WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages fell dramatically during the week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department is considering direct intervention in the mortgage industry to drive down costs and lift the market, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages fell for the fourth straight week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Thursday announced details of a plan to halt foreclosures and evictions from Thanksgiving until a week after New Year's.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages fell for the third consecutive week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co. said it had requested $14 billion in federal aid after posting third-quarter losses of $25.3 billion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Sheila Bair said the U.S. Treasury's mortgage modification program unveiled Tuesday does not go far enough.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama's new chief of staff was a Freddie Mac director while scandal brewed at the mortgage agency, government reports say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages increased in the week ending Oct. 30, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages eased slightly in the week ending Oct. 23, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages rose in the week ending Oct. 16, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages declined in the week ending Oct. 9, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Mortgage giant Freddie Mac was quickly shedding mortgages in an effort to raise cash when it was seized by the U.S. government, new figures show.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Friday it is laying off two lobbyists following the U.S. government takeover of the lender this month.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The firm of a top aide to John McCain received payments from troubled Freddie Mac, two people with knowledge about the situation said.
