Freddie Mac News

The Obama administration pledged on Thursday to back beleaguered mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac no matter how big their losses may be in the next three years.

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The U.S. housing regulator has approved pay packages for the chief executives of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the range of $4 million to $6 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Associated Estates Realty Corp., an apartment owner and manager, could borrow as much as $100 million under a new deal with mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

The housing market is still weak on several fronts, and if not for government intervention prices would have dropped further this year.

Freddie Mac director Barbara Alexander will not seek re-election to the companya s board when her term expires in March, the government-sponsored enterprise announced Monday .

The government-sponsored enterprises , Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have suspended foreclosures for the holidays.

I was struck by the following announcement from Fannie Mae . Being the nice guys that they are, Fannie is giving homeowners a few more days before they get tossed on the street.

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Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are suspending foreclosures for the holiday, joining Citigroup and the government-sponsored enterprises , Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

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Mortgage rates have moved higher for two consecutive weeks. According to Freddie Mac , a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.94 percent in the week ending Thursday, up from 4.81 percent the previous week.

Freddie Mac said on Thursday that it has ordered the suspension of all evictions involving occupied single family and 2-4 unit properties that have been foreclosed and had Freddie Mac-owned mortgages for about two weeks during the holiday season.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Citigroup Inc. announced Thursday that they will suspend foreclosures and evictions during the holidays.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are among Wednesday's big losers, each trading down more than 10%, after a report from The New York Post saying the companies may need more money from the US Treasury before year end, as defaults and foreclosures continue to put pressure on the companies.

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The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released new guidelines for their servicers modifying mortgages under the Home Affordable Modification Program .

Eventual losses at mortgage giant Fannie Mae could exceed $200bn, posing a risk of receivership after year-end when limitations on the Treasury Department 's authority to support the agencies return, according to research Friday by Barclays Capital .

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The U.S. Department of Treasury should increase the amount of capital available to government-sponsored mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae to as much as $300 billion, analysts from Barclays recommended on Friday, according to reports.