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Don't Dump Investors
Miller When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock brokerages theres no shortage of government interest and activity. These efforts are to help American families who both want to and can, through a loan modification or re-financing, stay in their homes.” Its not the governments job to bail out speculators, or those who made the Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. After all, its in our national interest to protect investors — unless, of course, theyre folks who merely bought a house or two.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Government Goes After Loan Officers
The SEC complaint reflects the McLean decision because it argues that mortgages are routinely bought from local originators, packaged on Wall Street and involve some use of the mail system. The Other Shoe You can bet that myriad banks and mortgage companies are asking attorneys to carefully review the SEC complaint. 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
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
However, the arrangement between Merrill Lynch and Lone Star is not quite so straight-foward. “Merrill Lynch will provide financing to the purchaser for approximately 75 percent of the purchase price,” said the company. “The billion in home equity loans and lines of credit. lot of loan servicers, accountants and attorneys are going to be working nights 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?
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade. At the Auction! Lenders use auction companies because they move inventory quickly. Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosure Financing and Foreclosure Refinancing - RealtyTrac
More than 1 million total properties including REO, For Sale by Owner, and Home Auctions! Finding financing for the foreclosure deal... While homebuyers are very happy to see home prices dropping, the credit crunch has put a clamp on foreclosure financing and many foreclosure lenders are scrutinizing each deal. Foreclosure Financing: How to Buy Foreclosure Real Estate Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Bank-Owned properties.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. 2) On Tuesday, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index reported the worst decline in home prices since the company started tracking data back in 1987. Commerce Department reported that new home sales in February were down 1.8 When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic indicators are
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Fannie: Q1 a Swift Kick in the Rear
It may have been created and chartered by the federal government, but Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) is first and foremost a private company responsible to shareholders for running at a profit. ldquo;As the initial shock of home price declines dissipate and markets settle down from volatility of the last nine months, we’re seeing tremendous opportunity. And as with many corporations in this country, the national economy is kicking Fannie around…fast and hard! One of the nation’s two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie reported a first quarter net loss of $2.2
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
Tauting the lower monthly payments the new product offers will appeal to first-time buyers, consumers in high-cost markets, real estate investors and buyers on a fixed income, the companys press release also warns that equity will build up more slowly as a result of the lower payments and a lot more total interest will be paid over the extra 10 years. Still, this new loan may be a viable alternative to home buyers who may soon be finding themselves in trouble with the popular interest-only and option adjustable-rate mortgages -- especially if the Fed ups the interest rates more this year
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
But opponents say the law is cutting down on the legitimate loans available to residents of the 10 zip codes and thereby will lower house values by reducing the number of potential buyers who can qualify for a loan, creating a glut of unsold inventory. The bill requires certain “high risk” mortgage applicants to receive credit counseling before taking out a home loan, and only applies to state-chartered loan originators, not federally chartered loan originators, according to the Chicago Association of Realtors. The ways it does that is it: Limits the amount so-called mortgage
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
As company Chairman, President, and CEO Ronald E. Hermance explains that company incentives are related to credit quality and not stock prices. The result is that the company has small expenses and few bad loans so it costs Hudson about 20 cents to create an additional dollar of revenue versus the industry standard of roughly 61 cents. percent of all loans outstanding 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.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Wachovia Changes The Lending Game
More significantly — and unlike Wachovia’s competitors — it’s making it easier for borrowers to dump option-ARMs by waiving the prepayment penalties routinely associated with such loans. “Effectively immediately,” says the company, “Wachovia is waiving all prepayment fees associated with its Pick-A-Pay mortgage to allow customers complete flexibility in their home financing decisions. Such opposition effectively ended when WMC Mortgage Company — a part of General Electric — said it would end prepayment penalties 60 days prior to the first interest rate reset date
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
The homeowner said he was trickedinto signing over the title of his home by a scam artist who didnothing to stop the foreclosure and then took out another loan againstthe property with no intention of paying it off. The scammers dontcreate the foreclosure rates, but they swoop in at the time thatsomeone is in distress," said Elizabeth Renuart, a staff attorney withthe National Consumer Law Center in Boston and the author of "DreamsForeclosed: The Rampant Theft of Americans Homes ThroughEquity-Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Scams." An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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