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Faith starts at home. Join Thad Yessa and Ally Keaton as they have real conversations about what discipleship looks like at home. It Starts at Home comes alongside parents by providing Biblical truth and practical tools for raising kids and teens. We’ll cover topics such as family worship, spiritual formation, communication, sexuality, discipline, technology, relationships, and more. We don’t claim to be experts and we haven’t written any books, but we do love families and want to help them ...
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The Opportunity Starts at Home podcast takes a deep look at opportunity in America, especially how housing shapes that opportunity. Of all the factors that affect our ability to thrive, both economically and socially, few are more important than the homes in which we are raised. Housing predicts the kind of neighborhood you’ll grow up in; the quality of school you’ll attend; and your access to transportation, amenities, resources, job opportunities, and social networks. Housing is simply fun ...
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In the latest episode, Monica La Crue, Single-Family Affordable Lending Manager, and Malyna Phan, Branch Manager, Big Valley Mortgage, discuss how real estate professionals can help match borrowers with the right down payment assistance program for their unique needs. Listen to learn more about DPA resources, collaboration between loan officers and…
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The Way Forward: Strategic Partnerships Transforming Industry Practices
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In our final episode, Erin Langevin, Senior Vice President, National Retail Operations, Guild Mortgage joins guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast, to discuss the role strategic partnerships play in transforming industry practicesBy Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Pathway to Stability: Servicing's Role in Sustainable Homeownership
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In this week’s episode, Donna Spencer, Vice President, Servicing Relationship and Performance Management joins guest host @Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast, to discuss the importance of servicing for sustainable homeownership and creating new homeownership initiatives.…
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In this episode Monica La Crue, Freddie Mac Single-Family Affordable Loan Manager and Sandee Lutz, National Renovation Manager at Cross Country Mortgage discuss how real estate professionals can help homebuyers win in today's market through familiarity with flexible loan options. Listen to learn more about down payment assistance, different sources…
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Bridge to Home: Innovative Homeownership Solutions
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On this episode of The Way Home, @Danny Gardner, SVP, Single-Family Mission and Community Engagement, joins guest host @Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast discuss how Freddie Mac solutions, technology capabilities, and innovative product offerings are bridging the home ownership gap.…
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In this episode Monica La Crue, Freddie Mac Single-Family Affordable Lending Manager and Sandee Lutz, National Renovation Sales Manager at CrossCountry Mortgage discuss how real estate professionals can help homebuyers win in today's market through familiarity with flexible loan options. Listen to learn more about down payment assistance, different…
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Unlocking Lender Perspectives: Quality Control, Technology and Innovation
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On this episode of The Way Home, @Kevin Kauffman, VP, Single-Family Seller-Engagement, chats with @Eileen Tu, VP, Product Development and Credit Policy at Rocket Mortgage about how to leverage the lender partnership with Freddie Mac to approach technology advancements, ongoing regulatory changes and Quality Control (QC) in today’s business environm…
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Building for Tomorrow Through Equitable & Sustainable Homeownership Initiatives
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Introducing Empower Your Outreach, a podcast series for real estate professionals who want to keep track of housing market trends and strengthen their roles as trusted advisors in the communities they serve. In the inaugural episode, Monica La Crue, Affordable Lending Manager and Tamela Thurman, Equitable Housing Director, discuss how to build for …
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Sustainable Horizons: Navigating Today's Homeownership with Cecelia Raine
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On this week’s episode, Ceclia Raine, VP Servicing Strategy and Integration joins guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast discuss advancing the servicing industry with smart solutions to drive sustainable homeownership in today’s environment.…
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Become a Freddie Mac Seller/Servicer: Benefits and Easy Steps to Success with Jennifer Whip
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On this week’s episode of The Way Home, guest host Katie Givens, Freddie Mac’s Director of Sales chats with Jennifer Whip, Principal, Cambridge One, to explore the actionable strategies to, and benefits of, becoming an approved Freddie Mac Seller or Servicer.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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In this episode of the Equitably Speaking podcast, Navigating Market Ebbs and Flows, our panel of guests discuss how to leverage Freddie Mac programs and platforms to support potential homebuyers in need of down payment and closing cost assistance. Learn more at https://sf.freddiemac.com/working-with-us/equitable-housing/podcasts.…
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Opening Doors: Navigating Underserved Communities
