6 Articles match "Foreclosures","New York","Reform"

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• New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
  
  New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller     It’s fight time in New York. On one side is newly-passed state legislation which sets tough standards for subprime and “high cost” loans and on the other is Freddie Mac, which says it won’t buy such loans in the state after September 1st, the day the new law goes into effect. This is a big deal because if New York lenders can’t sell mortgages to buyers such as Freddie Mac, they simply won’t make such loans. You can guess what happens next:
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Foreclosure "Megatrends"
  
  Foreclosures are rising. In a presidential year, Uncle Sam and politicians nationwide are rushing to unveil new and bolder schemes to unravel the foreclosure crisis. As federal, state and local government weighs in of the rising foreclosure mess, look for new plans to halt the foreclosure train wreck. Bankruptcy reform. Home prices are falling. Sales are down.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Bush Mortgage Freeze Could Expand to Prime Loans
  
  It seems like Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has been spending the new year defending his boss’ “Hope Now” plan to ease the pain of foreclosure and to give the U.S. So far this week Paulson made a speech in New York on Monday defending the president’s Hope Now alliance which has been together a mere three months. In the process the secretary justified the need for the industry coalition, economy the boost it needs to sustain itself. Then, appearing on CNBC Tuesday, the secretary revealed that the Bush Administration is exploring the possibility of expanding the scope
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Hold Onto Your Hat and Hat Rack
  
  This breeze that is gaining strength is yet the latest fallout from the foreclosure hurricane sweeping the nation. The New York Times recently reported in two related stories that in some instances, homeowners who have already lost their homes to foreclosure are now faced with suffering the greatest embarrassment of all — having their personal items auctioned off. However, with the rise in foreclosure activity throughout the state, more There’s a warm wind swirling around this country right now, and it may just blow the hat off of your head…and take along with it everything else you own as well.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
  
  With mortgage foreclosures at historic highs, Democrats and Republicans are fighting over a political issue that could have major implications in the 2008 presidential campaign. Sensing an opportunity to win votes, the major presidential candidates have come out swinging; proposing a variety of prescriptions to ease the worsening housing slump.Both the White House and Democrat leaders in Congress agree that something must be done to stop the foreclosures. Yearning to retake the GOP-controlled White House next year, the Democrats are clamoring for the federal government to do something, anything, to contain the crisis.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
  
  Saccacio, chief executive officer at the country’s largest provider of foreclosure data and listings, RealtyTrac.com . “Instead, Hudson has deposits of $49 billion, a network of 125 branches in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and just 1,350 employees — a fraction of the workforce one would find with banks of similar size. But the real story with foreclosures is different: The fact that a loan is delinquent does not mean foreclosure No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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