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How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
CDOs, or “collateralized debt obligations” are complex securities that can be backed by various forms of assets, including mortgages. You could look at the Merrill sale and say, Aha! In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller    Long ago there was a song which asked the magic question, how much for that doggie in the window?
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
If a typical home has an average sale price of about $220,000 (many homes now facing foreclosure were financed several years ago with two loans, thus first loans are often significantly less than current market values), and if the average mortgage is $176,000 (80 percent of market values) then the total value of such mortgages would be $440 billion. Lenders accepting this money now would have to modify each current mortgage to a fixed rate established by Uncle Sam as well as a renewed 30-year term. "Borrowers in this scenario would be required to share future appreciation 50/50 with
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
    CDOs, or “collateralized debt obligations” are complex securities that can be backed by various forms of assets, including mortgages. You could look at the Merrill sale and say, Aha! In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller    Long ago there was a song which asked the magic question, how much for that doggie in the window?
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Another Approach to $700 Billion Bailout
    If a typical home has an average sale price of about $220,000 (many homes now facing foreclosure were financed several years ago with two loans, thus first loans are often significantly less than current market values), and if the average mortgage is $176,000 (80 percent of market values) then the total value of such mortgages would be $440 billion. Lenders accepting this money now would have to modify each current mortgage to a fixed rate established by Uncle Sam as well as a renewed 30-year term. "Borrowers in this scenario would be required to share future appreciation 50/50 with
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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