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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
Most investors who bought these securities,” says the SEC, “lacked the cash or income to do so, but were urged by their brokers to raise the money to pay for the purchases and the monthly payments required for these products by refinancing their fixed-rate mortgages into subprime adjustable-rate negative amortization mortgages.” According to the SECs complaint “each defendant was a mortgage broker as well as a registered representative and collected compensation from the mortgage refinancings as well as the sales of securities. In making the sales, the brokers allegedly misrepresented
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
For instance, to reduce down payment requirements borrowers could buy with "piggyback" financing, deals with a first loan equal to 80 percent of the purchase price and a second loan equal to 10 percent, 15 percent and even 20 percent of the sale value. The rules for option ARMs often say that when the loan balance grows to 110 percent of the original debt the loan must then be recast . Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller Step right up folks.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
You can guess what happens next: No subprime loans, no high cost loans, no buyers, no sales. The measure has a host of good features, but while the intent of the bill is plainly to bring balance to the lending process, making distant investors responsible for the acts and omissions of local lenders is not workable. “The better choice is to keep the consumer protections but amend the legislation so that investors are encouraged to bring their money into the state. New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller It’s fight
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Fed Plays a Delicate Balancing Game With Rate Cut
The move was seen as necessary to maintain a delicate balance between managing inflation and fostering economic growth. Then there’s the nation’s retail industry, advertising sales events at after-Thanksgiving sales price levels the weekend after Halloween!!! In a move aimed at quelling fears of a looming recession, the Federal Open Market Committee took the country’s teetering monetary affairs seriously two weeks ago and lowered the short term federal funds rate another quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 percent.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Short sales rising
Scanning the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last week, the one thing that stands out is the growing number of short sales. Last year, you rarely saw the phrase “short sale” in the MLS property description. Today, approximately 10 percent of the listed properties are short sales. That indicates lenders are getting more eager to unload properties in foreclosure, even if it means selling them for less than is owed on the mortgage. Short sales occur when home prices fall and mortgage debt exceeds the value of the property.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New York Foreclosure Laws
New York foreclosures can take up to 15 months, which is longer than most other states. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws New York Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS Yes No 445 Days NA None Court Comments: Judicial Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Lucier , means more struggling borrowers will consider selling their homes to investors through short sales. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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South Carolina Foreclosure Laws
The typical foreclosure timeline is approximately six months. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws South Carolina Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS Yes No 150 Days NA None Court Comments: Judicial Foreclosures only
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Jersey Foreclosure Laws
The foreclosure process takes about nine months. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws New Jersey Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS Yes No 270 Days NA 10 Days Sheriff Comments: Judicial Foreclosures only Pre-foreclosure Period At least 30 days before starting the foreclosure process, the lender mails a letter to the borrower warning of the impending foreclosure. The lender can sue for either
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Hampshire Foreclosure Laws
The typical timeline for an out-of-court foreclosure is approximately three months, including the pre-foreclosure period. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws New Hampshire Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS No Yes 59 Days 24 Days None Trustee
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Glossary of Foreclosure and Real Estate Terminology - Realtytrac
When recorded, it is the initial step in a Trustee’s Sale Proceeding. Notice of Trustee’s Sale A document which is mailed, advertised, posted and recorded. Among other information, it provides the date, time and location of the Trustee’s Sale and also contains a description of the property to be sold. Postponement A verbal announcement made at the time and place of the scheduled Trustee’s Sale. Check out our NEW Features! Login Why Join? FREE Trial Feedback Help
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Missouri Foreclosure Laws
The typical foreclosure process takes about two months. Compare All State Foreclosure Laws Missouri Overview Judicial Non-Judicial Process Period Sale Publication Redemption Period Sale/NTS Yes Yes 60 Days 10 Days 365 Days Trustee Comments: Non-Judicial Foreclosures are more
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Now Homebuilders Face Foreclosure
Sales of new homes have suffered the biggest decline since records began in 1963. New-home sales plunged 26.4 Many of these homebuilders have lost more than 80 percent of their stock value — and have reported hundreds of million in losses to their balance sheet. To move the glut of unsold inventory quickly, some builders are staging flashy promotions, slashing prices For millions of Americans facing foreclosure, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut this week was welcome news that could possibly help save thousands of homeowners from default by giving them the opportunity to refinance their adjustable-rate loan into a fixed-rate mortgage with a lower interest rate.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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