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US mortgage rates fall to 2017 low
The 30-year US mortgage rate has hit a new low this week, despite the Fed Reserve's recent decision to raise rates. How long can rates stay low for?
Video: Andrew Schiff: Mortgage market should have disappeared
Three years ago the US government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in hopes of protecting the mortgage market from collapsing. Who really benefited from the bailout and what are the possible solutions?
US mortgage bosses face fraud case
The former chief executives of federal mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could face criminal charges as regulators pursue them for their role in the collapse of the housing market.
US treasury sets two-year deadline for housing reform
Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner has called for a two-year target on housing industry reform in the US, warning the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may return to their old ways if left to flounder.
Republicans to block Obama housing bill
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are planning to block the President's bill of reforms that will see the dismantling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Obama moves to privatise US mortgages
The US president will unveil a long-awaited range of plans today to reduce government support of the mortgage and housing market.
Obama ditches new potential housing regulator
The man the President tipped to be head of federal mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will not be renominated this year.
Fees for Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US Government owned mortgage lenders are adding on extra fees for many loan applicants, while some lenders are going even further in tightening underwriting rules, it has been revealed...
Freddie and Fannie to the rescue
America's two largest mortgage lenders - Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - have introduced a series of new measures to help those homeowners who are facing foreclosure...
Freddie asks for bail out
Freddie Mac, the second largest mortgage provider in the US is to ask for an extra £22 to £25.7 billion to prevent its collapse as the number of delinquencies on its books surge...
