Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment improved slightly in November from earlier in the month, but it was weaker than October as deep anxiety lingered over personal finances, a survey showed on Wednesday.

AP - U.S. Sen. Harry Reid joined federal and state officials at an event in Las Vegas highlighting law enforcement efforts to identify and prosecute mortgage fraud in Nevada.

AP - Fannie Mae says it won't consider offers from investors to buy its foreclosed properties until they have been on the market for 15 days.

AP - A veteran state lawmaker and Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday proposed swapping Michigan's flat income tax rate for a graduated one, eliminating a business tax surcharge and some business tax breaks, and lowering the sales tax rate while extending it to services.

AP - A Virginia Beach man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage loan scheme.

Reuters - Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage finance giant, said on Monday it is seeking $595 million in loan payments and other funds hung up after the bankruptcy of lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker.

AP - Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Monday it could lose $500 million or more as a result of the bankruptcy protection filing of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

AP - Dynex Capital Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, said Monday its subsidiary, Issued Holdings Capital Corp., has bought Deutsche Bank's shares of a joint venture for $9.5 million in cash, giving Dynex 99.75 percent ownership.

AP - Fannie Mae said Monday that it named Jonathan Plutzik, a former Credit Suisse executive, to its board directors.

Reuters - A senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive its mortgage-related assets purchase program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.