Sponsored GSE Set Record Issuance In 2010 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued a record $1.4 billion in 2010, their fifth consecutive year of growth, according to FTN Financial, reports Housing Wire. January 07, 2011
Sponsored Susquehanna Financial Adds Trader, Salesman Susquehanna Financial Group has appointed Mike Stevens as a senior trader and Dan Campbell as a senior salesman in the fixed-income group. September 26, 2011
Sponsored US Consumer Spending Rises On Inflation Consumer spending in the U.S. continued to grow in the last month of the first quarter as increasing food and gasoline prices pushed inflation to its largest annual gain in nearly a year, according to Reuters. May 02, 2011
Sponsored US Trade Gap Widens On Oil Prices The trade deficit for the U.S. with the rest of the world was up at the end of the first quarter on higher oil prices, although the weak dollar pushed exports to the highest level on record, according to Reuters. May 12, 2011
Sponsored US Jobless Claims Drop Sharply Initial claims for jobless benefits fell by the largest amount in nearly a year in the week ending Jan. 15, reversing a sharp, seasonally affected spike in claims during the previous week, according to Reuters. January 21, 2011
Sponsored US Consumers Wary, Economic Data Remains Mixed The latest economic data for the U.S. has painted a picture of an unsteady economic recovery, leaving consumers uncertain about the outlook for personal finances and the economy as a whole, according to Bloomberg. June 16, 2011