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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
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. One result is that the mortgage meltdown is described in global terms, as if all lenders offered toxic loans during the past few years and the entire financial community is universally in trouble. Famous lenders with once-fabulous finances are turning up in the headlines among the broke and busted. The facts are different.
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller     We’re about to see something new in the mortgage marketplace: The government is going to insure huge numbers of shared-appreciation mortgages, a type of home financing rarely seen in the U.S. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing It’s a big experiment and it raises a bigger question: Is this the loan of the future?
www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure 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.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
    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. One result is that the mortgage meltdown is described in global terms, as if all lenders offered toxic loans during the past few years and the entire financial community is universally in trouble. Famous lenders with once-fabulous finances are turning up in the headlines among the broke and busted. The facts are different.
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to put an end to prepayment penalties for home mortgages and to set up a $2 billion federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Clinton also wants the government to impose new disclosure 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.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
    Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller     We’re about to see something new in the mortgage marketplace: The government is going to insure huge numbers of shared-appreciation mortgages, a type of home financing rarely seen in the U.S. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing It’s a big experiment and it raises a bigger question: Is this the loan of the future?
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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