more than a third of all U.S. finance, virtually collapsed. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which dominated the housing market with an implicit government guarantee, were supposed to ...
- FHA feeling heat to toughen up, fatten reserves 23 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... FHA loans. Ed Pinto, who served as Fannie Mae's chief credit officer in the 1980s ... credit history peccadilloes than Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. When there are extenuating circumstances associated ...
- Fed's Bullard: TBTF Better Termed 'Too Big to Fail Quickly' 23 Nov 2009 00:35 GMT
... before this crisis began. William Poole (FRB-St. Louis) argued during the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were ticking time bombs that could badly damage the U.S. economy. Gary Stern ...
- Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program alive 23 Nov 2009 01:54 GMT
... predecessor at the St. Louis Fed, William Poole, argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "ticking time bombs," while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- Dollar still seen as world's reserve currency: Bullard 23 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
... predecessor at the St. Louis Fed, William Poole, argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "ticking time bombs," while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- UPDATE 2-Fed's Bullard-keep MBS program alive-DJ 23 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
... predecessor at the St. Louis Fed, William Poole, argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were 'ticking time bombs,' while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active 23 Nov 2009 02:40 GMT
... He noted that his predecessor at the , argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "ticking time bombs," while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active longer 23 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
... He noted that his predecessor at the , argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "ticking time bombs," while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- UPDATE 3-Fed's Bullard-Keep MBS program active longer 23 Nov 2009 03:14 GMT
... predecessor at the St. Louis Fed, William Poole, argued in the early 2000s that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were 'ticking time bombs,' while former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary ...
- Starin: What history tells us 23 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
... dollars of bad loans were absorbed almost instantaneously by taxpayers through guaranteed securities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). What has been the ...
- Fed's Bullard: Asset Buying Efforts Should Remain Active 23 Nov 2009 07:42 GMT
... committed to buying $175 billion in debt issued by the government backed housing lenders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. But the programs are controversial because they have led, together ...
- Growth Vs. Fiscal Discipline 23 Nov 2009 08:16 GMT
... Housing Finance Agency house price index, which is compiled by the data provided by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and due to be released at 10 AM ET on Tuesday may also ...
- How to qualify for a jumbo loan in this tight market 23 Nov 2009 08:43 GMT
... bigger than normal. They exceed the "conforming limit" -- the maximum loan amount that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will buy. The conforming limit varies by location. In most housing markets, it's ...
- The Global Warming Religion - A Modern Day Crusade: Do You select The Cause or Does the Cause Select You? 23 Nov 2009 10:19 GMT
... anything that made matters better? Remember, these are the guys that came up with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and 300 some odd affordable housing programs that all failed. These are the ...
- Reflation issues heat up 23 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
... Ponzi credit and speculative excesses. Today, no amount of cheap mortgage credit - and Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, and Treasury largess - is going to bring the housing ...
- Investment funds profit again off mortgages 23 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
... loans and works with other companies to evaluate which ones might qualify for FHA, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac refinancing. Sometimes Fortress works with Nationstar, a mortgage servicer and originator that it ...
- How to qualify for a jumbo loan in this tight ... 23 Nov 2009 11:16 GMT
... bigger than normal. They exceed the "conforming limit" -- the maximum loan amount that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will buy. The conforming limit varies by location. In most housing markets, it's ...
- Traders May Relish Economic Evidence Pointing To Return To Strong Growth - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis 23 Nov 2009 14:55 GMT
... Housing Finance Agency house price index, which is compiled by the data provided by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and due to be released at 10 AM ET on Tuesday, may also ...
- Saturday Diary: Things for which I'm thankful (11/21/2009) 23 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
... jeopardized because of government mismanagement, the bankers, the speculators, the insurance companies, the CEOs, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sallie Mae, Henry Paulson, the recession, the TARP, serious underfunding or credit-default swaps. ...
- Loan Pricing Observations; 401(k) Ramblings; Investor Updates: Wells, Flagstar, AmTrust 23 Nov 2009 15:55 GMT
... discounts and other plans . Employees of companies like Enron, Countrywide, WorldCom, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, etc. were encouraged to, in effect, , not only relying on the company ...
- Red Alert, The Second Wave of The Financial Tsunami to Hit in 2010 23 Nov 2009 16:36 GMT
... mortgage-backed securities to prop up the markets? The Fed has already spent trillions buying Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages with no potential substitute buyer in sight. Therefore, the Fed’s balance sheet ...
- Obama made easy Home Loan Modification with changes 22 Nov 2009 20:33 GMT
... if you The rules are difficult. The federal government has subjected top-level guidelines; however Fannie Mae as well as Freddie Mac has their own precise guidelines. As well, lenders loan servicers as well as ...
- Fight against foreclosures gaining momentum 22 Nov 2009 06:31 GMT
... said almost all evictions nationally are now being carried out by the federal agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who also violate the law while carrying out another huge bailout of Wall ...
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