4 Articles match "Foreclose","Insurance","Secondary Market"

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The Government Goes After Loan Officers
In its 1980 McLean decision , the Supreme Court said “mortgage obligations physically and constructively were traded as financial instruments in the interstate secondary mortgage market.” For example, the SEC could limit its investigation to mortgages that were foreclosed within the first 12 to 18 months after origination. The list of potentially suspect loans can then be 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
www.realtytrac.com - 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. At the heart of the dispute is newly-enacted legislation which says lenders can’t foreclose subprime or high cost borrowers in the state unless a lengthy list of standards has first been met. In a typical case, local lenders originate mortgages and then sell those loans in the “secondary” market. 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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What's Causing the Credit Crunch?
Many mortgage companies raise cash to keep making new loans by re-selling mortgage debt on the secondary market. But the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities is essentially frozen, meaning that investors are unwilling to buy up mortgage debt at all. The growing turmoil in the credit markets could hurt the earnings and financial conditions of mortgage lenders like Countrywide. 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,
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Jackson Takes a Final Bow at HUD
    One of the biggest projects Jackson was working on with HUD was the modernization of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), an agency that insures home loans for approved lenders against borrower default. This project allows for a greater number of mortgages at higher loan limits to be sold on the secondary market, providing FHA insured loans to potential home buyers in more costly areas of the country. He gave himself a couple of weeks to clean out his desk, clear out of his office and say his final goodbyes to his staff. After that, Alphonso Jackson will probably
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • What's Causing the Credit Crunch?
    Many mortgage companies raise cash to keep making new loans by re-selling mortgage debt on the secondary market. But the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities is essentially frozen, meaning that investors are unwilling to buy up mortgage debt at all. The growing turmoil in the credit markets could hurt the earnings and financial conditions of mortgage lenders like Countrywide. 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,
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
    big chunk of the real estate market will close down. At the heart of the dispute is newly-enacted legislation which says lenders can’t foreclose subprime or high cost borrowers in the state unless a lengthy list of standards has first been met. In a typical case, local lenders originate mortgages and then sell those loans in the “secondary” market. 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
    In its 1980 McLean decision , the Supreme Court said “mortgage obligations physically and constructively were traded as financial instruments in the interstate secondary mortgage market.” For example, the SEC could limit its investigation to mortgages that were foreclosed within the first 12 to 18 months after origination. The list of potentially suspect loans can then be 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
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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