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Pandora -3.2% as Sirius CFO dampens takeover talk
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3233776
"Stealth privatization" of GSEs likely - KBW
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3233730
Sirius Once Again Posts Record Results $SIRI
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4034499
Because It's The Right Thing To Do: Restructuring The SPSPAs $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4034039
Fannie Mae: The FHFA Privilege Log And The Potential For SPSPA Fraud $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4033849
GSE Favorability Increases With Each Passing Day $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4032127
American Airlines fined $1.6M for excessive tarmac delays
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3230676
Fannie Mae: Why I Sold The Preferred And Own The Common $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4030454
Make Fannie And Freddie Great Again $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4030241
Implementing The Let The GSEs Pay Us Back Act $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4030186
Traders News Issues Updates and a New Hot Cyber Security Feature Profile
Source: InvestorsHub NewsWire
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has priced its latest credit risk sharing transaction under its Connecticut Avenue Securities™ (CAS) program. Since 2013, Fannie Mae has transferred a portion of the credit risk on approximately $834 billion in single-family mortgages through all its risk transfer programs. DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) now has more than 90% of its debt held by its founder. The Company should no longer be in any danger from its lenders exercising any of their rights under the Company's existing defaults. CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) PRO 140 has been the subject of seven clinical trials, each demonstrating efficacy by significantly reducing or controlling HIV viral load in human test subjects. PRO 140 appears to be a powerful antiviral agent with fewer side effects and less frequent dosing requirements. Worlds, Inc. (OTCQB: WDDD) is a leading intellectual property developer and licensee of patents related to 3D online virtual worlds. The company has been in patent infringement litigation and recently got some good news.
These company developments are discussed in detail along with our new cyber security feature profile here- Full Report
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Huge Value In Fannie Mae's And Freddie Mac's Common Stock $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4030045
Employment and Asset Verification Services Now Available With Fannie Mae DU Validation Service
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5:00 AM ET 12/12/16 | PR Newswire
Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), a global information solutions provider, announced today that its industry-leading employment verification services, provided by Equifax Workforce Solutions (a business unit of Equifax Inc.) became available Dec. 10 as part of the Fannie Mae DU(R) validation service. Equifax will now also offer asset verification services, available through its alliance with asset technology service provider AccountChek Company, LLC.
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The employment and asset verification services join the instant and manual income verification services and the IRS tax transcript fulfilment service that were made available through the same program as of Oct. 24.
Integration of these verification services comes at a time when mortgage lenders are increasingly looking at ways to improve the customer experience, while limiting their risk. The automation of income and employment verification can help to reduce underwriting cycle times by lessening lenders' reliance on applicant provided W-2s, pay stubs and other documentation.
The IRS tax transcript fulfilment services aids lenders in retrieving tax transcripts directly from the IRS and can provide added data around a consumer's additional sources of income.
"The mortgage lending industry has never seen employment and income verification services backed by an unparalleled database and packaged together with asset verification services to support their underwriting needs - there is no doubt this is the new standard," said Craig Crabtree, general manager of Equifax Mortgage Services. "Inclusion of this data in support of the verifications process within Fannie's DU validation service will offer the mortgage industry a way to improve its process and help to mitigate risk."
For more information, visit: www.equifax.com/smarterlending-validation
About Equifax Equifax powers the financial future of individuals and organizations around the world. Using the combined strength of unique trusted data, technology and innovative analytics, Equifax has grown from a consumer credit company into a leading provider of insights and knowledge that helps its customers make informed decisions. The company organizes, assimilates and analyses data on more than 820 million consumers and more than 91 million businesses worldwide, and its databases include employee data contributed from more than 6,600 employers.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. It is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500(R) Index, and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. Equifax employs approximately 9,400 employees worldwide.
Some noteworthy achievements for the company include: Ranked 13 on the American Banker FinTech Forward list (2015); named a Top Technology Provider on the FinTech 100 list (2004-2015); named an InformationWeek Elite 100 Winner (2014-2015); named a Top Workplace by Atlanta Journal Constitution (2013-2015); named one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies (2011-2015); named one of Forbes' World's 100 Most Innovative Companies (2015). For more information, visit www.equifax.com.
