Topic: Fannie Mae

Vice President Kamala Harris applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's announcement Wednesday that it will cut annual mortgage insurance premiums to save the average family about $800 a year.

Survey results from Fannie Mae find only a handful of people are optimistic about current conditions in the housing market.

Refinancing activity is down nearly 90% from year-ago levels, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association show.

Mortgage rates jumped past 7% this week as confidence in the housing market hits an all-time low.

Consumer confidence in the housing market is on the decline for those looking to buy and sell, a new report from Fannie Mae says.

When it comes to home sales in the United States, it's a seller's market right now, according to a monthly report on Monday by government-sponsored mortgage company Fannie Mae.

U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Sandra Thompson to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday.

The Biden administration on Tuesday will extend federal protections for homeowners, barring foreclosures into the summer and giving more time to file for mortgage forbearance, the White House said.

Mortgage rates have again sunk to a record low -- 3.19 percent, according to new data Wednesday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage leaders FannieMae and Freddie Mac will purchase home loans to go into the federal government forbearance program soon after they close, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Wednesday.