Frank leads push to disband mortgage corporations – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON – Barney Frank has been one of the staunchest defenders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their mission to increase access to affordable housing. Now he’s helping to lead the charge to dismantle the troubled mortgage giants. The US …
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Rep. Barney Frank , D-Mass., the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Friday he supports replacing the two companies entirely. “I believe this committee will be recommending abolishing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON — The government’s Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie … cleared the decks to use Fannie and Freddie as a vessel for whatever they want,” says Edward Pinto, a housing consultant who … Go to Source…
Southfield — The CEO of the beleaguered mortgage giant Freddie Mac defended its record Tuesday against voices rising against it in Washington. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, has suggested the possible scrapping of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, both … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON: The US government has pledged virtually unlimited aid to mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through 2012 to allow the government-sponsored firms to weather any new crisis. The announcement late on Thursday by the US … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON— The number of customers applying for a mortgage to purchase a property fell to the lowest level in 13 years last week, a sign the housing market is struggling without government incentives. Purchase volume declined 5.7 percent and is at its lowest point since February 1997, the … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON — Rates on 30-year mortgages, pushed down by lower Treasury bond yields, fell this week to 4.19 percent, the lowest level in decades. Investors are buying up Treasury bonds in anticipation of Federal Reserve moves designed to lower mortgage … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration, which has been under fire for not developing a concrete plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says it will hold a conference next month to discuss their future. The … Go to Source…
It’s the third rail of housing economic policy. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank asserted, “The sun will go away before it does.” And the National Association of Realtors says killing it would threaten the stabilization of the housing market and … Go to Source…
WASHINGTON — The largest US mortgage servicers began signing agreements with regulators to improve procedures after federal investigations found they conducted foreclosures without proper review or complete documentation, two people with direct knowledge … Go to Source…
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