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  2. Conforming loan - Wikipedia

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    The most well-known guideline is the size of the loan, which for 2024 was generally limited to $766,550 for one-unit single family homes in the continental US. [2] Other guidelines include borrower's loan-to-value ratio (i.e. the size of down payment), debt-to-income ratio, credit score and history, documentation requirements, etc. [3]

  3. Mortgage underwriting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the two largest companies that purchase mortgages from other lenders in the United States. Many lenders will underwrite their files according to their guidelines, but to ensure the eligibility to be purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, underwriters will utilize what is called automated underwriting. This is a ...

  4. Refinance rates for Friday , December 6, 2024 - AOL

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    Freddie Mac reports an average 6.69% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, down 12 basis points from last week's average 6.81%, according to its weekly Prime Mortgage Market Survey of nationwide ...

  5. Mortgage industry of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Whether or not a loan is conforming depends on the size and set of guidelines which are implemented in an automated underwriting system. [1] Non-conforming mortgage loans which cannot be sold to Fannie or Freddie are either "jumbo" or "subprime", and can also be packaged into mortgage-backed securities. Some companies, called correspondent ...

  6. Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae backing bigger home loans in 2025 - AOL

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    The conforming loan limit (CLL) for mortgages backed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will rise by 5.2% next year to over $800,000, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday.

  7. Homebuyers Get Mixed News From Freddie Mac And The Federal ...

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    The revision comes just over a month after Freddie Mac predicted increases of 2.5% for 2024 and 2.1% for 2025. The mortgage lender predicts that the increase for 2024 and 2025 will be closer to 0.5%.

  8. Freddie Mac - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), commonly known as Freddie Mac, is an American publicly traded, government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The FHLMC was created in 1970 to expand the secondary market for mortgages in the US.

  9. Loan modification in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cap the interest rate at the Freddie Mac Weekly Survey rate effective as required to meet the target HTI ratio, fixing the adjusted rate and monthly payment amount for 5 years. Step up the initial interest rate gradually starting in year 6 by increasing it one percentage point each year until reaching the Freddie Mac Weekly Survey rate cap. [15]