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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that five California brokers sold “unsuitable” securities to customers, primarily variable universal life policies (VUL). “Most In August 2006, Steven Krystofiak, President of the Mortgage Brokers Association for Responsible Lending , testified before the Federal Reserve and said his group compared the income figures for 100 stated-income loans against borrower tax returns. Ninety percent of the stated-income loan applications showed earnings that were exaggerated by at least 5 percent. Sixty percent of the stated amounts were exaggerated
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. And you see states passing laws, like Californias SB 1137, aimed at giving homeowners a better chance of getting a loan workout rather than a foreclosure. Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Dealing With the Affordability Quandry
In addition to real estate investors and agents, the RealtyTrac website can be a great help to first-time homebuyers looking for a way to get into a home at a price that is more affordable, even in areas where prices seem out of reach for most people. Especially in light of the new consumer index just announced by the California Association of REALTORS®. Affordability is the key here. Called the C.A.R.’s
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Dealing With the Affordability Quandry
    In addition to real estate investors and agents, the RealtyTrac website can be a great help to first-time homebuyers looking for a way to get into a home at a price that is more affordable, even in areas where prices seem out of reach for most people. Especially in light of the new consumer index just announced by the California Association of REALTORS®. Affordability is the key here. Called the C.A.R.’s
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Lenders Asked to Clean Up Unhealthy Foreclosures
    At least unhealthy enough that, in an unprecedented move, California State Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Michael A. One of the downsides of taking back foreclosed properties for the lender is the obligation and cost associated with managing those REOs — some of which are bound to be vacant for a while, especially with the extended time it is currently taking to sell real estate in the Golden State. In the meantime, California’s Department Not only are foreclosures unhealthy for the economy, apparently they can be unhealthy for people as well. Kelley, sent out an
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • The Government Goes After Loan Officers
    The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that five California brokers sold “unsuitable” securities to customers, primarily variable universal life policies (VUL). “Most In August 2006, Steven Krystofiak, President of the Mortgage Brokers Association for Responsible Lending , testified before the Federal Reserve and said his group compared the income figures for 100 stated-income loans against borrower tax returns. Ninety percent of the stated-income loan applications showed earnings that were exaggerated by at least 5 percent. Sixty percent of the stated amounts were exaggerated
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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  • As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
    quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. And you see states passing laws, like Californias SB 1137, aimed at giving homeowners a better chance of getting a loan workout rather than a foreclosure. Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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