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Don't Dump Investors
See: From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess, The New York Times, Feb. Because when buyers look at recent home sales they do not distinguish between homes sold by owners and homes sold by investors, they merely look at sale prices. They would not make such loans if they produced ongoing losses, and they surely would not originate such mortgages without proper underwriting and appraisals. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
The correlation is apparent in the report’s list of the top states for mortgage fraud: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. An illegal property flipping scheme involves fraudulent appraisals and loan documents for a straw buyer who never intends to pay off the loan. If not caught, the flipper pockets the profit produced by the artificially The FBI recently came out with its 2006 Mortgage Fraud Report , which somewhat anticlimactically concludes that there is “a strong correlation between mortgage fraud and loans which result in default or foreclosure.”
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure requirements on mortgage brokers and curb their ability to dictate lending terms. “We need to act now with smart, practical solutions to strengthen our housing and mortgage markets,” Clinton told The Associated Press. “We We need to put an end to fly-by-night mortgage brokers peddling loans to unqualified applicants based on inflated appraisals.'” With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • FBI: Mortgage Fraud Begets Foreclosure
    The correlation is apparent in the report’s list of the top states for mortgage fraud: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. An illegal property flipping scheme involves fraudulent appraisals and loan documents for a straw buyer who never intends to pay off the loan. If not caught, the flipper pockets the profit produced by the artificially The FBI recently came out with its 2006 Mortgage Fraud Report , which somewhat anticlimactically concludes that there is “a strong correlation between mortgage fraud and loans which result in default or foreclosure.”
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Don't Dump Investors
    See: From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess, The New York Times, Feb. Because when buyers look at recent home sales they do not distinguish between homes sold by owners and homes sold by investors, they merely look at sale prices. They would not make such loans if they produced ongoing losses, and they surely would not originate such mortgages without proper underwriting and appraisals. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
    Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure requirements on mortgage brokers and curb their ability to dictate lending terms. “We need to act now with smart, practical solutions to strengthen our housing and mortgage markets,” Clinton told The Associated Press. “We We need to put an end to fly-by-night mortgage brokers peddling loans to unqualified applicants based on inflated appraisals.'” With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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