Sentences with phrase «backed by any federal agency»

Jumbo loans aren't backed by federal agencies and, because of their size, lenders have even more risk.

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The confusing stance comes as the Federal Communications Commission under new chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon (vz) lawyer appointed by President Trump to head the agency, is working to roll back the rules.

There is now decades of research backed by organizations like the US federal agency the National Institutes of Health that have linked regular meditation to physical changes in the brain.

During this period, the Federal Reserve tried to support employment by cutting its federal funds rate target nearly to zero; by creating a number of special liquidity facilities to support the extension of credit; and by engaging in a large scale asset purchase program, buying Treasuries, agency debt and agency mortgage - backed secuFederal Reserve tried to support employment by cutting its federal funds rate target nearly to zero; by creating a number of special liquidity facilities to support the extension of credit; and by engaging in a large scale asset purchase program, buying Treasuries, agency debt and agency mortgage - backed secufederal funds rate target nearly to zero; by creating a number of special liquidity facilities to support the extension of credit; and by engaging in a large scale asset purchase program, buying Treasuries, agency debt and agency mortgage - backed securities.

In a gesture of solidarity with federal workers who are being affected by the sequester, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will be giving back 5 % of his salary — the approximate amount of pay being cut from nondefense federal agencies.

The event is part of the National Drug Take Back day initiated by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.

But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- empowered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agents.

There are an estimated 100,000 or more private wells in the area, some dating back to the 1930s, and many are unmonitored by state or federal agencies.

Many public agencies and nonprofit groups have worked together to try to bring back the panther — Florida's state animal — since it was first listed as endangered by the federal government back in 1967.

In particular, the Federal Reserve's latest move to juice the U.S. economy by purchasing $ 40 billion of agency mortgage - backed securities every month is forcing some money managers who had previously been feasting on those securities to get more creative.

Consequently, the interest rate paid on higher rated bonds, like those backed by the U.S. Treasury or federal agencies, is lower.

Mortgage brokers, which tend to have access to a large variety of loans, may offer home improvement loans backed by an agency of the federal government, such as the Federal Housing Administfederal government, such as the Federal Housing AdministFederal Housing Administration.

While government agency - backed RMBS were not immune to the negative credit risk implications, especially as the government agencies — Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Me) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac)-- were placed under conservatorship by the U.S. government in 2008, «private label» RMBS without government backing were clearly the more volatile investments, and they suffered losses in the underlying assets, as well as severe swings in market value.

An FHA loan is a type of mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration, a government agency within the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a mortgage refinance program created by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHA) in 2009 to help homeowners with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac that were originated prior to May 31, 2009.

As previously announced, to provide support to mortgage lending and housing markets and to improve overall conditions in private credit markets, the Federal Reserve will purchase a total of up to $ 1.25 trillion of agency mortgage - backed securities and up to $ 200 billion of agency debt by the end of the year.

The term «U.S. agency mortgage pass - through security» refers to a category of pass - through securities backed by pools of mortgages and issued by one of the following U.S. government - sponsored enterprises: Government National Mortgage Association («GNMA»); Federal National Mortgage Association («FNMA») and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation («FHLMC»).

In addition, the FOMC decides to increase the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet by purchasing up to an additional $ 750 billion of agency mortgage - backed securities, bringing its total purchases of these securities to up to $ 1.25 trillion this year, and to increase its purchases of agency debt this year by up to $ 100 billion to a total of up to $ 200 billion.

The FOMC agrees to keep constant the Federal Reserve's holdings of securities at their current level by reinvesting principal payments from agency debt and agency mortgage - backed securities in longer - term Treasury securities.

FHA loans are backed by the Federal Housing Administration, a government agency.

FHA loans are backed by the Federal Housing Administration, an agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The bulk of mortgage securities purchased by residential mREITs are agency securities backed by the federal government, which present limited credit risk.

G.I. Wishes» in - development disaster response plan, which has the backing of federal, state and local agencies, as well as the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and several Tulsa - area rescue groups and veterinary clinics, is expected to be fully operational by January 2015.

That was backed up by figures from the Federal Environment Agency, which showed carbon dioxide emissions from transport rose by 5.4 m tonnes, or 3.4 per cent in 2016 — partly due to an increase in freight traffic, which expanded by 2.8 per cent.

By any measure, the current California drought is severe, to the degree that Governor Brown made an emergency drought declaration almost a year ago, state and federal water agencies have been forced to greatly cut back deliveries of water to cities and farms from dangerously depleted rivers and reservoirs, and local utilities are asking customers for a mix of voluntary and sometimes mandatory water - use reductions.

Similarly, the negative reaction that came in 2003 when Tippie considered a SARS futures market in collaboration with federal agencies required IEM to set up the market backed by foundation grants instead.

FHA loans: Mortgages issued by private lenders, but backed by the Federal Housing Administration, an agency of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Allow groups to recapture the federal HOME block grant funds paid back to them by assisted households, rather than remit the funds to the state or local HOME agency

Ginnie Mae is the federal agency that backs securities collateralized by FHA and RHS home loans.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) provide individual depositors with deposit insurance up to $ 250,000 backed by the full faith and credit of the United State Government (same insurance, different agencies).