Mortgage Index Higher Again - 2004-02-26
Mortgage applications climbed for a second consecutive week, an industry group revealed.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said its index rose 2.1 percent last week, to 854.5, from 837.1 the week before. The measure of home purchase applications rose 2.3 percent, to 423.5, from 413.9. The group's index measuring applications to refinance homes rose 1.9 percent, to 3,361.9, from 3,298.3.
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Mortgage giants Fannie's and Freddie's Big Fight - 2004-02-26
With Fed Chairman Greenspan joining a growing list of critics, the GSEs' very survival could be on the line.

Fannie Mae Chairman and CEO Franklin Raines has always kept a high profile in Washington. But in the past two months, Raines has been especially visible on promoting home ownership with affordable mortgages.
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