Freddie Mac
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Sep 12, 2026
Chris WhalenGUEST
Well, yes, there have been some significant reductions in senior management at Fannie Mae.
Chris WhalenGUEST
It appears that Director Bill Pulte, who's head of the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, doesn't really have a positive view of Fannie Mae versus Freddie Mac.
Chris WhalenGUEST
They're the two GSEs.
Chris WhalenGUEST
I think that overall what we're seeing is, you know, mostly politics.
Chris WhalenGUEST
I know a lot of shareholders have been hoping for that, but it's just not going to happen.
Chris WhalenGUEST
Washington likes to have revenue sources.
Chris WhalenGUEST
And why should they give up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? if they can keep the revenue and have it flowing through the federal budget.
Chris WhalenGUEST
You know, that's the way Washington works.
Connor MacIvorHOST
This is the show every figure I read you came off of my site at santaclaritaopenhouses.com. At 6.01 this morning, Saturday, September 12th, 2026, I pulled it straight out of the CRMLS feed I have enabled on the site, and it is on that site right now if you want to check my work.
Connor MacIvorHOST
Freddie Mac Thursday published its weekly survey.
Connor MacIvorHOST
That's on September 10th.
Connor MacIvorHOST
A few days ago, a couple days ago, the 30-year fix came in at 6.76%.
Connor MacIvorHOST
It came up from 6.71% the week before and 6.35% a year ago.
Connor MacIvorHOST
Now, that's the number the news read Thursday and the number your neighbor quotes you tonight.
Connor MacIvorHOST
But Freddie Mac surveys lenders across several days and publishes an average.
Connor MacIvorHOST
So by the time you hear it, it's describing a week that already ended.
Lisa CartonCORRESPONDENT
Eva Basinger has more.
Eva BasingerCORRESPONDENT
Freddie Mac reports today the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.76%, the highest home loan rate since last June.
Eva BasingerCORRESPONDENT
Borrowing costs also rose for homebuyers, who typically refinance with 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, which rose to 6.09%, up from 5.5% a year ago.
Lisa CartonCORRESPONDENT
Judge Judy is hanging up her gavel after more than 30 years on television.
Joseph LawlerGUEST
...not for buying a home per se, but for taking on debt.
Joseph LawlerGUEST
And then the other one is the, the, uh, government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which also encourage, through a completely different side of the government, families to load up on debt and to leverage themselves as much as they can for this one specific financial asset.
Emily JashinskyHOST
And who pushed this? I mean, because when you look at the system...
Emily JashinskyHOST
Actually, Arthur Brooks, I'll just put it this way, has great-
DashaNARRATOR
They, in turn, influence other borrowing costs.
DashaNARRATOR
The average thirty-year fixed mortgage rate ticked up to six point seven point six 6.76% this week, Freddie Mac reported Thursday, up from 6.71% last week.
DashaNARRATOR
Faced with rising yields, Bessent last month made the surprise announcement that he would at least double buybacks of longer-term Treasuries, expanding a program that was originally intended to improve liquidity in older, off-the-run securities.
DashaNARRATOR
Bessent said early in Trump's second term that pushing the 10-year yield lower was a priority for the administration.
DashaNARRATOR
Last week, mortgage rates, which are tied to the 10-year Treasury yield, rose higher after a bond sell-off driven by investors' fears of stubborn inflation and soaring government deficits.
DashaNARRATOR
On Thursday, the 10-year yield rose to 4.9%, its highest level since 2023, a day after the Treasury Department said it would buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt in its Thursday operation.
DashaNARRATOR
The 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.76% this week, according to Freddie Mac, up from 6.23% in April and below 6% in February.
DashaNARRATOR
The real estate industry had hoped this year would mark the beginning of the market's recovery.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Government policy has played a huge role in this shift too.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Over time, tax breaks for mortgage debt and the influence of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac push the idea that a home is mainly a financial product, not just a place to live.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Building on that point, Lawler argues that while material wealth has risen, collective happiness hasn't kept pace.
speaker_0NARRATOR
We've created a system that prizes everyone assets over community
Jack FarleyHOST
And if you're bullish on something and you're right, it can be wise to use and I imagine also that with farmland, there can be certain benefits because the government is interested in promoting the ownership and stewardship of land.
Jack FarleyHOST
So do you find something there? I know there's something called there's Fannie Mac, Freddie Mac.
Jack FarleyHOST
I know that there's farmland.
John FarrisGUEST
Yeah.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Reports note that the earlier ruling has already been appealed to the US Supreme Court by the Trump administration.
speaker_0NARRATOR
US Mortgages According to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to a 14-month high of 6.76% this week, up from 6.71% last week and from 6.35% at this point last year.
speaker_0NARRATOR
US fuel prices According to Motor Club AAA, the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the US rose to $6.05 today amidst continuing tensions in the Middle East, up from $5.85 last week and from $3.70 at this point last year.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $4.29 today.
DashaNARRATOR
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked up to 6.76% this week.
DashaNARRATOR
Freddie Mac reported Thursday up from 6.71% last week.
DashaNARRATOR
Faced with rising yields, Besant last month made the surprise announcement that he would at least double buybacks of longer-term treasuries, expanding a program that was originally intended to improve liquidity in older, off-the-run securities.
DashaNARRATOR
Besant said early in Trump's second term that pushing the 10-year yield lower was a priority for the administration.
DashaNARRATOR
Last week, mortgage rates, which are tied to the 10-year Treasury yield, rose higher after a bond sell-off driven by investors' fears of stubborn inflation and soaring government deficits.
DashaNARRATOR
On Thursday, the 10-year yield rose to 4.9%, its highest level since 2023, a day after the Treasury Department said it would buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt in its Thursday operation.
DashaNARRATOR
The 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.76% this week, according to Freddie Mac, up from 6.23% in April and below 6% in February.
DashaNARRATOR
The real estate industry had hoped this year would mark the beginning of the market's recovery.
Graciela MorenoHOST
In consumer watch, mortgage rates are on the rise again, climbing to the highest point in 2026.
Graciela MorenoHOST
Freddie Mac says that the average 30-year fixed interest is at 6.76% this week.
Graciela MorenoHOST
That is the most it's been since June of last year.
Graciela MorenoHOST
That's also up from the 6.35% a year ago.
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