Loan Limits Relaxed For Freddie, Fannie
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A federal regulator yesterday adjusted restraints on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the changes will allow the government-sponsored mortgage-funding companies to buy more subprime loans and help borrowers avoid foreclosure.
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The F.C.C. relaxed rules that had required the nation's four large Bell telephone companies to give their rivals access to their networks at discounted wholesale rates.
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Regulators need not lift investment caps on Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  in order to rescue troubled subprime borrowers, but new loan products could help some avoid foreclosure, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Wednesday.
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Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week, good news for prospective home buyers. Freddie Mac&#39;s weekly survey released Thursday showed that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages declined to
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Mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last year met the government-set goals for making home ownership affordable, but only because three unusual multibillion-dollar deals were counted toward the targets, officials said Thursday.
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US home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae , which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed by home loans in response to new rules imposed by regulators.
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Freddie Mac, the second biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, plans to toughen its standards and stop buying certain types of risky loans that have been linked to a high number of defaults.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.
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Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages edged higher this week amid signs the economy is improving, stoking inflation concerns, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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U.S. bank regulators issued new standards for subprime mortgage lending Friday that includes several new consumer protections.
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The weekly survey from mortgage company Freddie Mac had rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages inching higher this week, up to an average 5.82 percent from last week&#39;s 5.81 percent.
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President Bush today unveiled a series of measures intended to help ease a wave of mortgage defaults, but he ruled out any federal bailout for lenders or for homeowners who bought properties they could not afford.
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Mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, putting an end to a two-week decline, according to surveys conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac and Bankrate.
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The mortgage finance companies can buy $20 billion more in subprime mortgages under rules unveiled today to help a market crippled by tighter lending standards.
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Federal banking regulators set final rules on subprime mortgages, turning aside banking industry efforts to weaken them.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise by 7.8 percent the limit on the size of single-family-home mortgages they will purchase, increasing the pool of home buyers who will qualify for lower-cost financing.
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has finalized a rule that will require the nation&#39;s two largest housing finance companies to increase their purchase of mortgages for low- and moderate-income families and underserved communities.