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December 8, 2014 0

Helping "Qualified" Buyers: Fannie, Freddie Detail 3%-Down Payment Mortgage Program

By News Desk

Please consider Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac detail plans for 3% down-payment mortgages . Housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday detailed plans to once again back mortgages with down payments as low as 3%, saying the move to make home ownership more accessible contains safeguards to protect against abuses that led to the subprime housing market crash.“Our goal is to help additional qualified borrowers gain access to mortgages,†said Andrew Bon Salle, executive vice president for single family underwriting, pricing and capital markets at Fannie Mae