Tag Archives: FHFA

Conforming Loan Limits Won’t Decline in 2014

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The Federal Housing Finance Agency has just announced it is keeping conforming loan limits at the same level in 2014 for most areas in the country. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can guarantee mortgages up to $417,000 … Continue reading →

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Conforming Mortgage Limit Reductions Postponed

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Federal officials will delay any reduction in the maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until next spring at the earliest, said FHFA Administrator Ed DeMarco in a Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Saving Fannie and Freddie—Part II

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Federal Housing Finance Authority that supervises the so-called Government Supervised Enterprises (GSE), now including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, just announced restrictions that not only weaken Fannie and Freddie’s mandate, but the mortgage and housing markets in … Continue reading →

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Housing Construction, Retail Sales Surge

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Another sign that the economy is finally recovering—new housing starts surged 15 percent, to their highest levels since 2008 and the beginning of the Great Recession. This is boosting construction employment in particular, but also finance, insurance … Continue reading →

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HARP 2.0 Leads Mortgage Refinance Higher

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner There is growing optimism that the real estate bust is finally at an end. The cause is a combination of record low interest rates leading to more refinance activity and increasing confidence of consumers in the economic … Continue reading →

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