June 2025

A closely watched auction of 30-year Treasuries saw stronger-than-expected demand on Thursday, easing for now worries that investors would shun the US government’s longest maturity. The $22 billion sale followed weeks of fretting over whether spiraling budget deficits and President Donald Trump’s trade war would deter buyers from lending to the US for such a lengthy period. But it […]

Freddie Mac is instituting higher limits for amounts it will reimburse for attorney costs associated with uncontested distressed mortgage resolutions, including mediation, and certain bankruptcy services. Specific amounts include $650 for preparing and recording a loan released after a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure gets completed, according to a bulletin. The limit for a premediation conference is