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Mortgage giants ordered to exempt first-time homebuyers from increases, which could boost private lending

Nation's biggest provider of purchase loans made 27% fewer loans to homebuyers in 2021

Mortgage rates rose 11 basis points this week as the Federal Reserve signaled it intends to shrink its balance sheet, according to Freddie Mac’s latest lender survey

Climate change is seen as 'an emerging and increasing threat to US financial stability,' according to guidance issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency

In a year that seemed like a reprise of 2020 — call it '2020 Light' — the past 12 months have been filled with anxiety. Take a walk down memory lane as Inman reveals its most-read stories of 2021

The rise of Power Buying, regulatory battles, Fed tapering and big acquisitions rattled lending decisions and homebuyer game plans during a momentous year for the mortgage industry

30-year mortgage rates fell to 3.05%, down 7 basis points from the week prior, according to Freddie Mac’s most recent lender survey, released Thursday

With mortgages likely getting more expensive for borrowers down the road, the rates for 30-year loans have been holding steady for weeks

Questions about the future of the mortgage giants remain, but lending industry welcomes veteran regulator to lead FHFA

The average rate for a 30-year, fixed rate loan was 3.10% this week, according to Freddie Mac's latest lender survey

Redwood Trust, which issues 'jumbo' loans that are off limits to Fannie and Freddie, said in a new critique that costlier markets are better served by private lenders

The average rate for a 30-year mortgage has been climbing in recent months and now rests 17 percent higher than its all-time low in January, according to Freddie Mac’s latest lender survey

An 18% increase in conforming loan limit, to $647,200, is the biggest leap in records dating to 1970