Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchases of distressed loans from mortgage-backed securities nearly offset the run-off of the GSEs’ retained MBS holdings in 2010, according to a new Inside The GSEs analysis. Fannie and Freddie held...[Includes one data chart]
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) handed the mortgage industry something to crow about regarding the validity of mortgage loan assignments in foreclosure cases – which, ironically, may not amount to a hill of beans beyond the Bay State, according to compliance experts. Contrary to claims of consumer victory and negative implications for the mortgage industry, the SJC in U.S. Bank National Association v. Ibanez held...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac processed a surge in mortgage-backed securities issuance during the fourth quarter of 2010, but current indicators suggest the production boom is already fading. The two GSEs issued $331.5 billion in single-family MBS during the final three months of the year, a 32.6 percent increase over the third quarter. It was...[Includes one data chart]
Rates were up across all default categories in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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