GSE Refi Programs May Expand LTV Reach; Fannie, Freddie Loan Mods Jump in 1Q09
June 25, 2009
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might gain expanded authority under the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Refinance Program to approve mortgages with loan-to-value ratios as high as 125 percent, according to the regulator of the two government-sponsored enterprises. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director James Lockhart said late last week that the GSEs’ overseers are “actively...