Reports on lending practices and risks were issued on August 31, 2026, tracking average national mortgage rates.

The entities involved

• MND →

  company in the Czech Republic

  Nothing else this week.

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis →

  Federal Reserve Bank responsible for the eighth district, headquartered in St. Louis, United States

  • Ramit Sethi discusses housing market data involving the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the National Association of Realtors.Sat 15:07
  • Illinois agencies provide grants and monitor financial markets while Chicago proposes bikeshare extensions and local services close.Thu 19:30
• Freddie Mac →

  American government-sponsored enterprise

  • FED's actions are influencing the mortgage bond market, impacting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Mon 07:32
  • Bill Pulte was named chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and advocated for firing Jerome Powell.Sun 22:18

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• Mark White discussed mortgage rates that were reported by Freddie Mac on September 2, 2026.Sep 2
• Both Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association are tracking 30-year fixed mortgage rates, informed by housing price index data.Aug 28
• New American Funding, Freddie Mac, and others discuss mortgage market rates, housing market dynamics, and the potential for restrictive policy to control inflation.Sep 12
• FED decisions are impacting borrowing costs tracked by Bankrate and mortgage rates reported by Freddie Mac, amid inflation fears stoked by the Middle East conflict. Trump is pressuring the central bank to slash rates.Jul 30
• Mortgage rates are now tracking the MBS spread, and origination slowdown is impacting firms like LoanDepot and DHI.Aug 19