June 6, 2025

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Mortgage

How will mortgage rates respond to inflation or a GSE release?

The 30-year conforming rate has been relatively volatile since the start of the year, but its low point for 2025 came on April 11 when it reached 6.69%. That’s a higher number than many consumers and mortgage professionals would like, although home sales and mortgage demand are up from one year ago. Fed’s Waller on

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Fannie Mae partners with Palantir on mortgage fraud detection tech

Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored enterprise overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is enlisting data analytics giant Palantir in a new partnership aimed at cracking down on mortgage fraud. Under the agreement, Palantir’s technology will be deployed to uncover fraud in mortgage packages before they reach Fannie Mae. Priscilla Almodovar, president and chief executive officer

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Mortgage rates move slightly lower, new data shows

00:00 Brad Mortgage rates for the week ending March 27th are out. Yahoo Finance’s Claire Boston joins me now with the numbers. Hey Claire. 00:07 Claire Boston Hi Brad. So this week, the 30-year mortgage rate is at 6.65%, that is basically flat from 6.67% last week. And 15-year mortgage rates, they rose slightly to

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How Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect the US mortgage market

The Trump administration has made some changes to two pillars of the American housing market: the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Or, as they’re better known, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Last week the administration fired 14 members of the boards of directors at the two corporations. Fannie and

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Is privatisation on the horizon for mortgage giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac? What would it mean for US citizens? – Firstpost

The most immediate risk is that it could disrupt the mortgage market and lead to an increase in the average rate for a 30-year mortgage, which is currently at 7 per cent read more The US government is weighing an executive order that could set in motion the privatisation of the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

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