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From Inform  |  2009-07-02 14:30:45

They are scary words to a first-time home buyer. Mortgage, guarantors, financing... they can see jumbled and confusing, especially with a pushy realtor. Sometimes the best strategies are to research the information as best as you can, especially learning the definitions of these phrases. Let's start with the basics: Real estate is land, improvements on it, and the rights ...

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From Reuters US Online Report Business News  |  2009-07-01 21:59:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded its foreclosure prevention efforts to help a greater number of underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages. Under the widened program, mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae <FNM.N> and Freddie Mac <FRE.N> will refinance up to 125 percent of a home's value, lifting the current 105 percent loan-to-value ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-01 15:33:50
Freddie Mac receives additional $6.1B from government; company reportedly eyes new CEO

Battered mortgage giant Freddie Mac received $6.1 billion in new funds from the Treasury Department to help offset its mounting liabilities, according to a regulatory filing submitted Wednesday. The company could also be close to naming a new, permanent CEO, according to a report in The ...

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From Reuters US Online Report Business News  |  2009-06-26 13:25:46

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac <FRE.P> <FRE.N>, the second-largest U.S. home funding company, on Friday said its mortgage investment portfolio shrank by an annualized 9.9 percent rate in May, while delinquencies on loans it guarantees accelerated. The portfolio decreased to $823.4 billion, for an annualized 5.6 percent increase year to ...

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