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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. In many cases small investors can write off paper losses against ordinary income. 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
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. The SEC complaint reflects the McLean decision because
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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 One can see investors looking at delinquency and foreclosure rates, loan age and also geographic concentrations, down payment data, equity, income, credit ratings, sale terms and other factors. How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller Long ago there was a song which asked the magic
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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 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. The statement also explains the company’s need to write down more than $3 billion in various financial instruments including subprime mortgage-backed securities, highly leveraged financial commitments 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
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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. The SEC complaint reflects the McLean decision because
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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. The net result -- lenders need new methods of generating income and these 40-year loans may be one solution. Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves.
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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. The term “spread lender” means that Hudson makes its money on the difference between the interest income it earns from loans and the costs it pays out to operate its business. While other lenders derive a large part of their income from penalties and fees, Hudson stays away from such extractions and instead tries to reduce operating expenses. No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially
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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 on new loans.
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Avoid Foreclosure Before it Starts at RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Local Market Perspective: Seattle, Wash.
The Seattle metro area has a strong economic foundation with many companies doing extraordinarily well due to international business. Our median household income is about $72,000 annually — among the highest in the country. Over the past three months, my clients and I have presented nine contracts to pre-foreclosure, REO and short sale sellers. Out of those nine contracts, nine have been beat by better offers.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fighting Foreclosure: Seven Ways to Dodge Delinquency
Some mortgage companies are able to arrange a repayment plan based on your current financial situation. You may qualify for this option if you recently lost your job, became ill and lost your source of income. With this option, a borrower voluntarily “gives back” their property to the mortgage company. The sharp rise in foreclosure activity in recent months does not paint a pretty picture for distressed borrowers: 437,000 foreclosure filings were reported in the first quarter of this year, according to RealtyTrac . If you are falling behind on your mortgage payments — or if you’re already
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
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. The company’s 20-city composite index also declined in January from a year earlier, down almost 11 percent. households surveyed, consumer perception about the nation’s economy is generally pessimistic about everything from current business conditions 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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