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Loan Ceiling Extended

New York Times - 1 hour 13 minutes ago

Buyers of homes in high-priced markets have some reason to cheer: the federal government recently extended through 2010 the maximum dollar amount for “conforming loans.”

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Fannie Mae to Rent Foreclosed Homes to Their Owners
RISMedia Real Estate News - Sat Nov 14, 12:14 am ET
RISMEDIA, November 14, 2009— (MCT)—Qualifying homeowners facing foreclosure will be able to stay in their homes—as renters—under a new program announced recently by Fannie Mae. The Deed for Lease Program is designed to help borrowers who aren't eligible or haven't been able to sustain other work-out solutions, including a modification, according ...
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Amdocs Ltd., Molina Healthcare, Inc., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Sunoco Inc.
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 11, 7:49 am ET
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Amdocs Ltd., Molina Healthcare, Inc., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Sunoco Inc.
Will the Housing Agency Need a Bailout?
Time Magazine - Fri Nov 13, 6:55 pm ET
The Federal Housing Administration backs nearly a third of all new mortgages. But its cash is dwindling, and its losses are mounting fast. Is another bailout in the cards?
A lifeline after foreclosure
Washington Post - Sat Nov 14, 12:00 am ET
There is new vocabulary in mortgage lending: D4L. In order to be eligible for a D4L, or Deed for Lease, you must go through a DIL, short for a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Fannie Mae's 'Deed for Lease': Solution to Foreclosures?
Time.com via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 12, 12:45 am ET
Fannie Mae's new "deed for lease" program may not be the way banks want to address defaulting homeowners, but it may be the best solution there is
30-year mortgage rates fall to 4.91%
Washington Post - Sat Nov 14, 12:00 am ET
Rates for 30-year home loans stayed below 5 percent for the second week in a row.
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Amdocs Ltd., Molina Healthcare, Inc., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ford
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 11, 5:00 pm ET
CHICAGO----Zacks Equity Research highlights Amdocs Ltd. as the Bull of the Day and Molina Healthcare, Inc. the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ford .
Freddie Mac limits unchanged for 2010
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Fri Nov 13, 6:45 am ET
Conforming loan purchase limits under Freddie Mac will be the same for 2010 as they were in 2009, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced.
Aid for homeowners and jobless on the way
Queens Chronicle - 2 hours 43 minutes ago
A stimulus measure passed by Congress, along with a new program by federally controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae, aims to help first-time homeowners while keeping those in danger of eviction due to foreclosure from ending up on the street.
Freddie Mac: 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgage Falls
Fox News - Thu Nov 12, 11:27 am ET
Freddie Mac: 30-year Fixed-rate Mortgage Falls
Fed-bashing makes good politics
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sat Nov 14, 5:40 am ET
WASHINGTON - Among the cherished prerogatives of members of Congress is the right to second-guess. That ritual is now playing itself out with a vengeance as the solons of Capitol Hill attack the Federal Reserve for its role in last year's financial crisis.
Calendar Of Investment-Grade Debt: Agency Bills
Nasdaq - Fri Nov 13, 5:47 pm ET
Fannie Mae: Three- and six-month benchmark bills are auctioned on a weekly basis. One-year bills are auctioned once a month. Every Monday, an announcement is made and on Wednesday the auctions are held. Settlement usually scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday.
Fannie Mae Redemption
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 13, 9:00 am ET
Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
Freddie Mac Issues 2010 Funding Calendars
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 13, 8:30 am ET
Freddie Mac today issued its 2010 funding calendars, which provide optional announcement dates for Reference Notes® securities and announcement and auction dates for Reference Bills® securities.
Housing Agency’s Cash Reserves Down Sharply
New York Times - Fri Nov 13, 7:36 am ET
The government stopped short of saying the F.H.A. might need a direct bailout, but critics were less sure that help wasn’t needed.