Fannie, Freddie boosted commitments in March

Government-chartered mortgage funders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said contracts to buy mortgages were up sharply in March after regulators reduced the companies' minimum capital requirements, increasing their purchasing power by $200 billion.

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