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How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . billion for the “deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutuals banking operations.” Expected remaining losses: 19 percent ($30.706 billion) “The JPMorgan Chase valuations are must reading for any buyer of mortgage-backed securities,” says Jim Saccacio, Chairman and CEO at RealtyTrac.com, the countrys largest source of foreclosure listings and data. “What How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller   
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Whether 40-year fixed-rate mortgages will help distressed homeowners who cant afford their monthly mortgage payment keep their property out of foreclosure -- its too early to tell. But it could Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Not Enough Rope in Administration's Lifeline' Program
Last week Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson threw out what the administration considers to be a life preserver to homeowners facing foreclosure. Called “Project Lifeline,” it has the backing of Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Faith Schwartz, Executive Director of the Hope Now Alliance, a foreclosure prevention coalition of the public and private sectors. The Administration has encouraged six of the nation’s Just a few short months ago President Bush stood in front of the press and swore that it was not the federal government’s job to bail out either lenders who made bad loans or speculative homebuyers who purchased more home than they could rightly afford utilizing the so-called “exotic” or “liar loans” popularized over the past few years.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • 40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
    Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Whether 40-year fixed-rate mortgages will help distressed homeowners who cant afford their monthly mortgage payment keep their property out of foreclosure -- its too early to tell. But it could Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Not Enough Rope in Administration's Lifeline' Program
    Last week Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson threw out what the administration considers to be a life preserver to homeowners facing foreclosure. Called “Project Lifeline,” it has the backing of Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Faith Schwartz, Executive Director of the Hope Now Alliance, a foreclosure prevention coalition of the public and private sectors. The Administration has encouraged six of the nation’s Just a few short months ago President Bush stood in front of the press and swore that it was not the federal government’s job to bail out either lenders who made bad loans or speculative homebuyers who purchased more home than they could rightly afford utilizing the so-called “exotic” or “liar loans” popularized over the past few years.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
    In September Merrill was bought by the Bank of America for $29 a share . billion for the “deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutuals banking operations.” Expected remaining losses: 19 percent ($30.706 billion) “The JPMorgan Chase valuations are must reading for any buyer of mortgage-backed securities,” says Jim Saccacio, Chairman and CEO at RealtyTrac.com, the countrys largest source of foreclosure listings and data. “What How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller   
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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