Mortgage Giants Aim to Reduce 'Jumbo' Rates (TheStreet.com)
Story date: 2007-09-21 10:05:18
Added on: 2007-09-21 23:00:06
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac argue for lifting the $417,000 limit on home loans they can buy.
Read more...
Related Stories:
-
Mortgage bankers oppose Fannie, Freddie jumbo bid
Reuters - But stabilization in the jumbo market reduces the need for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, bankers said on a panel...
2007-10-16 01:41:00 -
Fannie, Freddie Recover Much of Losses (Update) (TheStreet.com)
The government-sponsored mortgage giants received a boost from calming comments from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and regulator James Lockhart, director of OFHEO....
2008-07-08 01:50:22 -
Realtors predict drop in 2007 home sales
Houston Chronicle - ... with weak credit and a lack of funding for jumbo home loans above $417,000. Those loans can't...
2007-09-11 07:35:00 -
JUMBO MORTGAGES
OregonLive.com - The government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy trillions of dollars' worth of mortgage loans from the nation's banks and...
2008-01-25 11:56:00 -
Bush backs government backing of 'jumbo' loans (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration Thursday supported letting two government-sponsored mortgage giants buy and sell "jumbo" mortgages, a move that could boost...
2007-09-21 06:38:15 -
Paulson Favors Fannie, Freddie Buying Jumbo Mortgages (Update2)
Bloomberg - After a speech in Orlando, Paulson said in response to a question that it would be ``bad public policy'' to...
2007-12-17 01:30:00 -
Your Money: Home-equity loans tougher to get
USA Today - Walters says investors have backed away from second mortgages for the same reason they've abandoned jumbo mortgages (those that...
2007-08-27 12:55:00 -
Fannie, Freddie could help to stimulate jumbo mortgage loans (San Francisco Chronicle)
Some lawmakers are calling on Congress to stimulate the moribund jumbo-loan market by letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase substantially larger...
2007-08-21 07:35:53