Grant Will Fund Legal Aid that Promotes Housing Stability. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, through its member Community Bank of Mississippi, awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to Mission First Inc. to help expand services to accessible, affordable legal aid in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties in Mississippi. This press release features multimedia.
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey?, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.11%. ?For the last several weeks, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has remained at its lowest level in years,? said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac?s Chief Economist.
Grant Will Support Legal Services to Address Heirs? Property Issues in Northern Mississippi. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, through its member Community Bank of Mississippi, awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to North Mississippi Rural Legal Services to help address homeownership title issues. This press release features multimedia.
Fannie Mae Financing of Multifamily Affordable Housing Segment Increases 31 Percent Year Over Year WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2026 Fannie Mae today announced it provided approximately $74 billion in financing to support the U.S. multifamily housing market in 2025, a year-over-year increase of 34 percent compared with $55 billion in 2024 and the company's largest annual multifamily volume since 2020.
Funding Will Help Families Clear Property Titles and Preserve Generational Homes. Mississippi families will have a better chance to keep their homes and land thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services. This press release features multimedia.
Sallie Mae?, formally SLM Corporation (SLM), today announced Chief Financial Officer Pete Graham will speak at the Bank of America Securities 2026 Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 12:10 p.m. ET. A live audio webcast and replay will be available at SallieMae.com/investors. Sallie Mae believes education and life-long learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things.
Veteran Technology Executive to Lead Digital Transformation and Data Strategy Sallie Mae?, formally SLM Corporation (SLM), today announced it has appointed Steve Turner, Chief Technology and Enablement Officer. ?Joining Sallie Mae is an incredible opportunity to advance a mission that helps students access and complete higher education,? said Turner.
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 58 classes from Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2026-R01, a credit risk sharing transaction with a total note offering of $661,674,000. The Reference Pool consists of 52,876 residential mortgage loans with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $18.8 billion as of the cut-off date.
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 2, 2026 / Pacific West Academy, the nation's premier provider of executive protection training, today announced a landmark approval from Sallie Mae, becoming one of the select security academies in the United States to offer major student lending options.
Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced it has provided a $49,207,000 Fannie Mae DUS? loan to refinance a 150-unit multifamily community located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Built in 2024 in Fairfield County, SoNo Central is a six-story apartment complex featuring studio, one-, and two-bedroom units, and 12 commercial units.
The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta today approved a cash dividend for the fourth quarter 2025 at an annualized rate of 6.40 percent.
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey?, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.10%. ?Mortgage rates remain near their lowest levels in three years, which is encouraging for potential homebuyers who have waited to enter the market for some time,? said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac?s Chief Economist.
Funding Includes $20M for Resilient Roofing and $17M for First-Time Homebuyer Assistance The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is committing millions in funding through its 2026 Community Investment programs to strengthen housing and economic development across its five-state District, including $17 million for first-time homebuyer assistance.
U.S. single-family house prices accelerated in November, which combined with high mortgage rates could keep potential homeowners on the sidelines even as the Trump administration takes steps to address the issue of housing affordability. House prices increased 0.6% on a month-over-month basis after an unrevised 0.4% ?rise in October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday.
U.S. single-family house prices accelerated in November, which combined with high mortgage rates could keep potential homeowners on the sidelines even as the Trump administration takes steps to address the issue of housing affordability. House prices increased 0.6% on a month-over-month basis after an unrevised 0.4% rise ?in October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday.
The FHFA's measure of home prices rose by 0.6% in November after an unrevised 0.4% increase in the previous month, above the 0.3% gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. Prices rose in eight of the nine regions of the country, with no change in the Middle Atlantic region. Prices were up 1.9% from a year earlier in November.
Freddie Mac today posted to its website its?Monthly Volume Summary for December 2025, which provides information on Freddie Mac?s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other investments. Freddie Mac?s mission is to make home possible for families across the nation.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced that, in partnership with its members, it made available more than $185 million to advance homeownership, affordable housing and economic development efforts across Arizona, California and Nevada in 2025. More than $85 million of this funding was deployed through the Bank?s mission-driven grant programs.
KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to three classes of FREMF Series 2026-K176 mortgage pass-through certificates and three classes of Freddie-Mac structured pass-through certificates, Series K-176. The underlying transaction is collateralized by 49 fixed-rate multifamily mortgage loans.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit's moratorium on new debt issuance comes as voters in five of its 13 member cities will decide whether to withdraw from the agency.
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey?, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09%. ?With the economy improving and the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage nearly a percentage point lower than last year, more homebuyers are entering the market,? said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac?s Chief Economist.
