News Release – Home Purchase Sentiment Index Decreases …

July 07, 2016 Home Purchase Sentiment Index Decreases from High of 85.3 to 83.2 Fewer Consumers Expect Home Prices, Mortgage Rates to Keep Climbing; Stagnant Wages Weigh on Housing Outlook Jennifer Lucas 202-752-6497 WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index™ (HPSI) decreased 2.1 points to 83.2 in June, down from May’s all-time survey […]
Fannie Mae Announces Winners of its Latest Non-Performing …
July 14, 2016 Fannie Mae Announces Winners of its Latest Non-Performing Loan Sale Alicia Jones 202-752-5716 WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced the winning bidders for its sixth non-performing loan sale. The sale included approximately 9,300 loans totaling $1.5 billion in unpaid principal balance, divided among six pools. The winning bidders for the […]
Fannie Mae Prices $913.6 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC …
July 15, 2016 Fannie Mae Prices $913.6 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2016-M7) Under Its GeMS Program Pete Bakel 202-752-2034 WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its seventh Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2016 totaling $913.6 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS) program on July 12, 2016. “This was our […]
Economic Growth Outlook Unchanged for Second Half of …
July 19, 2016 Economic Growth Outlook Unchanged for Second Half of 2016, but Post-Brexit Uncertainty Casts Shadow Consumer Spending Lifts Growth as Businesses Face Headwinds Katie Penote 202-752-2261 WASHINGTON, DC – The economic growth outlook for the second half of the year remains unchanged from the prior forecast at about 2.0 percent, according to Fannie […]
Fannie Mae Prices Latest Connecticut Avenue Securities Risk …
July 19, 2016 Fannie Mae Prices Latest Connecticut Avenue Securities Risk Sharing Deal Pete Bakel 202-752-2034 WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) has priced its latest credit risk sharing transaction under its Connecticut Avenue Securities™ (CAS) series, a $1.32 billion note offering scheduled to settle on Thursday, July 28. Through this transaction and other credit […]
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