Senate push for U.S. housing finance bill comes up short
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bid by the leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to secure more support from Democrats for a housing finance reform bill has fallen short, likely...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Senate push for U.S. housing finance bill comes up short
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bid by the leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to secure more support from Democrats for a housing finance reform bill has fallen short, likely...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac post profits driven by legal settlements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government-controlled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will send the U.S. Treasury dividends totaling $10.2 billion after posting quarterly profits driven mainly by income from...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac may need $190 billion in big downturn: regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may require as much as $190 billion in additional taxpayer aid if the economy suffers a severe downturn, their...
Housing industry asks $5 trillion question: what does Watt want?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. housing industry has waited three months to find out how Mel Watt will govern taxpayer-owned mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , and has...
Fannie, Freddie shareholders lobby against U.S. housing reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday launched an effort to stop Congress from moving ahead with a U.S. housing finance reform...
Bank of America to pay $9.3 billion to settle mortgage bond claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America agreed to pay $9.3 billion to settle claims that it sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac faulty mortgage bonds, helping the bank to end...
Analysis: Rising prices, harsh winter may dampen U.S. home sales in spring
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emily Hanson would like to buy a house, but she worries that she and her husband may have to move across the country to achieve their goal....
Fannie, Freddie bill leaves status of private shareholders to courts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A draft bill to wind down government-run mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , released by two leading U.S. senators on Sunday, would leave a decision...
Fannie, Freddie bill leaves status of private shareholders to courts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A draft bill to wind down government-run mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , released by two leading U.S. senators on Sunday, would leave a decision...