Sep 24, 2012 2:05PM Mortgage rates begin the week at new all-time lows yet again after falling significantly from last week's series of previous all-time lows. Markets have been quite calm during domestic hours, but interest rates moved slightly lower overnight before domestic trading hours. With bond markets holding steady to slightly improved since then, mortgage lenders continue to pass on those improvements in the form of more aggressive rate sheets. Despite recent press indicating that QE3 isn't affecting mortgage... Sep 24, 2012 2:16PM The Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Inspector General ( FHFA OIG ) has recommended that FHFA issue standards for the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop contingency plans for its high risk sellers and servicers and finalize its examination guidance regarding contingency planning. FHFA OIG recently looked how well FHFA is managing and overseeing the GSEs in areas related to the risk posed to the GSEs by their sellers and servicers (counterparties...
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