The U.S. government may soon return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private markets less than two decades after turmoil nearly ...

Trump could order the Treasury Department to start buying mortgage-backed securities, like when the Federal Reserve bought ...

Rates on 30-year new purchase mortgages dropped for a sixth day Thursday, ticking down 1 basis point to an average of 6.59%. In the past six days, the flagship rate has shed 24 points. The current ...

Rates on 30-year new purchase mortgages dropped for a fifth day Thursday, slipping another 3 basis points to create a ...

The average rate on a 30 year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the sixth week in a row, a welcome boost in purchasing power for ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government ... market but also to the overall financial system. The Federal Reserve has from time to time bought mortgage-backed securities ...

Mortgage rates might remain level for the first two-thirds of March. But they could rise after March 19, when the Federal ...

After climbing steadily since December and peaking at 7.04% in mid-January, rates have been trending downward.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two pillars of the U.S. mortgage ... were lost to foreclosure according to an estimate from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. At the time, the Treasury Department ...