Jumbo mortgages are home loans that exceed the maximum loan amount limits set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-controlled businesses that buy mortgages from lenders and sell them to investors. Because jumbo loans are too large to be purchased by these government entities, they need to sold to investors on the private market, which increases the cost to borrowers.
Jumbo mortgages are home loans that exceed the maximum loan amount limits set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-controlled businesses that buy mortgages from lenders and sell them to investors. Because jumbo loans are too large to be purchased by these government entities, they need to sold to investors on the private market, which increases the cost to borrowers.
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