Category: Interest Rates

Exposure to Risk is Declining for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—But So Are Revenues

DSNews  BY: Brian Honea  November 17, 2015 Seven years after the housing market crashed, serious delinquency rates for most mortgage portfolios are at or near pre-recession levels, and the GSEs are no exception. The GSEs’ exposure to credit risk from mortgages originated during the years of the housing bubble continues to be “significant but declining,” […]

Majority of Americans Unconcerned Over Fed’s Rate Increase

Majority of Americans Unconcerned Over Fed’s Rate Increase DSNews   by Scott Morgan   January 20, 2016 In a recent survey which asked consumers how they felt about the effect of the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike on the economy, more than half of respondents (56 percent) were not concerned—Any worries expressed over the Federal Reserve’s recent […]