Dec 30th 2009 7:30AM
So why did the Obama Administration last week increase the amount of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac losses it would cover from the previous limit of $400 billion to the new limit of infinity? In the simplest terms, it was to reassure investors like China or Saudi Arabia who have bought or might buy in the future the securities... Continue Reading »
Dec 28th 2009 1:45PM
Last week, just before Christmas, the Obama Administration quietly increased the amount of losses it would cover at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- the two Federally-chartered (and now controlled) securitizers of home mortgages -- from a combined $400 billion to infinity. I'm going to look at this move in two parts, first... Continue Reading »
Dec 13th 2009 11:00AM
Average interest rates crept up from last week's record low, according to the economists at Freddie Mac. The average interest rate for a 30-year home fixed-rate mortgage climbed to 4.81 percent, according to the Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released December 10. That's up from 4.71 percent the week... Continue Reading »
Dec 4th 2009 12:30PM
Average interest rates for home loans have never been lower -- at least not since the economists at Freddie Mac first started keeping track in 1971.The average interest rate for a 30-year home fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.71 percent, according to the Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released December 3.That's... Continue Reading »
