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How Your Bank Can Compete Against Fannie and Freddie
Both the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie) have aggressive multifamily lending programs and comprise the bulk of the market. Freddie’s total multifamily finance activity in Q1/21 was $14B, and Fannie Mae’s was $21.5B. Some bankers complain that taxpayers’ dollars are creating an unfair playing field for financing…
Reasons For Community Banks to Embrace Loan Hedging in 2021
This year may be the right time for your bank to embrace a loan hedging program. With the economy recovering from a pandemic and the possibility of stoking inflation, banks that can offer borrowers more flexible loan structures may be in a better position to win more and better quality loans. While the Federal Reserve…