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Lower mortgage fee will help some buyers with Fannie and Freddie loans

Apr 25, 2023
The Federal Housing Finance Agency will lower the loan-level price adjustment fee for people with smaller down payments.
The number of new home sales was up almost 10% in March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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