...20 percent down payment, no more than 45 percent of their gross monthly income can go toward paying debts, the newspaper said. A Fannie Mae spokesman told the newspaper that the limits reflect the company 's recent experience. Loans to...

In this article: Fannie Mae and The Washington Post

...in the form of the "monstrosity" known as Ginnie Mae. A cousin of the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mortgage-securitization machines, Ginnie Mae , or the Government National Mortgage Association , also packages mortgages and sells them on debt...

In this article: Canada, Recession, Financial crisis, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, U.S., Bad debt, and Troubled Asset Relief Program

...from the past, Mr. Safarian said, which is evident in the form of the "monstrosity" known as Ginnie Mae. A cousin of the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mortgage-securitization machines, Ginnie Mae , or the Government National Mortgage...

In this article: Canada, Recession, Financial crisis, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, U.S., Bad debt, and Troubled Asset Relief Program

...according to federal data released this week. Some of that retrenchment is fostered by District -based Fannie Mae and McLean -based Freddie Mac , which refuse to buy loans that do not meet their rules, meaning lenders have to abide by their...

In this article: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, McLean, and Loudoun County

By Al Yoon Fannie Mae < FNM.N> < FNM.P> is taking steps that may reduce the number of loans it removes from mortgage-backed securities pools, a policy change that could help the government-controlled finance company's bottom line while also...

In this article: Fannie Mae, Bank of America, Freddie Mac, Wells Fargo & Co, and Washington

...third quarter of 2009). iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund ( MBB ): This ETF holds mortgage-backed securities issued by FHLMC , FNMA , and GNMA , offering indirect exposure to the real estate market through investments in mortgages. Leveraged Real...

In this article: Simon Property Group, Recession, U.S., Revenue, Tax, Unemployment, GNMA, and Kimco Realty Corp.

Adds details, Freddie Mac portfolio) Fannie Mae < FNM.N>, shrunk its gross mortgage portfolio by an annual rate of about 28 percent in October and delinquencies on loans it guarantees rose sharply in September, the largest U.S. home...

In this article: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Morgan Stanley, and U.S.

...percent increase year to date. In early September 2008, the U.S. government seized control of Freddie Mac and its larger sibling, Fannie Mae < FNM.P> < FNM.N>, amid heightened worries about shrinking capital at the congressionally chartered...

In this article: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, U.S., Standard & Poor, U.S. Treasury, and McLean, Virginia

...loss for the third quarter, but said for the second time in a row that it didn't need any more federal aid. Freddie Mac and its rival, Fannie Mae of the District, have received $111 billion in aid since the government seized the firms in...

In this article: Freddie Mac, Colonial Bank, Fannie Mae, Bankruptcy, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, McLean, and Alabama

...where even "cash-flow-positive projects may not be able to get refinanced and will be pushed towards default. " Fannie and Freddie say they were conservative in underwriting of apartment-building loans. For example, 97% of Freddie -backed...

In this article: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, All rights reserved, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Manhattan, Tishman Speyer Properties, Harvard University, Fitch Ratings, and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

...higher rates. You might be tempted to jump in with some of this year's strong performers, like inflation -protected bonds, or even GNMA funds. The latter, which are backed by home loans that carry a guarantee of repayment from the...

In this article: Government National Mortgage Association, Inflation, Pimco, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Acquiring bank, and Unemployment

...also a good deflationary investment. After all, each interest payment will have more buying power as prices fall. Securities backed by the Government National Mortgage Association have the full backing of the U.S. government - and they yield...

In this article: Deflation, Inflation, Social Security, Unemployment, University of Michigan, and Government National Mortgage Association

...direct to consumer lenders in the United States and is one of the region's largest and most well known FHA direct lenders and is a GNMA approved mortgage backed securities issuer. In addition, the Company has a wholesale lending...

In this article: FHA, GNMA, Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Justice, and Wall Street

...Lend America Wholesale, to compliment its successful nationwide retail lending platform. While Lend America is an approved GNMA issuer and servicer Lend America Mini Ginnie Correspondent is not related to, nor in conjunction with...

In this article: FHA, GNMA, and Logical next step

... American Capital 's dividend high -- now almost 20%. Mortgage REIT that invests in agency securities backed by a U.S Govt Agency (such as GNMA ) or a U.S. Government-sponsored entity (such as the Federal National Mortgage Association , or...

In this article: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, American International Group, Federal Housing Administration, Capitalism, GNMA, and NYSE

...and mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , and lesser-known sibling Ginnie Mae ( Government National Mortgage Association, GNMA ). That latter taxpayer-owned entity looks like it may be the next domino tumbling over. Last week...

In this article: Jim Cramer, Citigroup, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Housing Administration, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers

...to over $700k. As there were 'problems' in these properties to begin with, the LTV averaged around 95%.... Here's a look at a random GNMA MJM 6%cpn (G2 4216) collateral issued in Aug 2008 - around 1300 loans to start, original principal...

In this article: GNMA, FHA, Google Translate, Wall Street, California, and Arizona

...backed mortgages into investments is stepping down for a new job, people familiar with his plans said. </p><p>Joseph Murin , president of the Government National Mortgage Association , known as Ginnie Mae , is leaving his job this week after 13...

In this article: Department of Veterans Affairs, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Washington