Many experts say privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the mortgage market. Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Freddie Mac delivered $411 billion of liquidity into the U.S. housing finance system, helping 1.6 million families buy, refinance, or rent a home, while Fannie Mae reported $381 billion in liquidity, ...

A proposal to tie cancellation of private mortgage insurance policies to automated valuation models would add unnecessary ...

The government-sponsored housing-finance company known as Fannie Mae posted a profit of $4.13 billion, up from $4.04 billion. Net interest income edged down around 1% to $7.18 billion from $7.28 ...

But the company took a credit loss provision in the fourth quarter, deciding to add to its reserves because of new mortgage ...

On the income side, issues often emerge when the mortgage applicant is self-employed. The software is geared to W-2s — the wage-and-tax-statement from an employer — and might flag your file when you ...

Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What ...