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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. It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. However, none of these efforts are a silver bullet that will undo the excesses 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
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
New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
big chunk of the real estate market will close down. This seems to make a lot of sense until you enter the real world. Such investors are essentially buyers of IOUs secured by real estate, IOUs which hopefully will yield a given level of interest and never require a foreclosure. They, in turn, sell securities to pension funds, insurance companies, New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller It’s fight time in New York.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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. It appears everywhere and is never challenged, as if real estate investors are somehow disposable players in the foreclosure mess. However, none of these efforts are a silver bullet that will undo the excesses 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
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Separating the wheat from the chaff: legitimate foreclosure investors vs. scammers
An article in the Los Angeles Times onTuesday documented the sad story of a defaulted homeowner who was thevictim of alleged foreclosure fraud. The article goes on tomake the case that foreclosure fraud crime is on the rise. an Irvine-based company thatmonitors foreclosures. 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. It is a crime thatconsumer advocates fear could become increasingly common — especiallyin
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
Local mortgage planning specialist and blogger Dan Green created the map to the right showing where mortgage fraud has been reported in Chicago (black dots and orange fill) and where the pilot program is being applied (red fill). This law is aimed at providing “consumer protections against property fraud for homeowners who are in default or foreclosure,” according to a press release put out by Illinois Gov. An Illinois law intended to help reduce foreclosures is drawing cries of discrimination from some of the people it is trying to protect, according to the Chicago Defender newspaper. “Nearly 60 days after Illinois House Bill 4050 went into effect to supposedly protect consumers from predatory lenders, a coalition of Black and Latino city residents say the new law is actually destroying property values in select minority communities.” The law is a pilot program that is being applied in 10 Chicago zip codes chosen for their high foreclosure rates, among other factors.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure "Megatrends"
questioned Jack McCabe, a real estate consultant in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Searching for Stimulus II? Fraud legislation. The solution lies in the hands of real estate investors and homebuyers. Return of the “Jingle Mail” Already, companies are positioning themselves to profit from the wreckage Foreclosures are rising. Home prices are falling.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality
Could it be that the nice person carefully writing down your social security number and financial information has committed fraud, is barred from selling loans in another state or never took a mortgage financing class? The short answer is that it’s set up to reduce mortgage fraud and assure that state-licensed loan officers meet minimum educational requirements. National Registration For Loan Officers Becomes Reality By Peter G. Miller What do you know about your loan officer?
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
big chunk of the real estate market will close down. This seems to make a lot of sense until you enter the real world. Such investors are essentially buyers of IOUs secured by real estate, IOUs which hopefully will yield a given level of interest and never require a foreclosure. They, in turn, sell securities to pension funds, insurance companies, New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller It’s fight time in New York.
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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
www.realtytrac.com
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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July Foreclosure Report
Many more are losing their homes.
www.foreclosurepulse.com
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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