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Fannie Mae’s New CEO: ‘Comfortable’ With Decision Not to Slash Mortgage Balances

Fannie Mae is no longer bleeding cash, at least for now. After devastating losses since 2008, the mortgage giant reported its second straight quarter of positive net income, even after making a $2.9 billion dividend payment to the U.S. Treasury. … Continue reading

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Is the 30 Year Fixed Headed to 3 Percent?

Mortgage interest rates hit a new record low last week, and they appear to be on the same trajectory this week. The yield on the ten-year Treasury note touched a new low Monday, 1.396 percent, before coming up slightly, and … Continue reading

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Housing’s Next Leg Down

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article I realize everyone is glued to the stock ticker today, watching their personal net worth fall yet again; I know this because every time I wired up to do a live … Continue reading

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Changes Ahead for Mortgage Servicing

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Diana Olick is off today. This post was written by Stephanie Dhue, CNBC Real Estate Producer. Robo-signing, lost paperwork and wrongful evictions have put mortgage servicers under the gun. Banking Committee … Continue reading

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‘Optimism’ In Housing?

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Thanks to all the streaming feeds of constant news I’m subjected to, I just clicked on a CNBC story titled, Four Years Later, Housing Market Shows Signs of Life.” I was … Continue reading

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