Freddie Mac: Dip coincides with reports on inflation, retail sales, rate cut
Data company reports month-to-month drop
But super jumbo lender must first raise $1 billion
Move gives GSEs leeway to buy up additional $200 billion in loans
MBA: Adjustable-rate products suffer as costs climb
Private mortgage insurer posts $1 billion loss
Bear Stearns collapse prompts emergency measures
Private equity firm agrees to buy Option One servicing rights
Frank bill aimed at refinancing 2 million mortgages
Most buyers better off with mortgage insurance, but exceptions exist
Simplified disclosures would save borrowers $8.35 billion
Commentary: Fire sales erupt as capital for new lending is hard to come by
Report outlines steps to improve loan underwriting
Performance of home-equity, pay-option ARM loans cited
Freddie Mac: Average on 30-year fixed loans still below 5.9% year-to-date
Falling home prices unmasking application fraud