GSE Loan Modification Efforts Peaked in June, Regulator Says
December 4, 2008
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to do more to help distressed borrowers avoid foreclosure, according to federal regulators who cited a slump in mitigation activities by the government-sponsored enterprises late this summer. During August, the most recent data available, the GSEs reported 15,528 foreclosures – well above the monthly average of 12,701, according...