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In this week’s episode, Katie Givens, Director of Sales, Single-Family Seller Engagement, and Rebecca Lopacinski, Account Executive, Single-Family Seller Engagement, chat with Juan Rodas, CEO and co-founder of New Story Lending, about the incredible story of how his company became a Freddie Mac Seller/Servicer to more powerfully serve underserved m…
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Charting New Paths: The Visionary Duo – Sonu and Shankar
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On this week’s episode, Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal, SVP and Head of Single-Family Acquisitions, and Ravi Shankar, SVP and Head of Single-Family Portfolio and Servicing, will join guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing podcast, for a discussion on how to overcome market challenges, such as high costs and r…
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Home Sweet Ownership: Affordable, Sustainable and Equitable Homeownership with Deb Jones
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On the first episode, Deb Jones, Senior Vice President and Director, Mortgage Capital Markets, Citizens Bank, chats with guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing podcast, and explore ways to make homeownership more affordable, sustainable and equitable.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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In this episode of Equitably Speaking, Monda R. Webb, Single-Family Affordable Lending Manager at Freddie Mac and former top originator and financial coach, Dr. Lynn Richardson discuss practical tips for mortgage professionals who want to create a sustainable book of business with borrowers in underserved communities.…
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The inaugural episode, Breaking Into Underserved Markets, features Pam Perry, Vice President of Single-Family Equitable Housing at Freddie Mac, and Phil Treadwell, host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast. Watch as they discuss: Phil’s proven three-step marketing formula to break into a new market Best practices to ensure effective engagement …
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CRTcast E8: 2023 Market Evolution from an ACIS® and STACR® Perspective
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Check out Credit Risk Transfer’s (CRT) latest CRTcast episode to learn about the how the markets evolved and changed throughout 2023 from both a STACR® and ACIS® perspective.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Episode 41: Housing Policy is Environmental Policy with Dr. Sabrina Johnson
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Sabrina Johnson, Senior Housing Policy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dr. Johnson discusses the work of the Natural Resources Defense Council, the history of the environmental justice movement, the intersection of environmental justice and housing justice, the impact of environmental racism on c…
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State of the (Re)Insurance Market with Joe Monaghan
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Tune in as Joe Monaghan, Global Growth Leader for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions and CEO of Aon’s Public Sector Partnership (PSP), joins Mike Reynolds, vice president of Freddie Mac CRT, for a conversation about the state of the (re)insurance market, its present condition and how it impacts (re)insurers…
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The Future of Secondary Marketing Technology
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Join Freddie Mac and Polly for our Power of Partnership podcast discussion of planning ahead for technology innovation that supports secondary marketing and capital markets in 2023 and beyond. Get to know Polly and its capabilities and how Freddie Mac and Polly partner to bring efficiencies to our mutual clients.…
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Episode 40 - Housing Matters To Harm Reductionists, the Criminal Legal System and Health Care Reform
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In this episode, we talk with Victoria Palacio, Deputy Director of State Strategy at the Legal Action Center. Mrs. Palacio discusses the work of the Legal Action Center, its participation in the OSAH campaign’s Roundtable, the latest findings from a survey conducted by the Black Harm Reduction Network, the impact of housing on harm reduction effort…
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Raising the Bar: How Lenders RISE to make Home Possible
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Hear from three of our 2022 RISE Award winners and learn what drove their success and how they keep moving the needle forward in homeownership.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Ensuring Efficiency and Accuracy Through Integrations
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Join Amy Creason, director of sales for our Secondary Market Advisors (SMA) team, and MCT’s Chris Anderson and Paul Yarbrough, as they discuss the importance of technology integration to support rate sheet and hedging accuracy – and more.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Best Practices for Managing Loan Pricing Economics
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Join Amy Creason, director of sales for Freddie Mac’s Secondary Market Advisors (SMA) team, and Ted Kramer, founder and president of Innovient, for a discussion of best practices for managing loan pricing economics.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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CRTcast: Episode 6 - Current State of the Market and Future Direction of CRT
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Mike Reynolds and Christian Valencia, vice president of CRT Investments and Capital Markets, and Jeff Shue, senior director of CRT Investments and Capital Marketing, discuss the current state of the market and what to expect in the upcoming quarter.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Episode 39 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing with Justin Steil
