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	<title>New Homes Section &#187; freddie mac</title>
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		<title>Reforming Fannie and Freddie: A Mid-Year Check-In</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/reforming-fannie-and-freddie-a-mid-year-check-in/2011/07/22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite seeing housing finance reform as a major item on the Congressional agenda, the likelihood of reform legislation passing in the near future seems unlikely, hindered by a volatile mix of competing financial priorities, a lack of political will, and old-fashioned DC-style politics. The fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—the now-government held mortgage underwriters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conforming Loan Limit Drop Scheduled for September 30th</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/conforming-loan-limit-drop/2011/05/16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home buyers and sellers across the country are bracing for a potential drop in the federal “jumbo loan” limits, which will affect already unsteady real estate sales in some of the nation’s most expensive real estate markets. The conforming loan limit drop is scheduled to take effect on September 30th of this year, although some [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Refinance Twice in One Year</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/refinance-twice-in-one-year/2011/01/10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/refinance-twice-in-one-year/2011/01/10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we saw a steady reduction in mortgage interest rates and many people within the lending industry believe that interest rates will begin to rise in the early part of 2011. The anticipation of a rise in interest rates has some borrowers who refinanced in the beginning of the year wondering if re-refinancing at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Will Continue to Cost Us Money</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-will-continue-to-cost-us-money/2010/12/10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-will-continue-to-cost-us-money/2010/12/10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Housing Finance Agency]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/?p=9571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government regulated mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going to continue to cost taxpayers billions of dollars. According to the FHFA, Fannie and Freddie will require $154 billion in taxpayers&#8217; money. There is also a chance that Fannie and Freddie could cost the nation&#8217;s taxpayers almost twice that of the $135 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Fed Issues New Rules for Fannie and Freddie</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/new-rules-for-fannie-and-freddie/2010/10/07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/new-rules-for-fannie-and-freddie/2010/10/07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the investigations continue into what caused the downhill spiral of America’s two largest mortgage purchasers, new rules are being applied to prevent another financial implosion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Since 2006 the two companies have been under the control and guidance of the government through conservatorship. Recently federal regulators issued new rules [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline for the Month of August</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/mortgage-rates-continue-to-decline-for-the-month-of-august/2010/08/20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/mortgage-rates-continue-to-decline-for-the-month-of-august/2010/08/20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgages Loans Refinanced]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Homes Sold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinancing Applications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates on 30-year fixed rate and 15-year fixed rate mortgage loans have continued to hit record lows every week. We have finally hit below 4.5 percent on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage during the week ending August 5, 2010. We currently have the lowest recorded 30-year fixed rate and 15-year fixed rate mortgage rates [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politicians Question Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s Future</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/politicians-question-future/2010/07/12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/politicians-question-future/2010/07/12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Dodd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Payer Dollars]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/?p=7773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd recently states “We all should have done a better job.” in a meeting that was held on May 11. The statement was in reference to the current deteriorating situation surrounding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Since the government took conservatorship over the ailing companies there have been no serious talks [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fannie and Freddie Draw Political Heat from Both Sides of the Aisle</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-and-freddie-draw-political-heat-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle/2010/07/01/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-and-freddie-draw-political-heat-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle/2010/07/01/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/?p=7712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past 18 months there have been an endless amount of federal programs initiated by the Obama Administration. This all comes as a vast effort to stop or stave off further damages to a housing market that is still struggling. Politicians from both sides of the aisle are spearheading several new initiatives that are [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fannie and Freddie Continue to Consume Taxpayer Money</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-and-freddie-continue-to-consume-taxpayer-money/2010/06/21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/fannie-and-freddie-continue-to-consume-taxpayer-money/2010/06/21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[11 Consecutive Quarters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[145 billion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/?p=7527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In early May, the mortgage giant Fannie Mae announced another quarterly loss. That makes 11 consecutive quarters showing no gains. For the most recent quarter, Fannie Mae posted a loss of $11.5 billion. To add insult to the injury they asked for more taxpayer money. This time they are requesting an additional $8.4 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac Attempts to Put Company Back in the Black</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/chief-executive-officer-of-freddie-mac-attempts-to-put-company-back-in-the-black/2010/06/14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/chief-executive-officer-of-freddie-mac-attempts-to-put-company-back-in-the-black/2010/06/14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Average Credit Score]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Haldeman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddies CEO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Haldeman has taken on the large task of trying to steer this failing giant back towards the road to profitability. Haldeman assumed the position of CEO for Freddie Mac on July 21, 2009. Since day one he has had to deal with insurmountable obstacles. Not only was the company under federal conservatorship since September [...]]]></description>
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