Fannie, Freddie stock woes deepen as IPO questions mount

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extended days-long losing streaks amid mounting unease about the impact of President Donald Trump’s policy moves on efforts to release the mortgage-finance giants from government control.  Processing Content Fannie and Freddie common stock both sank around 10% in Friday trading to the lowest intraday levels since late November, […]

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Lenders group flags risks in single-bureau credit plan

The Community Home Lenders of America has published a new list of reasons it views the effort it would take to transition to a single-bureau credit report option at the government-sponsored enterprises as outweighing benefits related to a potential reduction in expense. Processing Content “Costs will likely not be reduced — and could be increased,”

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Fed’s Bowman ‘continues to see downside risk’ to labor market

Al Drago/Bloomberg Processing Content Key Insight: Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman said labor market risks remain elevated and cautioned against signaling a policy pause as the central bank weighs its next moves. Expert Quote: “We should also avoid signaling that we will pause without identifying that conditions have changed. Doing so will indicate that we

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