Freddie Mac
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Freddie Mac, from most recent to least.
3.66: Mortgage Rates Edge Upward
Lark Turner | January 29th 2015
Rates moved upward for the first time in the new year.... read»
Freddie Mac Launches 3% Down Payment Mortgage Product
Lark Turner | December 9th 2014
Home Possible Advantage is for low- and moderate-income buyers making no more than 100 percent of the area median income.... read»
Starting Today It Will Be Easier to Get a Mortgage
Lark Turner | December 1st 2014
New guidelines from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that go into effect December 1 relax the standards that lenders have been using to approve mortgages.... read»
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4.12: Rates Persist in Narrow Range for 8th Straight Week
UrbanTurf Staff | August 14th 2014
Rates were relatively flat this week for the eighth week in a row. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.12 percent with an average 0.6 point as... read»
4.13: Rates Unchanged from Last Week in Unprecedented Summer Lull
Lark Turner | July 24th 2014
Rates stayed stagnant this week. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.13 percent with an average 0.6 point as the average on a 30-year fixed-ra... read»
The Difference a Year Makes in Interest Rates
Lark Turner | July 17th 2014
One year ago, the average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.37 percent. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.13 as the average on this typ... read»
FHFA Won't Reduce Home Loan Limits, At Least Not Yet
Lark Turner | May 13th 2014
The agency's new director announced Tuesday that a plan to reduce limits was scrapped after receiving negative feedback.... read»
4.32: Mortgage Rates Stay Mostly Flat
Lark Turner | March 20th 2014
On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.32 percent with an average 0.6 point as the average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, down slightly from 4... read»
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