Tag: Fannie Mae

Key in door lock with. a house keychain

As the U.S. population ages and life expectancies increase, more older people will be applying for loans.  As a result, it is important to understand how aging affects an individual’s ability to access credit and the rate they pay for that credit.  This brief, which is based on a recent paper, is the second of…

An apartment building

The economy shows some signs of improving. More than 1 million people went back to work last month, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.4 percent. But housing experts say a sure sign of trouble ahead is the crisis unfolding among the third of U.S. households who are renters. Things can only get worse for…