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Pandora And Sirius XM: A Marriage Made In Heaven? $P
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4029752
I agree. It's very evident that this happens quarter to quarter. UAL spikes while AAL is stagnant. I am impressed with the rise in PPS over the past few weeks. But we are over due.
Airline stocks lifted by American unit revenue forecast
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3229730
GSE Net Worth Sweep Attracts Questionable Judgment $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4029430
Airline stocks catch a bid
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3229219
Airline stocks catch a bid
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3229219
I have as well. As investors do we need to do anything with the prime clerk? Or just wait for the hearing?
Presidential Election Clouds Views of Consumer Housing Sentiment in November
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8:30 AM ET 12/7/16 | PR Newswire
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index(R) (HPSI) decreased in November for the fourth consecutive month, dipping 0.5 points to 81.2. Four of the six components that comprise the HPSI fell in November amid mixed consumer attitudes on either side of the U.S. presidential election. The share of consumers expecting mortgage rates to go down over the next year and those who believe now is a good time to sell a home both fell six percentage points on net. In addition, the net share of consumers reporting confidence in not losing their job over the next 12 months fell five percentage points. However, the net share who reported significantly higher household income compared with the same period last year climbed 11 percentage points in November, more than reversing the drop seen in October.
"The November Home Purchase Sentiment Index outcome is difficult to interpret as the data collection period occurred across the Presidential election timeline," said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae. "The results are fairly evenly split between responses collected before and after the election, and there is evidence of an increase in consumer optimism in the immediate aftermath of the election. However, we caution readers against drawing conclusions about sustainable changes in consumer sentiment so soon after the election. For example, low mortgage rates have been the primary driver of positive attitudes toward the home buying and selling climate throughout the recovery. However, if mortgage rates continue their recent rise, we may see a dampening in home purchase attitudes. There are clear predecessors for rapid market changes that ultimately dissipated, which urges caution in the interpretation of stability in short-term rate changes. Most recently was the very temporary market reaction to the Brexit and, earlier, the 'Taper Tantrum,' and in both instances the rate regime returned to roughly its prior position. The drivers are somewhat different in this instance but nonetheless suggest modesty in drawing near-term conclusions. All that said, we do not see in the November HPSI results a fundamental departure from a flattening of housing activity relative to prior periods. This is consistent with our corporate forecast of a modest growth in the 12 months ahead."
HOME PURCHASE SENTIMENT INDEX - COMPONENT HIGHLIGHTS
Fannie Mae's 2016 Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased again in November by 0.5 percentage points to 81.2. However, the HPSI is up 0.5 points compared with the same time last year.
-- The net share of Americans who say it is a good time to buy a house fell by 1 percentage point to 30%.
-- The net percentage of those who say it is a good time to sell fell 6 percentage points to 13% in November. The share who think it is a bad time to sell rose 2 percentage points from last month's survey low to 38%.
-- The net share of Americans who say that home prices will go up increased 4 percentage points in November to 35%, reversing the 3-month downward trend for this metric.
-- The net share of those who say mortgage rates will go down over the next twelve months fell 6 percentage points to -51%.
-- The net share of Americans who say they are not concerned with losing their job fell 5 percentage points to 64%.
-- The net share of Americans who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago rose 11 percentage points to 15% in November, reversing the drop seen in October.
ABOUT FANNIE MAE'S HOME PURCHASE SENTIMENT INDEX
The Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) distills information about consumers' home purchase sentiment from Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey(R) (NHS) into a single number. The HPSI reflects consumers' current views and forward-looking expectations of housing market conditions and complements existing data sources to inform housing-related analysis and decision making. The HPSI is constructed from answers to six NHS questions that solicit consumers' evaluations of housing market conditions and address topics that are related to their home purchase decisions. The questions ask consumers whether they think that it is a good or bad time to buy or to sell a house, what direction they expect home prices and mortgage interest rates to move, how concerned they are about losing their jobs, and whether their incomes are higher than they were a year earlier.
