For the real estate and mortgage industries, it remains to be seen how the new course the Trump administration has set for Fannie and Freddie will impact homebuyers
If the US maintains tight control over the mortgage giants with 'implicit guarantee' of their obligations, rates might rise by 1/5 of a percentage point, Stanford researchers say
Mortgage giants should continue to operate as separate companies and be regulated like utilities with a cap on excessive fees and prohibitions on backing risky loans, industry group maintains
President says he's giving 'very serious consideration' to bringing companies public, and investors are hoping that whatever plan emerges will generate a windfall for them
Regulators order mortgage giants to eliminate upfront fees on many purchase loans in order to help first-time homebuyers of limited means, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Monday
Mortgage giants ordered to exempt first-time homebuyers from increases, which could boost private lending
Report: Goal of increasing private sector's participation in mortgage markets remains undefined
Former Treasury official warns US creeping toward nationalization of mortgage market
Regulator: Cost of repossessions higher in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, NJ and NY
Regulators also eyeing state-level, risk-based pricing