Residential foreclosure activity is up 17% in a year, pointing to rising distress among mortgage borrowers

US foreclosure filings rose to over 101,000 last quarter. Inflation, a slowing job market, and high costs of homeownership ...
ConsumerAffairs

Mortgage rates reversed course this week, giving buyers a break

Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week after two consecutive increases — the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.30%, ...
Fox Business

Mortgage rates tumble, marking largest weekly drop in a year

Mortgage rates tumbled this week, posting the largest weekly drop in the past year, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, ...

Mortgage rates climb for second straight week

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 6.34%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released on ...
Cleveland.com

Tab for Fannie, Freddie could soar to $363 billion

WASHINGTO -- The government spelled out Thursday just how much the most expensive rescue of the financial crisis will end up costing taxpayers -- as much as $259 billion for mortgage buyers Fannie Mae ...
HousingWire

Freddie Mac’s profits fall 14% in Q2 as credit loss provisions climb

Freddie Mac released its second-quarter 2025 earnings on Thursday morning, reporting net income of $2.4 billion from April through June. That marked a decrease of 14% compared to the same period last ...