It may seem hard to believe, but this year's presidential candidates have mostly avoided discussing an industry that's largely responsible for the last five years of economic pain. That may be because, for President Barack Obama and GOP White House hopeful Mitt Romney, the subject of housing remains an extremely... Continue Reading »
Aug 23rd 2012 5:50PM
Some of the most publicly reviled banks are currently industry leaders when it comes to good service, according to a report by Fannie Mae released Thursday. Fannie Mae gave three-star ratings to CitiMortgage, JPMorgan Chase, Ally Bank and Wells Fargo -- four of the five largest U.S. mortgage servicers, which were involved... Continue Reading »
Dec 24th 2010 9:00AM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in the news a lot this year. For starters, there was the presidential summit in August, to solicit ideas for what to do with the ailing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs for short). That was followed by midterm-election wrangling over whether to replace the struggling mortgage giants... Continue Reading »
Aug 9th 2010 3:09PM
Many of us never expected Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to emerge from conservatorship, but now the death knell has sounded. By January we should know at least how the Obama administration wants to reorganize government support for the mortgage market, which will include the fate of the government-sponsored entities -- Fannie... Continue Reading »
Aug 6th 2010 1:21PM
The housing market is still ailing, but Fannie Mae is slowly recovering, another indicator that the overall picture for real estate is improving ever so slightly. For the second quarter of 2010, Fannie lost $1.2 billion, compared to the $14.8 million loss it filed in the same quarter of 2009. The prospects of Fannie and... Continue Reading »
