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The Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Bonds

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were at the heart of the credit crisis, and their bonds, including Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), [...] read more »
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Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Bonds

Earlier this month, the White House played the role of a NFL punter and punted the issue of what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac far downfield. read more »
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The Freddie Mac Relief Refinance Mortgage a Journey to Lower Payments

My successful refinance using the Freddie Mac Relief Refinance Mortgage and some things to look out for. read more »
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Freddie Asks $30.8 Billion More for Foreclosures

Freddie Mac has asked the U.S. Treasury for an additional funding of $30.8 billion to enable it to continue carrying out its mission of helping avert[...] read more »
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Freddie (Mac) Gets Fingered: To blame for Wall Street's collapse?

According to this Associated Press story, the mortgage giant Freddie Mac paid a Republican consulting firm $2M to kill legislation against it (regula[...] read more »
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360 Degrees of Finance: Dirty Pets Edition

Back again! The most helter-skelter rundown of the past week in money! read more »
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Bernanke discusses future of Fannie and Freddie

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the federal government will need to continue to play a role in the future of the mortgage fina[...] read more »
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Ex-Officer Faults Mortgage Giants for ‘Orgy’ of Nonprime Loans

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac engaged in “an orgy of junk mortgage development” that turned the two mortgage-finance giants into vast repositories of su[...] read more »
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Freddie Seeks Up to $35 Billion From U.S.; Fannie May Follow

Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance company under federal control, needs as much as $35 billion more in federal aid, and Fannie [...] read more »
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Moffett resigning as Freddie Mac CEO

The top executive of Freddie Mac is quitting after less than six months on the job as the company continues to hemorrhage from mortgage losses and pl[...] read more »
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Freddie Mac Offers Foreclosed Properties as Rentals

Freddie Mac has started offering renters and previous owners of foreclosure homes the option of staying as renters on a monthly basis. There are othe[...] read more »
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Warnings saw loan problems at Freddie, Fannie: report

Documents show that top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were warned years ago that the firms were offering mortgages that could pose a long-[...] read more »
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Fannie, Freddie Bailout Could Run Up to $1 Trillion

The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could run as high as $1 trillion, and will cost a minimum of $160 billion. read more »
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FHLMC Foreclosure Listings Not Expected To Ease Down Soon in Montana

Foreclosure-related problems, such as long FHLMC foreclosure listings, are not expected to end in Montana anytime soon, as both recession and housing[...] read more »
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Market News Live: Video: CFO of mortgage giant dead, suicide suspected

David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home in Reston, Va. in what police said was[...] read more »
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