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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
That said, whats plain is that the SEC has opened a new front in the mortgage responsibility debate. Interstate Commerce At first it may seem odd that mortgages are a federal matter since loans are secured by real estate and nothing is more local than dirt. But both real estate and mortgages have been considered within the stream of interstate commerce for decades. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. Miller One of the most galling aspects of the mortgage meltdown is the sense that folks who
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
But the real story is different: Mandatory registration will potentially allow mortgage investors worldwide to rank loan officer performance — and to refuse deals from those with high levels of foreclosures and delinquencies. Seen another way, the new law makes mortgage lending more transparent, something which will reduce foreclosure rates, cut lender losses and make mortgages more enticing to investors worldwide. “Across the country we carefully license real estate brokers, lawyers and doctors,” says James J. National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
Usually you would look at the fees and charges associated with the HOPE program and think, well, yuck. The Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1981 created a new way to own and invest in real estate: Equity sharing. If we tighten mortgage standards so that only those with great credit can buy homes we won’t have enough purchasers to clear the inventory of foreclosed properties now on-hand or to stabilize home prices.” Saccacio explains that “we have to enable purchasers Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
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. 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.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosure Financing and Foreclosure Refinancing - RealtyTrac
Foreclosure Financing: How to Buy Foreclosure Real Estate Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Bank-Owned properties. Reinstatement will stop the foreclosing lender from foreclosing on the distressed borrower. Depending on the price range of the foreclosure properties an investor plans to buy, he or she will need More than 1 million total properties including REO, For Sale by Owner, and Home Auctions! Finding financing for the foreclosure deal...
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Lenders Asked to Clean Up Unhealthy Foreclosures
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. Although West Nile Virus in particular may not be a nationwide medical crisis at the moment, this is a case where investors looking to purchase foreclosed properties which have sat vacant for some time would do well to have a property inspector come in and check out any water features
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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. However, foreclosed property expenses decreased to $170 million for the latest quarter, from $179 million in Q4 2007. In the end this translates 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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Foreclosure Filings Soar 90 Percent
Certainly not every community nationwide is seeing an increase in foreclosures, but foreclosed properties are becoming more commonplace and adding to the downward pressure on home prices in many areas.” Meanwhile, the Mortgage Bankers Association, in its quarterly snapshot of the mortgage market released today, reported that the percentage of payments that were 30 or more days past due for one-to-four unit residential properties was 4.84 A growing number of American homeowners across the country are getting foreclosure notices, according to new data released this week by RealtyTrac.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
In any case, legitimate foreclosure investors willneed to find ways to overcome the stigma associated with foreclosureinvesting because of the increased attention to this problem. Make a comment or send us an e-mail . Posted 03-29-2006 6:49 PM by darenb Filed under: Pre-Foreclosures Comments
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
Usually you would look at the fees and charges associated with the HOPE program and think, well, yuck. The Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1981 created a new way to own and invest in real estate: Equity sharing. If we tighten mortgage standards so that only those with great credit can buy homes we won’t have enough purchasers to clear the inventory of foreclosed properties now on-hand or to stabilize home prices.” Saccacio explains that “we have to enable purchasers Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
But the real story is different: Mandatory registration will potentially allow mortgage investors worldwide to rank loan officer performance — and to refuse deals from those with high levels of foreclosures and delinquencies. Seen another way, the new law makes mortgage lending more transparent, something which will reduce foreclosure rates, cut lender losses and make mortgages more enticing to investors worldwide. “Across the country we carefully license real estate brokers, lawyers and doctors,” says James J. National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G.
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- 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 John Edwards — criticized for investing in a hedge fund linked to subprime lenders that have foreclosed on Hurricane Katrina victims — advocates a “Home Rescue Fund” (financed by taxpayers) to help millions of Americans homeowners who are at risk of defaulting on their loans and losing their homes. 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.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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