WaFd's sudden mortgage exit underscores challenges for housing market
Seattle-based WaFd Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) and its subsidiary WaFd Bank surprised the finance industry in January with a sudden ...
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WaFd says mortgages drag too much on profitability
Seattle’s WaFd Bank, which bought Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Savings a year ago, now is getting out of mortgage lending to ...
Washington state leaders tell Trump to 'follow the damn law' on federal funding
Thursday was the first time as sitting governor that Bob Ferguson took questions from reporters about the early impact of ...
Opinion
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Reforming Fannie and Freddie is overdue, but must be done carefully
The government-sponsored enterprises were not meant to remain in conservatorship permanently, but privatizing them once again must include a new set of rules that minimize market disruptions and ...
Fannie Mae Underpins the Mortgage Market. Should the Government Sell It?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump ...
The Columbian3d
Powell says Fed ‘well positioned’ for the ‘risks and uncertainties’ that lie ahead
The Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its key interest rate unchanged for now as inflation remains elevated and the job ...