Will Changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mean Higher Mortgage Rates?

Bankrate.com, Sept. 16, 2020–Peter Miller
In August, Fannie and Freddie announced that refinancing borrowers would have to pay a new charge, a 0.5 percent “adverse market refinance” fee starting Sept. 1. Real estate organizations, lenders and borrowers cried foul. There was not enough notice for the new fee, they said. Many pending applications would fall through. (MBA mention)
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