Subprime mortgages, for those with low credit scores, carry high interest rates. Learn how they work, risks, and potential impacts on your financial future.

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators offered their most extensive definition to date of subprime lending in examiner guidelines issued Wednesday and recommended that banks hold significantly more capital ...

Discover what subprime loans are, who qualifies as a subprime borrower, and how they contributed to the financial crisis.

The definition of subprime is not clear and because of the word’s ambiguity, former Freddie Mac executives believe a Securities and Exchange Commission securities fraud case filed against them should ...

The housing bubble occurred during a period when Fannie and Freddie's market share of high-risk mortgages dropped. Two weeks ago, we published an interview with Rep. Barney Frank. Defending his role ...

The recent sharp increase in subprime mortgage delinquencies has captured the public spotlight and led analysts to search for the factors that are likely to have contributed to the problem. These ...

An official from the Housing and Urban Development Department responded last week to disagree with my article two weeks ago in which I claimed that Secretary Julián Castro supported subprime lending ...

When we discuss the value of RMA membership, one benefit that is less heralded-but very important-is our advocacy role in raising industry issues with the regulators. Several members recently alerted ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission capped a three-year investigation into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday, filing securities fraud charges against six former executives at the ...

Who could forget the subprime mortgage crisis of just a few years ago? At Money Morning, we dive deep into the unconventional trends shaping markets and turn passive, cryptic headlines into concise ...

We'll see a lot of housing news this week. Recently May 2013's, and before that April's, national and regional prices showed continued improvements - a sign of the spring buying season. These gains ...