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Subprime meltdown means jump in foreclosures
subprime mortgage market after the bankruptcy of at least 20 lenders in the last two months, triggering a mass liquidation of securities on Wall Street and an avalanche of foreclosure activity on Main Street. 27, as Freddie Mac, one of the largest buyers of mortgages, tightened its lending standards and said it would no longer buy high-risk home mortgages that it deems to be highly vulnerable to foreclosure. Panic is spreading in the U.S. As more lenders go bankrupt and more Americans default on home loans, a jump in foreclosures is expected.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
Here’s what the major presidential candidates have to say about the growing foreclosure epidemic: Democrats The three main Democratic presidential candidates — Clinton, Obama and Edwards —have made various proposals for modest reform, including setting up a federal fund to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and providing borrowers with counseling, along with laws to ban predatory lending policies. Dodd wants to end penalties for early payment of subprime mortgages and to raise limits on the portfolios of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “The 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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Fannie Mae Toughens Foreclosure Guidelines
As one of the two main Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in this country — the other is Freddie Mac — Fannie announced new guidelines that will effect the loans it buys from lenders all over the country, securitizes and then sells to Wall Street investors. For real estate professionals, these new guidelines will most likely make it harder for their clients to obtain financing for that bargain property they’re looking to purchase, whether a property in foreclosure, a bank-owned property or even a conventional listing selling at a reduced price.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Subprime meltdown means jump in foreclosures
    subprime mortgage market after the bankruptcy of at least 20 lenders in the last two months, triggering a mass liquidation of securities on Wall Street and an avalanche of foreclosure activity on Main Street. 27, as Freddie Mac, one of the largest buyers of mortgages, tightened its lending standards and said it would no longer buy high-risk home mortgages that it deems to be highly vulnerable to foreclosure. Panic is spreading in the U.S. As more lenders go bankrupt and more Americans default on home loans, a jump in foreclosures is expected.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • Fannie Mae Toughens Foreclosure Guidelines
    As one of the two main Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in this country — the other is Freddie Mac — Fannie announced new guidelines that will effect the loans it buys from lenders all over the country, securitizes and then sells to Wall Street investors. For real estate professionals, these new guidelines will most likely make it harder for their clients to obtain financing for that bargain property they’re looking to purchase, whether a property in foreclosure, a bank-owned property or even a conventional listing selling at a reduced price.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE
  • As Foreclosures Mount, Candidates React to the Credit Crisis
    Here’s what the major presidential candidates have to say about the growing foreclosure epidemic: Democrats The three main Democratic presidential candidates — Clinton, Obama and Edwards —have made various proposals for modest reform, including setting up a federal fund to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and providing borrowers with counseling, along with laws to ban predatory lending policies. Dodd wants to end penalties for early payment of subprime mortgages and to raise limits on the portfolios of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “The 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.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE