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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bank of America, MGIC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Hewlett-Packard

Zacks.com - Wed Nov 25, 7:56 am ET

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bank of America, MGIC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Hewlett-Packard

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Freddie Mac loan defaults rise to record 3.54 percent as holdings fall
Asbury Park Press - Fri Nov 27, 8:30 am ET
Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance company under government control, said defaults among its loans rose to a record 3.54 percent last month, while its portfolio of residential assets fell at an annualized rate of 21.6 percent.
30-year-loan rates match record low
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 12:49 pm ET
Average rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring. Rates are more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.
Fed lending for emergency bank loans rises a bit
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 9 minutes ago
Banks borrowed slightly more from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week.
Fannie Mae to tighten lending standards: report
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 6:07 am ET
Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Fannie Mae to tighten mortgage lending standards
Washington Post - Thu Nov 26, 12:00 am ET
Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage finance company that helps shape lending guidelines, plans next month to raise minimum credit score requirements and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes.
Fannie Mae to tighten lending standards
UPI - Thu Nov 26, 10:28 am ET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage finance company that helps shape lending guidelines, plans more crackdowns next month to further tighten lending practices.
The Nation's Housing: Walking away from a mortgage
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 12:49 pm ET
Go ahead. Break the chains. Stop paying on your mortgage if you owe more than the house is worth. And most important: Don't feel guilty about it. Don't think you're doing something morally wrong.
Fannie Mae Redemption
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 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:
Business events scheduled for the coming month
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 1:17 pm ET
TUESDAY, Dec. 1
Business events scheduled for the coming week
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 1:14 pm ET
-- SUNDAY, Nov. 29 Several airlines will begin adding 10-dollar surcharges on most of their tickets.
Calendar Of Investment-Grade Debt: Agency Bills
Nasdaq - Fri Nov 27, 3:03 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.
Good Buys in Bank Bonds
Forbes - Fri Nov 27, 6:06 am ET
You can get a better return off the money you have at a bank. But you have to take some risk to get it.
A Direct Edge Exchange
Forbes - Fri Nov 27, 6:01 am ET
Bill O'Brien wants Direct Edge to become the next registered stock exchange. Twice.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 1:14 pm ET
SUNDAY, Nov. 29 Several airlines will begin adding 10-dollar surcharges on most of their tickets. TUESDAY, Dec. 1 WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on aviation safety, focusing on pilot fatigue.
Real Estate Weekly: Low mortgage rates make home-buying case
Market Watch - Fri Nov 27, 1:10 pm ET
The very low interest-rate environment, along with a federal home-buyer tax credit, make a compelling case for many buyers to make a home purchase now.