Joe Liebkind is a reporter for top finance sites with 5+ years of experience as a writer, content strategist, and tech consultant. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics ...

A previous version of this story misidentified Freddie Mac as Freddie Mae in one instance and Fannie Mae as Fannie Mac. Additionally, Jake Krimmel's first name was misstated as Jack. And an earlier ...