Risk-based standards for private mortgage insurers could restrict lending
MGIC, Radian Group shares tumble after Fannie and Freddie regulator issues proposal
by Inman Jul 11
Rates on 30-year mortgages down from last year
Freddie Mac: Rock-bottom rates should help with home affordability
by Teke Wiggin Jul 3
Mortgage rates reverse course, drop slightly
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.17 percent
by Inman Jun 19
Government's moves to ease mortgage credit are mostly for show
FHA's 'Blueprint for Access' is not even funded, and it's business as usual at Fannie and Freddie
by Ken Harney May 20
Mel Watt turns out to be astounding political turn for the better for mortgage credit
New head of Fannie, Freddie regulator is first thing Obama adminstration has gotten right on housing
by Lou Barnes May 16
FHA, Fannie and Freddie regulator making moves to ease mortgage credit
Lenders getting more certainty on when they'll be expected to repurchase bad loans
by Inman May 13
Mortgage rates hit low for the year on economic worries including housing
Purchase loan demand at highest level since January
by Inman May 8
Real estate's spring buying season fails to launch
Existing-home sales 'dismal' due to declining affordability
by Inman Apr 23
Plan for 'semiprivatization' of Fannie and Freddie's role is a fantasy
Government-hating House Republicans will save us, for the wrong reasons
by Lou Barnes Mar 14
Freddie Mac to pay cash incentives to real estate agents, homebuyers
Buyer's agents will receive $1,000 on HomeSteps transactions that close by May 30
by Inman Feb 18
FHA: The incredible, shrinking mortgage resource
Insurer is sending its most profitable, lowest-risk customers packing
by Ken Harney Jan 16
Watt's vision of Fannie and Freddie's role good for housing -- in the broadest sense
Democrats see mortgage giants' role to help more marginal homebuyers
by Ken Harney Dec 31
US economy is on best footing since 2007 -- maybe even 1998
The strongest headwind we face is that global competition has capped wages
by Lou Barnes Dec 27
The big question of 2014: Will Mel Watt reverse Fannie, Freddie fee hikes?
There's one sure way to make a credit disaster worse: Choke what little remains
by Lou Barnes Dec 20
Follow the mortgage money: Why 2014 should be a good year for housing
Look for Fannie and Freddie's new regulator to push for looser underwriting, down payment requirements
by Ken Harney Dec 17