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Option ARMs: The New Foreclosure Menace
It used to be that few people had ever heard of something called “mortgage recasting,” but now this term is likely to become very well known, and not in a good wa
RealtyTrac Article Library - Friday, October 16, 2009
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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
Miller    One of the most galling aspects of the mortgage meltdown is the sense that folks who made bad loans also made big profits, profits which they get to keep while everyday wage earners and investors are bruised and battered by economic upheavals. Few mortgage loan officers or underwriters have been held responsible for mortgages that turned sour, in some measure because blame is often difficult to establish. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. A lot of people are wondering: Do those who made toxic loans
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
At first it might seem that such a question has little to do with the current mortgage crisis, but actually its at the center of the recent legislation that authorizes the Treasury Department to pay out $700 billion in taxpayer money for financial paper of questionable value. This is a huge issue because at the end of 2007 the United States had residential mortgages worth $10.5 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
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Devolving ARMs
    Since they were first introduced, adjustable-rate mortgages have been the subject of considerable criticism and concern. worse-case situation that would sink millions of ARM borrower A
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Friday, August 17, 2007
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  • Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
    Of all the mortgage ideas developed during the past few years, none tops the option ARM for sheer awfulness. And now the mortgage mess is about to get far worse as millions of option ARMs begin to recas
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Saturday, September 6, 2008
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  • Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
    Of all the mortgage ideas developed during the past few years, none tops the option ARM for sheer awfulness. And now the mortgage mess is about to get far worse as millions of option ARMs begin to recas
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Saturday, September 6, 2008
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  • Option ARMs: The New Foreclosure Menace
    It used to be that few people had ever heard of something called “mortgage recasting,” but now this term is likely to become very well known, and not in a good wa
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Friday, October 16, 2009
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  • Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
    Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Let me introduce you to the option ARM, an affordability mortgage product that can get you into the home of your dreams.... Of all the mortgage ideas developed during the past few years, none tops the option ARM for sheer awfulness. Miller    Step right up folks. You say you want to buy a home but have no money.
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Credit Card and Mortgage Debt Fuels Foreclosure
    Add mounting mortgage payments to the credit card debt and a gloomier picture emerges for overextended borrowers — in part because so many homeowners are now trapped by payments that are about to soar, even as the real estate market slumps. Of course, that could change as interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgages rise next year and beyond. Debt! No word better describes why millions of Americans are now facing foreclosure.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
    No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages. One result is that the mortgage meltdown is described in global terms, as if all lenders offered toxic loans during the past few years and the entire financial community is universally in trouble. Famous lenders with once-fabulous finances are turning up in the headlines among the broke and busted. The facts are different.
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
    Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller     We’re about to see something new in the mortgage marketplace: The government is going to insure huge numbers of shared-appreciation mortgages, a type of home financing rarely seen in the U.S. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing During It’s a big experiment and it raises a bigger question: Is this the loan of the future?
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • How Much Disclosure Is Enough?
    It's hardly a secret that few borrowers fully understand their mortgage options. 2006 Federal Reserve study found that 20 percent of all ARM borrowers did not know their original loan rat A
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Thursday, November 29, 2007
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  • How Much Disclosure Is Enough?
    It's hardly a secret that few borrowers fully understand their mortgage options. 2006 Federal Reserve study found that 20 percent of all ARM borrowers did not know their original loan rat A
    RealtyTrac Article Library - Thursday, November 29, 2007
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