SPARTA, Mich. "We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis to award Fresh Coast Alliance a $1 million Affordable Housing Program grant," said ChoiceOne Chief Executive Officer Kelly Potes.
Advised by Walker & Dunlop, Greenbrook Partners obtained the loan to refinance a multifamily and mixed-use portfolio located in prime New York City locations. NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This refinancing is a culmination of Greenbrook's endeavor to create a high-quality multifamily portfolio with best-in-class operations.
U.S. mortgage rates fell significantly this week after the Trump administration initiated purchases of mortgage-backed securities to boost housing affordability. The average rate ?on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 6.06%, ?the lowest level since September 2022, ?from 6.16% last week, mortgage finance ?agency Freddie ?Mac said on Thursday.
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey?, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.06%. ?Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years,? said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac?s Chief Economist.
Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced its 2025 production volume totaled $77.6 billion, a 17% increase over 2024. The total 2025 production volume included $1.2 billion in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investments as well as $1.1 billion in workforce housing preservation loans and $2.4 billion in forward conversions, which are not subject to the U.S. Federal Housing multifamily loan cap.
The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks today highlighted?new independent research by the Urban Institute, a nationally respected, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., demonstrating the strong connection between increases in Federal Home Loan Bank advances and growth in housing and community lending.
via IBN ? Beeline Holdings, Inc. (BLNE), a digital mortgage lender offering conventional mortgage products and alternative mortgage solutions for borrowers who do not meet traditional underwriting standards, alongside home equity products leveraging blockchain-enabled technology, commends President Trump's announcement that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed secur...
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is awarding a total of $11.7 million in grant funding to 32 affordable housing projects submitted by 21 member financial institutions and 30 project sponsors through its 2025 Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund.
Webcast Scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22, at 5:30 p.m. ET Sallie Mae?, formally SLM Corporation (SLM), will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results after market close on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. A live audio webcast and presentation slides will be available at SallieMae.com/investors and the hosting website. The earnings news release will be available at SallieMae.com/investors.
KBRA releases the December 2025 issue of CMBS Trend Watch. U.S. CMBS finished the year at $125.8 billion?its highest issuance level since the global financial crisis?with a year-over-year increase of 18.6%, and in line with our 2025 forecast of $120 billion.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the goal of the Trump administration's launch of mortgage-backed securities purchases is to roughly match the rate at which those bonds are rolling off the Federal Reserve's balance sheet.
* Treasury's Bessent: MBS buybacks aim to match Fed's $15 bln monthly roll-off. * Trump orders $200 bln bond purchases to address housing affordability. * Bessent: Buybacks may boost Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac earnings. By David Lawder.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said ?on Friday a $3 ?billion mortgage bond buy ?had been put ?in ?already the day ?after President ?Donald Trump ordered his representatives to ?buy $200 ?billion ?in mortgage bonds to bring down housing costs.
U.S. President Donald Trump's order for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds raises doubts about their privatization plans, analysts say. Fannie and Freddie, created by the U.S. Congress ?to support the housing market, have been under government control since their bailout during the ?global financial crisis of 2008.
U.S. President Donald Trump's order for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds raises doubts about their privatization plans, analysts say. Fannie and Freddie, created by the U.S. Congress ?to support the housing market, have been under government control since their bailout during the ?global financial crisis of 2008.
The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. - U.S. President Donald Trump ?said he had ordered ?Fannie Mae and ?Freddie Mac to buy up to $200 billion ?in mortgage-backed bonds, ?a move aimed at easing home purchases.
* Pulte says Fannie, Freddie have plenty of liquidity for bond purchase. * Affordability a key political issue in Trump's second term. * Pulte declines to give timeline, details on MBS purchases. By Ann Saphir. WASHINGTON, Jan 8 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to bring down housing costs.
By Ann Saphir. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to bring down housing costs. "Because I chose not to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in my First Term ... it is now worth many times that amount - AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE - and has $200 BILLION DOLLARS IN CASH," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said Fannie Mae and ?Freddie Mac have "hundreds of ?billions of dollars worth of ?liquidity" with which the ?agencies ?can carry out President Donald ?Trump's directive ?to buy mortgage-backed securities to bolster the housing ?market.
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey?, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.16%. ?In the first full week of the new year, mortgage rates remained within a narrow range, hovering close to the 6% mark,? said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac?s Chief Economist.
U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte ?said on Thursday ?he expects President ?Donald Trump will ?make ?a decision in the ?next month ?or two on whether to ?sell a ?piece ?of the U.S. mortgage agencies Fannie Mae ?and Freddie Mac in an initial public offering.
Freddie Mac issued $68 billion of multifamily securities in 2025, transferring interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk away from U.S. taxpayers to private investors.
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