Freddie Mac’s controversial gambit into home equity: Is more liquidity a bad thing?

Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac has put its finger on the scale of an emerging loan market that has been the domain of the private-label securities market, which has nurtured its reemergence in recent years.Last month, Freddie Mac announced a plan to begin purchasing single-family
Read MoreThe mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

This is an excerpt of a HousingWire Research report titled: What Everyone Needs to Know about Mortgage Rate Lock-in, by Altos President Mike Simonsen.In the 24 months beginning March 2022, the U.S. housing market saw dramatic changes in affordability as mortgage rates skyrocketed 500 basis points. A
Read MoreDark Matter Technologies names new deputy chief product officer

Dark Matter Technologies, formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, named Vikas Rao as its deputy chief product officer, the company announced on Tuesday.In his new capacity, Rao will directly report to chief product officer Stephanie Durflinger. His responsibilities will include overseeing en
Read MoreService provider LERETA appoints new CTO

Financial services company LERETA appointed Mitch Bledsoe to the position of chief technology officer, the company announced on Tuesday. Bledsoe joined LERETA in 2022 to serve as the senior vice president of enterprise technology. In his new role, Bledsoe will be responsible for the company’s techno
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