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calculatedriskblog.com - 10/26/2009

SF Fed: Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance

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From San Francisco Fed Senior Economist John Krainer: Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance As the U.S. housing market has moved from boom in the middle of the decade to bust over the past two years, the sources of mortgage funding have changed dramatically. The government-sponsored ...

frbsf.org - 10/26/2009

FRBSF Economic Letter: Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance (2009-33, 10/26/2009)

— frbsf.org — The period following the 2001 recession through 2006 is rightly called a housing boom. House prices and... net borrowing by households surged in the early part of the decade, easily outpacing growth in household income. But, with the onset of the ... (more) FRBSF Economic Letter: Recent Developments in Mortgage ...

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247wallst.com - 10/25/2009

The Fannie-Freddie Equity Conundrum (FNM, FRE)

— 247wallst.com — It is no secret that things could be much better than they are at Fannie Mae (NYSE:... FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). But the last week or so has re-highlighted just how bad and dire the situation is for these government sponsored entities and ... (more) The Fannie-Freddie Equity Conundrum (FNM, FRE)

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hf-implode.com - 10/27/2009

Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance

— hf-implode.com — "This shift in mortgage finance has had a profound impact on the types of borrowers receiving loans.... In the fourth quarter of 2006, approximately 10% of originations in our sample were labeled by originators as “subprime.” For the entire universe of mortgages, subprime loans are estimated to ... (more) Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance

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