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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian Capital Group, one of the nation's leading commercial real estate finance, investment sales, and retail leasing advisors, announced today that Fannie Mae lenders may resume requesting quotes for Meridian-brokered loans effective immediately. “Meridian has made investments in people, processes, and technology to implement a risk management and internal control environment that is best-in-class among commercial mortgage brokerages,” said Brian Brooks, chairman.

The recent market selloff presents a buying opportunity in Fannie Mae preferred shares. Lower mortgage interest rates should alleviate concerns that releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control will increase mortgage costs for homeowners. Preferred shares have less potential upside than FNMA common but are less risky.

Willy Walker, Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the potential impact of privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on the housing sector.

WASHINGTON , April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today announced the results of its thirty-fourth reperforming loan sale transaction. The transaction, announced on March 4, 2025, included the sale of 3,130 loans totaling $558,713,266 in unpaid principal balance (UPB), offered in one pool.

WASHINGTON , March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae's (OTCQB: FNMA) February 2025 Monthly Summary is now available. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.

Existing Home Sales Forecast Upgraded Slightly on Lower Rate Outlook WASHINGTON , March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates are now expected to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.3 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, downward revisions of three-tenths for each, according to the March 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The lower mortgage rate outlook resulted in a small upward revision to the ESR Group's existing home sales outlook in 2025, though expectations for total home sales remain subdued.

Fannie Mae FNMA+1.30% and Freddie Mac FMCC+0.84%shares have rallied on hopes of a conservatorship-free future as questions remain about its government backing. Without it, home values won't slide, and the economy won't suffer, one analyst writes.

NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a total of $15.4 million in Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing (DUS®) financing to refinance two properties with 253 units total in Wisconsin and Illinois. The financing was originated by Greystone's Kyle Jemtrud, Managing Director, and Wilson Molitor, Director.

"There are no plans to do anything as it relates to the conforming loan limit," said Bill Pulte, FHFA director. It now stands at $806,500, an increase of $39,950 (or 5.2%) from 2024.

Last month, new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) could get released from government conservatorship if doing so doesn't push up mortgage rates.