News Release - Mortgage Credit Standards Are Easing ... (Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage ...

(Source: Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association) September 17, 2015 Mortgage Credit Standards Are Easing, According to Lenders Katie Penote 202-752-2261 WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae's third quarter 2015 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey™ reveals that more lenders report easing of mortgage lending standards across all loan types. Conducted in August 2015, the survey asked senior mortgage executives whether their lending organization's credit standards have eased, tightened, or remained essentially unchanged for GSE eligible, non-GSE eligible, and government loans during the prior three months. Notably, the gap between lenders reporting easing as opposed to tightening over the prior...