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ETtech Deals Digest: Cred’s mega round lifts startup funding to $1.09 billion this week, up 290% on-yearIndian startups secured a significant $1.09 billion in funding across 14 deals, with fintech giant Cred leading the charge with a massive $...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Global Market Today: Asian stocks decline led by tech, oil holds steadyAsian markets saw a dip, led by a pullback in heavyweight chip stocks after a strong rally. US futures remained steady following a volatile...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Psychology explains why it's so hard to leave a toxic relationship; even when you know there's no futureLeaving a toxic relationship is incredibly difficult, even when the signs are clear. Emotional dependence, manipulation, and the lingering ...
25 Jun, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
US new single-family home sales post second straight monthly declineUS new home sales unexpectedly fell in May for the second straight month, hitting a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 580,000 units, t...
25 Jun, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Why Fed's bubble blind spot is cause for anxietyNew Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh may follow Alan Greenspan's approach of not intervening in financial bubbles, a strategy that led to ...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher ratesNew Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is significantly reducing the central bank's communication, particularly "forward guidance" on intere...
20 Jun, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Time for long-term investors to look at them again? 9 NBFC stocks with upside potential of up to 22%The reason NBFC stocks reacted quickly to the easing of the US-Iran war risk is not difficult to understand. For a lender, macro relief tra...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Kevin Warsh takes Fed pulpit with immediate challenges, longer-term agendaFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh leads his first policy session, sending ripples through the investment community eager for clues on mo...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Trump picks inexperienced ally Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as top US intelligence officalPresident Donald Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, a loyalist housing official, as the new head of US intelligence. Pulte, who lacks national...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Who is Bill Pulte? Trump names FHFA Director as acting Intelligence Chief in major leadership shiftBill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been appointed as acting Director of National Intelligence by President Don...
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US stocks: FICO shares slide as Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae begin accepting rival VantageScoreFICO shares dropped 13% after Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced they will accept mortgages scored by rival VantageScore 4.0. This move a...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Trump orders $200 billion mortgage bond buy to cut home loan ratesPresident Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower mortgage rates and monthly payments. He said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hav...
09 Jan, 2026, 05.42 AM IST
- China denies rumours of losing $450 bn in Fannie, Freddie debt
China's foreign exchange regulator has refuted media reports that the country may lose up to $ 450 billion by holding bonds of the two comp...
14 Feb, 2011, 12.18 AM IST
- US Congress throws a lifeline at Freddie, Fannie
House of Representatives to vote on Wednesday on rescue plan for beleaguered mortgage finance providers.
24 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Freddie Mac may slow mortgage & bond buys
Freddie Mac, the second-largest US mortgage-finance company, may cut purchases of home loans from banks and bonds backed by housing debt to...
22 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Regulator lets fresh air in on mortgages
The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday eased capital requirements for the two firms to provide up to $200 billion in imme...
20 Mar, 2008, 01.09 AM IST