The 2008 financial crisis was largelythe result of bad government policy, including subsidies for the housing sectorfrom Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This video is 10 years old, but it does a great job of explainingthe damaging roleof those two government-created entities. ...
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mental or physical health history or condition, sex life or sexual orientation, citizenship, or immigration status, genetic or biometric data used to identify an individual, precise geolocation data, and data of a child. Freddie Mac only processes sensitive personal information of consumers as permitt...
Comment made by Freddie Mac's president and chief operating officer, Eugene McQuade; Ways in which McQuade will centralize the company's functions; Discussion of Freddie Mac's accounting problems; Hiring of Joseph A. Smialowski to oversee a central support division for technology.Shenn...
Centralizing a Key to Recovery Job at Freddie MacIn addition to digging out of the accounting mess left by their predecessors, another top priority for Freddie Mac's new managers is streamlining.Shenn, Jody
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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.92% in June, as measured by Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey®and ended the month at 6.86%. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Weekly Application Survey, mortgage activity increased over the month as rates...