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Federal Reserve Releases Action Plans for Two Loan Servicers

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by Jann Swanson on May 24 2012, 4:56 PM

The Federal Reserve Board released a number of documents Thursday afternoon related to enforcement actions against several major mortgage servicers. Included in the release were action plans for Citigroup and HSBC Finance Corporation to correct deficiencies...
RMBS Investigators Announce Website, Coordination Team

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by Jann Swanson on May 24 2012, 1:31 PM

The Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group unveiled a new website on Thursday to enable "whistleblowers" to report mortgage-backed securities (MBS) related misconduct. The group also announced the creation of a new team to coordinate...
MBA Hikes 2012 Origination Forecast by $200 Billion

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by Jann Swanson on May 24 2012, 12:22 PM

The Mortgage Bankers Association ( MBA ) is projecting that mortgage originations in 2012 will be $200 billion higher than was originally anticipated. Almost all of the increase will be coming from a boom in refinancing, but none of the additional originations...
Fannie and Freddie: "Where the Money Went."

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by Jann Swanson on May 24 2012, 11:51 AM

As part of its semi-annual report to Congress , the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) included a section detailing, in financial terms, the fall of the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae...
OIG Recaps October-April Oversight of FHFA

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by Jann Swanson on May 24 2012, 8:31 AM

In its third semi-annual report to Congress the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recapped its activities during the six month period ending April 30. OIG is charged with promoting transparency in FHFA's program...
Freddie Mac: Data Starting to Paint Picture of 2012

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by Jann Swanson on May 23 2012, 4:05 PM

Freddie Mac said that first quarter 2011 economic data that has begun to emerge from various sources are, even though some is preliminary, beginning to create an impression of what the year may hold. Data on economic growth indicates that the quarter...
Fed Consumer Video Spotlights Independent Foreclosure Reviews

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by Jann Swanson on May 23 2012, 12:38 PM

The Federal Reserve has posted a video for homeowners informing them of their right to an independent review of their foreclosure files if they believe they were harmed by their servicer. The nearly four minute long video is available in English, Spanish...
April New Home Sales Bounce Back after March Drop

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by Jann Swanson on May 23 2012, 11:56 AM

Sales of new single-family houses in April 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 343,000 , according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 3.3 percent above...
FHFA Index Shows Modest Home Price Increases

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by Jann Swanson on May 23 2012, 11:16 AM

Another survey is reporting that U.S. home prices have managed a recent slight rebound. The Federal Home Finance Agency's (FHFA) is reporting that home prices nationwide as measured by its seasonally adjusted Home Price Index (HPI) increased a modest...
Low Rates Drive Third Weekly Hike in Refinancing

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by Jann Swanson on May 23 2012, 7:56 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) credited record low interest rates for third consecutive increase in refinancing during the week ended May 18. According to its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey, the Refinancing Index increased 5.6 percent from...
NAR Declares Start to Housing Comeback

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by Jann Swanson on May 22 2012, 11:13 AM

The housing recovery is underway according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) which released numbers on Tuesday to back up that claim. Existing home sales rose from March to April and are well above sales one year ago. Prices are on the...
LPS Posts "First Look" at April Mortgage Metrics

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by Jann Swanson on May 22 2012, 8:51 AM

Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) has issued some preliminary data on mortgage performance from its April Mortgage Monitor report which will be released by the end of the month. The data is derived from the LPS database of 40 million loans. The total...
Mortgage Registry Now Includes all States, Federal Lenders

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by Jann Swanson on May 16 2012, 2:23 PM

The State Regulatory Registry, LLC (SRR) and the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) have issued an Annual Report for 2011. The report notes that 2011 was the first year that all state mortgage regulatory agencies utilized NMLS to manage mortgage...
Realtors Show Clout, 'Protecting The American Dream' in DC Rally

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by Jann Swanson on May 18 2012, 10:10 AM

Realtors® massed on the Washington Mall on Thursday to show their strength in a year in which their trade organization, The National Association of Realtors (NAR) seems anxious on several levels. An estimated 15,000 Realtors gathered at the foot of...
NAHB, NAR Agree, Homes Never More Affordable

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by Jann Swanson on May 17 2012, 11:33 AM

For the second time in a week a national housing trade organization has shown that purchasing a home is now within the reach of a record number of Americans. On Tuesday the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) published its affordability index...

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