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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. Theres no shortage of seminars, books and tapes which explain in glowing detail how you too can become rich with real estate, even if you lack experience, cash or credit. 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. There would be no credit freeze. 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 made bad loans also made big profits,
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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 In other words, not all of WAMUs liabilities. “In conjunction with this acquisition,” said JPMorgan Chase, it would be “marking down the acquired loan portfolio by approximately $31 billion, which primarily represents our estimate of remaining credit losses related to the impaired loans.” In its investor presentation regarding the transaction, JPMorgan Chase
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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What's Causing the Credit Crunch?
A lively debate is ensuing as to why the mortgage industry is unraveling and who’s to blame for the growing credit crunch that is sabotaging the housing industry. Wall Street analysts, main street investors, corporate executives and government bureaucrats all disagree on which mortgage company will be the next to trip and fall into bankruptcy. Skyrocketing foreclosure filings on subprime loans, those made to borrowers But they all agree on one thing — the mortgage meltdown is far from over. Meanwhile, nervous lenders have responded by tightening their lending standards, making it
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Customers, Employees Credited for RealtyTrac's Deloitte Fast 50 Ranking
Saccacio credited the company’s continued success to a loyal customer base of real estate investors, home buyers and real estate professionals who continue to see the value of the information and research tools RealtyTrac provides to successfully take advantage of foreclosure opportunities where they present themselves. This latest award comes on the heels of RealtyTrac’s selection in August as the 53rd fastest growing privately-held company in America by Inc. RealtyTrac was named to the Technology Fast 50 list for 2006 by the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP at an awards ceremony held Tuesday.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Financing and Foreclosure Refinancing - RealtyTrac
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. The money to finance a foreclosure deal can come from many places, including personal investment funds, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), credit cards, financial companies, conventional mortgage loans, hard money lenders, private investors or an investment fund created by family and friends. 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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And the Hits' Just Keep On Coming!
For Countrywide , the second quarter of the year was a real let down with the company drawing from an $11.5 billion credit facility to help keep it afloat, followed by announced workforce cutbacks shortly thereafter. Citigroup came out with a press statement last week projecting that the company will suffer a 60 percent decline in third quarter income between 2006 and 2007. Countrywide. Citigroup.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. They are profit-seeking "companies" in the sense of shareholders and being in business but they are also GSEs -- government-sponsored enterprises, companies started by the federal government and companies endowed with huge competitive advantages: They do not pay state income taxes, they each have a $2.25 Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Checklist for Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property - RealtyTrac
With the number of bank-owned foreclosures rising nationwide, there has never been a better time to purchase real estate owned by banks. REO Buying Checklist: Inspect the Property, Do a Title Search, Negotiate Payments and Rates, Evaluate the Offer, and Financing and Credit. You can perform a preliminary check of title on RealtyTrac and then hire a title company to run a full, insured title search before closing the deal. CHECKLIST: For Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Are you a real estate investor or homebuyer looking to purchase a bank-owned property?
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New Illinois Housing Law Draws 2nd Suit
quot; The mortgage counseling law is generating a rising chorus of critics — from homeowners, lenders, realtors, investors, consumer rights advocates, title companies and others — who are concerned that the new law could destroy property values in selected minority communities and add an extra layer of bureaucratic red tape. Under the law, if a borrower’s FICO credit score is 620 or less, a borrower must get financial counseling sessions from a U.S. Two law suits have been filed against a controversial Illinois law that mandates financial counseling for certain consumers obtaining mortgages or refinancing loans in 10 ZIP code areas in Chicago.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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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 In other words, not all of WAMUs liabilities. “In conjunction with this acquisition,” said JPMorgan Chase, it would be “marking down the acquired loan portfolio by approximately $31 billion, which primarily represents our estimate of remaining credit losses related to the impaired loans.” In its investor presentation regarding the transaction, JPMorgan Chase
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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. Credit-related expenses for the quarter rose from $3 billion for Q4 2007 to $3.2 billion for Q1 2008 as a result of higher charge-offs, defaults 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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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
Unlike virtually every other mortgage lender, Hudson doesn’t make option ARMs, doesn’t sell loans in the secondary market and doesn’t offer credit cards. As company Chairman, President, and CEO Ronald E. told me, Hudson is really a “spread lender” that’s interested in two things: efficiency and credit quality. 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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