Questions about the future of the mortgage giants remain, but lending industry welcomes veteran regulator to lead FHFA
The year saw explosive rivalries, wild stock market performances and plenty of rage
The average rate for a 30-year, fixed rate loan was 3.10% this week, according to Freddie Mac's latest lender survey
Redwood Trust, which issues 'jumbo' loans that are off limits to Fannie and Freddie, said in a new critique that costlier markets are better served by private lenders
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage has been climbing in recent months and now rests 17 percent higher than its all-time low in January, according to Freddie Mac’s latest lender survey
An 18% increase in conforming loan limit, to $647,200, is the biggest leap in records dating to 1970
September 2021 marked the first month since May 2020 in which annual home price growth decelerated, with home prices increasing 19.5% year over year, down from 19.8% in August
A monthlong upswing in mortgage rates came to a halt in the past 2 weeks, with rates for 30-year loans retreating back below 3 percent
The dip in mortgage rates this week was small compared to the rise recorded over the last month; economists say they expect more increases
Mortgage rates continued their month-long rise in mid-October as buyers and sellers navigated unusual market conditions, according to a lending survey from Freddie Mac
Rates creeped upward once again across all major mortgage types, part of a rise from their all-time lows earlier this year, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly lender survey
Rocket Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage — the nation's top 2 lenders — and at least 6 others are raising conforming loan limit to $625K ahead of FHFA announcement
Mortgage rates barely changed a week after rising bond yields and Federal Reserve statements led to rate hikes across the board
Lenders are betting home prices kept rising in third quarter, and that they'll be able to sell bigger loans to Fannie and Freddie once conforming loan limit officially goes up on Jan. 1
Rates for 30-year mortgages jump 13 basis points in one week as investors weigh prospects for inflation, Fed tapering