Fannie Mae announced Monday morning it has reached a $591 million agreement with Wells Fargo to resolve repurchase requests on certain loans originated prior to 2009.
Year-over-year through October 2013, the CoreLogic House Price Index appreciated more than 12 percent nationwide, with prices nationally now 16 percent above the low in the fourth quarter 2011, according to CoreLogics December MarketPulse report released Monday.
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The recent decline in large-lender share of the primary market is temporary, and principally a result of cyclical factors that caused larger lenders to pull back from the market, said Fannie Mae's Gerry Flood.
Freddie Mac reported new buyback demands on $3.3 billion of mortgages during the third quarter, a stunning 31 percent increase from the previous period.