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Andy Buman has been financially responsible, and invested wisely in two rental properties and a home of his own in the Omaha, Neb., area. His small real estate empire is doing well, and he has saved an extra $20,000. His question for DailyFinance's Laura Rowley: Which loan should he apply it to for the best return?

Even before the latest stock-market plunge, U.S. consumer confidence was already sliding downward, according to a Fannie Mae survey released Monday. Some 70% of respondents say the economy is heading in the wrong direction.

The future of the government-backed mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which critics have accused of exacerbating the meltdown in the U.S. housing market, will be discussed next month at a conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Banks are up in arms over language added to the proposed financial regulation overhaul that would make big financial firms shoulder some of the cost if government-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go bust.

Troubled mortgage lender Freddie Mac reported a $7.8 billion loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 on Wednesday, continuing to show improvement over the $23.9 billion in losses in fourth quarter of 2008 and avoiding another federal cash infusion for the third quarter in a row.

So you've probably heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but do you understand their role in the mortgage industry? We'll explain how they were created, what they do and how the taxpayers inherited these two multi-billion dollar organizations. Ryan Minick and Steve DeLon are The 2 Mortgage Guys....

The media's depiction of the current economic crisis has largely focused on either troubled homeowners or failing investment companies. Over the past couple of months, however, another big loser has emerged: educational institutions. For example, five Wisconsin school districts recently announced...

We've all heard that it's getting harder and harder to qualify for a new loan, but no one's been certain exactly what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have set as rules in this new financial environment. In a story in today's Wall Street Journal, we find that a borrower needs a credit score of at least...

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Fannie Mae is testing a program in Phoenix and Orlando, two of the hardest hit markets, whereby Fannie would agree to a minimum price for which it would be willing to sell a home at, rather then wait for it to fall into...

The Fed's decision to focus on consumer credit availability appears to be just the right medicine. Mortgage applications for the week ending November 28 soared a record 112.1%, to 857.7, the highest since the week ended March 21, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Thanks to the...