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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
That said, whats plain is that the SEC has opened a new front in the mortgage responsibility debate. Interstate Commerce At first it may seem odd that mortgages are a federal matter since loans are secured by real estate and nothing is more local than dirt. But both real estate and mortgages have been considered within the stream of interstate commerce for decades. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. Miller One of the most galling aspects of the mortgage meltdown is the sense that folks who
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Defaults Drive Subprime Lending Restraint
Signs of self-imposed restraint on lending guidelines showed up this week in a somewhat surprising corner of the industry: the subprime market. But more of those loans were returned to Fremont in 2006, resulting in a $16.4 Instead, Fremonts bottom line appears to be the catalyst behind its efforts to reduce defaults, even if that means tightening lending standards. Reuters reported yesterday that Fremont Investment and Loan, the nations fifth-biggest originator of subprime loans last year, was able to lower its early default rate from nearly 6 percent in mid-2006 to 3 percent through measures that included cutting ties with about 8,000 brokers whose loans were identified as contributing to the lender’s high default rate Fremont also cut down on the number of so-called stated income loans, which allow borrowers to obtain a loan without proof of income, and reduced the number of 80-20 loans, in which borrowers simultaneously take out a first and second
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Subprime Market Sinking Further Into the Abyss
The latest developments in the subprime lending market should have the entire real estate industry up in arms (figuratively and literally). Borrowers began feeling the effects of those resets during the second half of 2006. Now the problem has dug down to the very roots of the lending industry and is shaking loose some of the largest subprime lenders, who are now falling into the abyss. The problem has gone far beyond the $1 trillion worth of so-called “exotic” adjustable rate loans resetting in each of the next two years. The latest victim of its own success
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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2007: Housing Slowdown Good for Foreclosures
The cooling real estate sector will continue to plague the national economy next year, but enough positive economic fundamentals remain in place to counteract forces threatening to push the U.S. That means 2007 should be a good year for anyone involved in the foreclosure sector of the market — whether they are real estate agents, potential home buyers or real estate investors. Some highlights of the Chapman forecast: The sky isn’t falling, but housing prices are projected to decline 2.2 housing market into a full tailspin, according to forecasters at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Cagan: Big Scary Numbers, Little Impact
Despite so many zeroes and commas in his numbers, however, Cagan assured industry professionals attending a recent meeting of the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California that those very long numbers will have little impact on the national economy, although they will pack quite a punch for the people most immediately affected by them – lenders, borrowers and investors. “This This will not break the economy or the lending industry,” Cagan said. “This At first glance, the numbers that Dr. Christopher Cagan works with on a daily basis look scary – especially when
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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For Some, Mortgage Meltdown Means Opportunity
Cracks are appearing in the foundation of the housing market as shock waves — triggered by concern over a surge in bad subprime mortgages — jolted the stock market this week, sending the Dow Jones industrial average downward by more than 243 points, amid fears that a mortgage meltdown in the subprime lending sector could have broader economic implications. million foreclosure filings in 2006, up 42 percent from the previous year, according to RealtyTrac . Warning signs already had begun to manifest themselves last year as the recent housing boom was starting to reverse. Although
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Stumbling Subprimes Spell Opportunity
This bottom-line reality is forcing many lenders to tighten their lending requirements. Wells Fargo, the biggest originator of subprime loans, according to National Mortgage News , announced this week that they would be cutting 320 jobs in their subprime mortgage division because of tighter lending standards. The tightened lending standards, coupled with stagnant home price appreciation, leaves many homeowners in default unable to refinance their way out of foreclosure. The subprime mortgage industry is stumbling under a heavy burden of defaults, watching profits dwindle as lenders are forced to buy back loans that have turned sour.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Foreclosure Level
And for subscribers to RealtyTrac — albeit investors, real estate agents or potential homebuyers — Ohio is a land of opportunity right now. According to the RealtyTrac Q2 2006 Foreclosure Market Report , the total number of foreclosures in Ohio actually declined by 30 percent from Q1 2006, although still up 85 percent from Q2 2005. FDIC) reports that job growth in Ohio was less than half the national average during It looks like foreclosures are starting to become a national call to action for some Washington bureaucrats. One example — Rep.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Greed and Deceit Get Their Comeuppance in Any Cycle
It’s a recurring theme in the real estate industry; mostly visible in the financial sector, although one would have to be a fool to believe it didn’t take place in every aspect of the real estate transaction. Although these two events took place during different real estate cycles and economies, comeuppance was similarly swift for both. Greed and deceit. And let’s not forget all the news stories out there about mortgage and foreclosure scams these days.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Defaulting on the American Dream: A Troubling Trend
Foreclosure filings jumped 42 percent nationwide in 2006, accelerating a trend that began in 2005 as home sales started to cool. But if the number of defaulting ARMs and subprime loans continues to escalate, it could trigger a rise in foreclosure filings and drag down home values. The Center for Responsible Lending predicts that one in five subprime mortgages initiated in the past two years will end in foreclosure, leaving more than 1.1 It’s A rising number of Americans — particularly those who took out riskier adjustable-rate and subprime mortgages — are increasingly defaulting on their loans, according to figures released this week by RealtyTrac , providing striking evidence that a growing number of borrowers are at risk of losing their homes.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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More Trouble for Ed McMahon
The Los Angeles Times reported today that McMahon is being sued by Westmoore Lending of Huntington Beach, Calif., to collect on a $250,000 loan it made to McMahon in 2006. million. Posted 08-12-2008 2:15 PM by joelc Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , Real Estate Trend Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” and corporate spokesman for the American Family Publisher’s sweepstakes. The loan is secured by the
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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