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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
Now the immunity enjoyed by lenders may be at an end. new and surprising player is looking at failed mortgages, and looking in a way which may suggest that many loan officers will have to pay up. 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. The Government Goes After Loan Officers By Peter G. Miller One of
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
What they show is that investors today, including Uncle Sam, should be able to value mortgage paper with some clarity.” The catch, said Saccacio, is that loan portfolios likely differ so much that generalizations may not work. “Every would-be buyer of mortgage-related securities will have to review portfolios with enormous care. lot of loan servicers, accountants and attorneys are going to be working nights and weekends to get the work done.” As an example, the surprise in the WAMU deal was not the high default rates for subprime or option ARMs, rather it was the huge losses associated
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
As one example, Hermance says that of 50,000 New Jersey mortgages his bank bought back just two properties during a recent 12-month period. It’s a financial instrument that may be right for some, but it wasn’t meant to be the mass merchandised product it became.” Higgins points out that “ING DIRECT has kept every loan it has originated. 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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Local Market Perspective: Lake Havasu, Ariz.
In May 2008, there were 272 new listings, down 1.5 percent from May 2007. There were 134 sold listings in May 2008, down 15.52 percent from May 2007. I am seeing a rise in foreclosures and short sales far higher than May of 2007. With a population of fewer than 55,000, the Lake Havasu, Ariz., real estate market is still declining.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Lessons from Long Beach: Part II
Confirming the status is necessary because although RealtyTrac checksif a property is SOLD, there may be a delay before we receive thatinformation and the owner in default could also reinstate the property,meaning it is no longer in foreclosure even though it did not sell.Also, even if RealtyTrac has an auction date listed, its not uncommonfor that auction date to be postponed, something you could only findout from the trustee. For example, one of the pre-foreclosure properties thatwe looked up only had a lender name and phone number, not a trusteename and phone number. As promised, here is another lesson about successfully searching andpursuing foreclosures based on a recent conversation with a customerwho was searching for properties in Long Beach, Calif.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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All Aboard, Take a Ride on the Foreclosure Bus Tour
In September, for example, Stockton had 2,422 foreclosure filings, compared to 330 foreclosure filings in September of 2006, according to RealtyTrac . If the foreclosures keep going up in Stockton, Dais may need to buy a fleet of foreclosure buses to drive more business. Posted 10-22-2007 9:47 AM by Octavion Filed under: Foreclosure Trends , bus tour How do buyers find foreclosures in a downward real estate cycle? That’s easy.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Getting Help to Stop Foreclosure, Avoid Home Foreclosure Process - RealtyTrac
Million Foreclosures
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Still, this new loan may be a viable alternative to home buyers who may soon be finding themselves in trouble with the popular interest-only and option adjustable-rate mortgages -- especially if the Fed ups the interest rates more this year due to increased fears of inflation.stemming from higher energy costs and low unemployment. 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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Foreclosure Search: Lessons from Long Beach
Not all areas have a lot of recent foreclosureactivity, and that may mean youll have to be more patient in yoursearch (make sure to set up daily e-mail alerts) or broaden your search so that you have more properties to choose from. For example, one search this customer ran was for bank-owned properties in a specific Long Beach zip code. A few days ago I spoke to a new RealtyTrac customer who was having trouble tracking down foreclosure property in Long Beach, Calif . She said something like, "Is the information on your site accurate?
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Lessons From Long Beach - Part III
this example I just said that I wanted to know about the status of aproperty in foreclosure and the trustees rep asked for the propertyaddress and then the owners name, both of which were listed on theproperty details page on RealtyTrac. Sometimes the trustee may ask forthe trustee sale number or reference number, also listed on theproperty details page under Contact Information . Heres the third and final lesson gleaned from a conversation with acustomer in Long Beach, Calif., who needed help following up onproperties she found on RealtyTrac.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Activity Deflating or Just Deferred?
The 3 percent decrease may lead some to speculate that the upward trend in foreclosure activity may be nearing an end, but as RealtyTrac CEO James J. What may be a better argument -- although certainly not an ironclad case -- that the foreclosure surge is starting to run out of steam is the trend over the past 18 months in YOY percentage changes, broken down by type of foreclosure filing. On the other hand, some U.S. foreclosure activity in June decreased 3 percent from the previous month but was still up 53 percent from June 2007, according to the RealtyTrac U.S.
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- Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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8 Ways to Dodge Delinquency and Stopping Foreclosure - RealtyTrac
Borrowers may have the option of renegotiating their loan with the lender. Depending on your lender, you may be able to restructure your loan. For example, delinquent mortgage payments may be added to the backend of the borrower’s scheduled payments or the borrower could be given more time to bring the late payment current. You Check out our NEW Features! Login Why Join? FREE Trial Feedback Help
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Foreclosure Financing and Foreclosure Refinancing - RealtyTrac
To reinstate a delinquent mortgage or deed of trust loan, an investor or homebuyer may need to come up with $10,000 or $15,000 to put the loan back in the foreclosure lender’s good grace. For example, an investor could borrow 90 percent loan-to-value (LTV) on a conventional loan and borrow the remaining 10 percent using a line of credit (or credit card). Depending on the lender, Foreclosure Financing: How to Buy Foreclosure Real Estate Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Bank-Owned properties. More than 1 million
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- Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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