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Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure

Chicago : IL : USA | 23 days ago  
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  • To match feature USA-HOUSING/FORECLOSURES
    To match feature USA-HOUSING/FORECLOSURES
    Source: Reuters
  • The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
    The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
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  • A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida
    A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida
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To match feature USA-HOUSING/FORECLOSURES
Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year. The change announced Thursday could give a temporary break to thousands of homeowners, but critics question whether it will only add to the mushrooming...
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  • News Source: Los Angeles Times | 20 days ago
    The move is the latest in a series of steps by lenders trying to manage inventories of foreclosed homes on their books in an attempt to keep a wave of properties from slamming a housing market that has shown some signs of recovery. The news came as...
  • News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal | 20 days ago
    I'm sure Fannie is hoping that when they sell the properties, the values will be higher," said David Berson, chief economist for PMI Group Inc., a mortgage insurer. "A year from now, we should be a year further into the economic recovery, and housing...
  • News Source: Associated Press | 20 days ago
    Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year. The change announced Thursday could give a temporary break to thousands of homeowners, but critics...
  • News Source: MarketWatch | 20 days ago
    Qualifying homeowners facing foreclosure will be able to stay in their homes -- as renters -- under a new program announced by Fannie Mae on Thursday. The Deed for Lease Program is designed to help borrowers who aren't eligible or haven't been able...
  • News Source: CNN | 20 days ago
    Giving troubled borrowers yet another way to avoid foreclosure, Fannie Mae said on Thursday it would allow eligible homeowners to rent their own homes. The Deed for Lease program lets homeowners transfer the deed back to their lender and then sign a...
  • News Source: The Orange County Register | 20 days ago
    Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday. The government-controlled company, through its new "Deed for Lease" program, will allow borrowers...
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