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Justin Steil, a professor of Law and Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Steil joins us to discuss the origins of his interdisciplinary approach to housing policy, the historical context of the Fair Housing Act, decades of failed implementation related to the Affirmatively Furthering Fa…
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Episode 38 - Segregation, Gentrification, and Fair Housing with Lance Freeman
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Lance Freeman, the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Freeman joins us to discuss how growing up in New York City spurred his interest in housing policy, the historical context of segregated living patterns in US cities, how the govern…
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Episode 36 - Exploring the Deep Connection Between Housing and Safety
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In this episode, we talk to Thea Sebastian, Director of Policy at Civil Rights Corps, and Sam Washington, Policy Associate at Civil Rights Corps. Sebastian and Washington explore the deep connections between affordable housing and safety for individuals and families and discuss why Civil Rights Corps joined the OSAH campaign’s Roundtable and partic…
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Episode 35 - The Role of Landlords in Housing Discrimination
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Eva Rosen, an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, Dr. Philip Garboden, the HCRC Professor in Affordable Housing Economics, Policy, and Planning at the University of Hawaii Manoa, Dr. Jennifer Cossyleon, a Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager at Community Change Action. Dr. R…
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Episode 34 - How Multi-sector Partnerships Advance Racial Equity Through a Housing Campaign
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Leaders from the health, faith, and food security sectors join us for a discussion on advancing racial equity through their participation on the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign. In the past two years, the campaign has formed a Racial Equity Working Group to advance racial equity within the campaign. In this episode, members of the Racial Equity…
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Episode 33 - The History Of The Fair Housing Act w/ Dr. Alexander von Hoffman
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Alexander von Hoffman, an American urban planner and historian at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Joint Center for Housing Studies. Dr. von Hoffman joins us to discuss his recent book chapter "The Origins of the Fair Housing Act of 1968” in Furthering Fair Housing: Prospects for Racial Justice i…
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Power of Partnership: Episode 1 - Optimize Decisions for Optimized Executions
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The Power of Partnership is our podcast under the Freddie Mac Home Starts Here podcast series that focuses on the strong relationships between Freddie Mac and our third-party partners. Today we’re talking about Freddie Mac’s 2022 pricing objectives and loan pricing components with our valued secondary market advisor, or SMA, partner MIAC, and how M…
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Episode 37 - Trends in Housing Discrimination with Lincoln Quillian
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lincoln Quillian, a Professor of Sociology and Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Dr. Quillian joins us to discuss a recent article published in the journal Race and Social Problems (2020), "Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Housing and Mortgage Lending Markets: A Quanti…
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CRTcast: Episode 5 - Syndication's Role in New Issue CRT
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Christie Tintle, Managing Director and head of Wells Fargo Securities’ Asset backed Finance Syndicate Team, joins Mike Reynolds, VP of Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer, to discuss what it means to be the head of the syndicate desk for asset backed finance and its role in the CRT market.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Episode 32: Building Multi-Sector Partnerships in North Carolina
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The episode explores the work of the campaign’s state-based affiliates in North Carolina and features Adam Sotak, community engagement director at NCChild.Throughout the episode, Mr. Sotak discusses their unqiue partnership with the North Carolina Housing Coalition, the opportunities and challenges of building multi-sector partnerships, best practi…
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The sermon likely seems like the most daunting piece of the service to help your child with. You’d be content if they just kept still and kept quiet (that’s IF you’re bringing them in the service with you)... so you get their favorite picture books, toys to fidget with, etc. We want to encourage to instead of being overwhelmed with think about the …
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Episode #35: Engaging our Kids in (Musical) Worship
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Engaging with music at church seems easy. It seems easy to get our children to sing along, pay attention, or even raise their hands, but it takes more intentionality than bringing your children into the service. In today's episode, Thad and Ally discuss parents' role in teaching their children how to worship at church and in the home.…
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In this episode Thad and Ally take a fresh start at the podcast, talk about life updates, parenting conferences, and where the podcast is headed!
