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- Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Appraisal rules draw more fire
- HVCC could remain in force another year
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- HUD offers leeway with new RESPA rules
- 'Good faith' compliance efforts expected
- Thursday, November 12, 2009
- FHA premiums should cover losses
- Only protracted depression would require taxpayer bailout
- Friday, November 6, 2009
- Give up home, Fannie will lease it back
- 'Deed for Lease' program avoids foreclosure
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
- Congress extends homebuyer credit
- Obama expected to sign bill
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
- FHA delays new condo rules
- Industry groups worried about unintended consequences
- Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- Fed keeps lid on short-term rates
- Mortgage purchases to conclude by end of March
- Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- Demand for refis surges
- Survey: 2 in 3 loan applications for refinancing
- Monday, November 2, 2009
- Mortgage shopper's dream come true
- New tech initiative takes aim at lifestyle mistakes
- Monday, November 2, 2009
- Vote on tax credit expected this week
- Senate bill amended to extend, expand credit
- Friday, October 30, 2009
- Loan mod 'insanity'
- Inept practices undermine housing recovery
- Friday, October 30, 2009
- California official warns of loan resets
- Lenders can defuse pay-option ARM 'time bombs'
- Thursday, October 29, 2009
- Support builds for homebuyer tax credit
- Obama administration backs higher loan limits
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Lenders accused of illegal kickbacks
- Court: Consumers don't have to prove overcharging
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Demand for mortgages cools
- Applications for refinancings off 16%
- Friday, October 23, 2009
- Bill targets appraisal rules
- Agency would draft new requirements
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Bid to delay new RESPA rules fails
- Agents, brokers exempted from consumer agency's oversight
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Tool helps unemployed get loan mods
- HAMP program requires 9 months of benefits
- Wednesday, October 21, 2009
- Demand for mortgages off as rates rise
- Refinancings account for 2 in 3 applications
- Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- Final push for tax credit
- Cost, benefits and fraud weighed in hearings
- Monday, October 19, 2009
- Feds to finance billions in loans
- State and local housing finance agencies loan to first-time buyers
- Monday, October 19, 2009
- Savvy borrowers know their PNPs
- Being on wrong side of notch point can be costly
- Monday, October 19, 2009
- State bans advance fees for loan mod help
- Over 1,000 California brokers had OKs to collect upfront fees
- Friday, October 16, 2009
- HUD says no RESPA reprieve
- Lenders want more time, clarification of new disclosure rules
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
- Mortgage rates stay below 5%
- Bump in rates for both fixed and ARM loans
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
- Q3 bank repos up sharply
- Foreclosure filings down slightly at tail end of quarter
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
- California adopts rules for AMCs
- States moving to regulate appraisal management companies
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Demand for purchase loans eases
- Refinancings hold steady as rates rebound
- Friday, October 9, 2009
- Gloomy outlook for loan mods
- Report: HAMP program doesn't address unemployment
- Friday, October 9, 2009
- Mortgage rates breaking records
- Rates on loans at or near historic lows
- Friday, October 9, 2009
- Freddie Mac REO incentive ending
- Offers due by Oct. 30 to get closing costs paid
- Thursday, October 8, 2009
- NAR: Appraisal rules undercut tax credit
- Industry groups air list of grievances
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009
- Mortgage demand spikes
- Demand for purchase loans highest since January
- Monday, October 5, 2009
- Obama open to extension of tax credit
- Bipartisan support builds for first-time homebuyer program
- Monday, October 5, 2009
- Lender infighting on the rise
- From TheRealDeal.com
- Friday, October 2, 2009
- FHA not 'the new subprime'?
- Fed analysis shows prime borrowers fueled growth
- Friday, October 2, 2009
- Turbulence seen for reverse mortgages
- Fraud, costs, loan losses threaten to shrink program
- Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 30-year fixed rate below 5% again
- Demand for mortgages slips
- Thursday, October 1, 2009
- Lenders want one set of rules
- Proposed reforms would let states pass tougher laws
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009
- Freddie doing loan mods door-to-door
- Hope Now servicers take show on the road
- Tuesday, September 29, 2009
- New rules for higher-cost loans
- Fed's Reg Z changes take effect Thursday
- Monday, September 28, 2009
- Loan shoppers: their own worst enemy?
- Many clueless when it comes to mortgage disclosures
- Friday, September 25, 2009
- Mortgage rates stay at 3-month lows
- Fed policies help fixed-rate, ARM borrowers
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009
- Fed stretching out mortgage purchases
- Program has kept interest rates low
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009
- Low rates spur refi applications
- Demand for FHA purchase loans at record high
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- Industry groups share appraisal concerns
- Realtors, lenders, builders meet with regulators
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- Wanted: 'Credible' appraisals
- House Keys
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- FHA changes align appraisal rules
- Agency tightening standards to stem losses
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- Tax-credit decision down to the wire
- Isakson signs onto bill to extend, not expand, credit for first-time buyers
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- Refi boom a bonanza for lenders
- Profit per loan up 635%

News

HVCC could remain in force another year

'Good faith' compliance efforts expected

Only protracted depression would require taxpayer bailout

'Deed for Lease' program avoids foreclosure

Obama expected to sign bill

Industry groups worried about unintended consequences

Mortgage purchases to conclude by end of March

Survey: 2 in 3 loan applications for refinancing

New tech initiative takes aim at lifestyle mistakes

Senate bill amended to extend, expand credit

Inept practices undermine housing recovery

Lenders can defuse pay-option ARM 'time bombs'

Obama administration backs higher loan limits

Court: Consumers don't have to prove overcharging

Applications for refinancings off 16%

Agency would draft new requirements

Agents, brokers exempted from consumer agency's oversight

HAMP program requires 9 months of benefits

Refinancings account for 2 in 3 applications

Cost, benefits and fraud weighed in hearings

State and local housing finance agencies loan to first-time buyers

Being on wrong side of notch point can be costly

Over 1,000 California brokers had OKs to collect upfront fees

Lenders want more time, clarification of new disclosure rules

Bump in rates for both fixed and ARM loans

Foreclosure filings down slightly at tail end of quarter

States moving to regulate appraisal management companies

Refinancings hold steady as rates rebound

Report: HAMP program doesn't address unemployment

Rates on loans at or near historic lows

Offers due by Oct. 30 to get closing costs paid

Industry groups air list of grievances

Demand for purchase loans highest since January

Bipartisan support builds for first-time homebuyer program

From TheRealDeal.com

Fed analysis shows prime borrowers fueled growth

Fraud, costs, loan losses threaten to shrink program

Demand for mortgages slips

Proposed reforms would let states pass tougher laws

Hope Now servicers take show on the road

Fed's Reg Z changes take effect Thursday

Many clueless when it comes to mortgage disclosures

Fed policies help fixed-rate, ARM borrowers

Program has kept interest rates low

Demand for FHA purchase loans at record high

Realtors, lenders, builders meet with regulators

House Keys

Agency tightening standards to stem losses

Isakson signs onto bill to extend, not expand, credit for first-time buyers

Profit per loan up 635%

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