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This resulted in foreclosures in which nearly 25% of America's homeowners lost their homes to banks. To address this, Fannie Mae was established by the U.S. Congress in 1938 by amendments to the National Housing Act [9] as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.
These programs include the Government National Mortgage Association (known as Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (known as Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (known as Freddie Mac). These programs work by offering a guarantee on the mortgage payments of certain conforming loans.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency initiated litigation against 18 financial institutions involving allegations of securities law violations and, in some instances, fraud in the sale of private-label securities (PLS) to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Below is a list of the cases, with amounts of any settlements reached in 2013 and 2014. [22] [23] [24]
Fannie Mae, officially the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), is a government-sponsored enterprise that maintains liquidity in the mortgage market by buying loans from banks and ...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac only buy loans that conform to the FHFA’s standards. That means they must be under a certain loan limit and borrowers must meet specific financial requirements.
Mobile homes permanently installed on owned land are rarely mortgageable, whereas FHA code manufactured homes are mortgageable through VA, FHA, and Fannie Mae. Many people who could not afford a traditional site-built home, or did not desire to commit to spending a large sum of money on housing, began to see factory-built homes as a viable ...
Pages in category "Mortgage industry companies of the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (or FHEFSSA, Pub. L. 102–550, title XIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, H.R. 5334, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3941, 12 U.S.C. § 4501 et seq.).