ABOUT FANNIE MAE'S NATIONAL HOUSING SURVEY
The most detailed consumer attitudinal survey of its kind, Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey (NHS) polled 1,000 Americans via live telephone interview to assess their attitudes toward owning and renting a home, home and rental price changes, homeownership distress, the economy, household finances, and overall consumer confidence. Homeowners and renters are asked more than 100 questions used to track attitudinal shifts, six of which are used to construct the HPSI (findings are compared with the same survey conducted monthly beginning June 2010). As cell phones have become common and many households no longer have landline phones, the NHS contacts 60 percent of respondents via their cell phones (as of October 2014). For more information, please see the Technical Notes. Fannie Mae conducts this survey and shares monthly and quarterly results so that we may help industry partners and market participants target our collective efforts to stabilize the housing market in the near-term, and provide support in the future. The November 2016 National Housing Survey was conducted between November 1, 2016 and November 21, 2016. Most of the data collection occurred during the first two weeks of this period. Interviews were conducted by Penn Schoen Berland, in coordination with Fannie Mae.
DETAILED HPSI & NHS FINDINGS
For detailed findings from the November 2016 Home Purchase Sentiment Index and National Housing Survey, as well as a brief HPSI overview and detailed white paper, technical notes on the NHS methodology, and questions asked of respondents associated with each monthly indicator, please visit the Surveys page on fanniemae.com. Also available on the site are in-depth special topic studies, which provide a detailed assessment of combined data results from three monthly studies of NHS results.
To receive e-mail updates with other housing market research from Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research Group, please click here.
Fannie Mae helps make the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and affordable rental housing possible for millions of Americans. We partner with lenders to create housing opportunities for families across the country. We are driving positive changes in housing finance to make the home buying process easier, while reducing costs and risk. To learn more, visit fanniemae.com and follow us on twitter.com/fanniemae.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/presidential-election-clouds-views-of-consumer-housing-sentiment-in-november-300374335.html
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CNBC: Pandora considering prospective acquirers in addition to Sirius XM
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3229134
GSE Investing For Dummies $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028810
Mechanics Of Decoupling GSEs From Net Worth Sweep $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028577
Mechanics Of Decoupling GSEs From Net Worth Sweep $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028577
Privatizing Fannie And Freddie? Tread Carefully $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028561
I absolutely agree with you. Just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of what's being circulated when I see it.
Thanks Jack!
Two Ways To Value The Freddie Mac Preferreds $FMCC
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028478
Two Ways To Value The Freddie Mac Preferreds $FMCC
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4028478
KBW bears not buying surge in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228608
Sirus XM And Pandora Rumors Swirl $SIRI
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4027942
Sirius XM Holdings approach of Pandora board noted
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228386
My Advice To Treasury Secretary Nominee Stephen T. Mnuchin On Fannie & Freddie $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4027891
Fannie/Freddie investor deal sooner rather than later - Dick Bove
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228329
Pandora Media Open to Sale -CNBC's Faber
Source: Dow Jones News
Pandora Media Inc. (P), an Internet-radio company, is open to a sale and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is expected to pursue a possible transaction, CNBC's David Faber reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Shares in Pandora were up 13% at $13 a share, while shares in Sirius XM were 1.4% lower at $4.48 in morning trading in New York.
Full story at: www.cnbc.com/2016/12/02/pandora-open-to-engaging-in-talks-with-siriusxm-sources.html
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December 02, 2016 10:11 ET (15:11 GMT)
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Pandora +13%; reportedly open to talks with Sirius XM involving sale
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228300
Pandora +13%; reportedly open to talks with Sirius XM involving sale
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228300
Time Warner +2.4%; AT&T management reported optimistic on merger chances
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3228087
Ding-Dong The Net Worth Sweep Isn't Dead, Yet $FNMA
http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/4027602
The morning after for Fannie and Freddie - Cowen puts GSE reform odds at 65%
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3227928