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Housing Finance Agencies: A Key Partner in Equitable Housing
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Different stakeholders within the mortgage and housing industry play a role in decreasing barriers to homeownership. Kasey Kier, Assistant Commissioner at Minnesota Housing, and Tamela Thurman, Director, Freddie Mac's Single-Family Equitable Housing Team discuss ways to address the array of complex issues communities of color face in attaining, sus…
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CRTcast: Episode 4 - CRT Then and Now, A Conversation with Don Layton
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Don Layton, former Freddie Mac CEO, joins Mike Reynolds, VP of Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer, to discuss the inception of the GSE CRT market and how it supports Freddie Mac’s mission. Don and Mike dive into the benefits of CRT, address its criticisms and reflect on CRT’s core role in today’s financial system.…
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Episode #33: Sunday Morning Worship is a Saturday Night Decision
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What we know about parenting is that things don’t always go the way we intend. Plans go awry - there are plenty a Sunday morning where it is a CHALLENGE to get out of the house and get to church. This is resonating with parents of tiny humans - lost shoes, missing socks, the fact that it takes forever to get dressed with independent toddlers. As ou…
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Uncovering Bias Behind Racial Inequity in Home Appraisals
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Racial and ethnic bias impact home appraisals. Pam Perry, vice president of Single-Family Equitable Housing sits down with Jillian White, SRA, head of collateral at Better.com to discuss new research on how valuation bias can affect the racial wealth gap, and holistic approaches to solve valuation disparities.…
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Episode #32: "The Importance of a Church Family"
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As believers, we should be in the body of Christ, at church for a multitude of reasons. Growth. Purpose. Fun and Enjoyment. Church community challenges you to be more like Jesus. “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other,…
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#LeadingTheWay Masterclass: Women’s Intersectionality and the Many Layers of Identity
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Diversity has many dimensions. Many of these identities may overlap and that intersection will affect how women face challenges in their careers. This #LeadingTheWay Masterclass explores how should organizations and professionals should assess and embrace these dimensions as they work toward career advancement.…
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Michael Bradley Talks Best Practices for Deploying AI in the Mortgage Process
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Single-Family Senior Vice President of Modeling, Econometrics, Data and Analytics, Michael Bradley discusses the advantages of AI and Machine Learning for mortgage lenders with Amy Gromowski, Senior Leader, Science & Analytics at CoreLogic and Frank Poiesz, Managing Director of Product, Origination Technology with Black Knight.…
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Episode 31 - Education Advocates ARE Housing Advocates
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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Stefan Lallinger and Sam Adams about why education advocates must concern themselves with matters of housing policy. Dr. Lallinger is a Fellow at the Century Foundation and Director of the Bridges Collaborative, focused on issues of racial and socioeconomic integration, equity, school governance, and district-char…
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CRTcast: Episode 3 - Breaking Down Structured Finance with Credit Suisse
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Single-Family VP Mike Reynolds talks with Dan King, Managing Director at Credit Suisse, about the role of investment banks in structuring and bringing new CRT transactions to market.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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Episode 30 - Best Practices to Building Multi-sector Partnerships on the State Level
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The campaign continues its three-part webinar series entitled “Building Multi-Sector Partnerships to Advance Housing Policy,” with the second webinar on August 24. This webinar series explores the opportunities, challenges, and best practices of building multi-sector coalitions to advance policy, featuring speakers from leading national and state o…
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Fraudcast Episode 2: Investigating Suspicious IRS Transcripts
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We recently investigated a case in which normally trusted income sources like tax returns looked suspiciously similar across multiple loan files for borrowers who were all supposedly self-employed. But when Martin Abad, a director in the Single-Family Fraud Risk (SFFR) investigations unit, took a closer look, he confirmed that what you see isn’t al…
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Blueprint for Lending Success: Lenders Share How They RISE in Any Market
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National Homeownership Month is a time to celebrate the benefits of homeownership for families and communities across the country. Learn about lending success from three Freddie Mac Home Possible® RISE Award winners who are extending the reach of homeownership, daily.By Freddie Mac Single-Family
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