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Fed's Bernanke Urges Reform on Mortgage Securitization Process

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October 31 2008, 2:36 PM

Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to remain under pressure and that the government must look at new methods to provide guarantees on mortgages. Speaking via satellite at a conference on the mortgage breakdown at the...
Zillow Survey Portrays Homeowners in Denial

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by Jann Swanson on October 31 2008, 11:15 AM

Our old friend Zillow , the Seattle-based company that provides data on home values in select areas of the country, has just released results of its most recent survey of homeowner perceptions of value. Zillow's Quarter 3 Homeowner Confidence Survey...
September Personal Income & Spending Report Signals Worsening in Q4

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October 31 2008, 9:24 AM

Economists say the personal income and spending report from the U.S. Commerce Department supports the view that fourth-quarter growth will be worse than the Q3 results published on Thursday. Personal spending, which comprises more than 70% of GDP, fell...
Fed's Yellen Says Rates Could Reach Zero in Weak Economy

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October 30 2008, 4:19 PM

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen said the Fed could lower rates below 1%, and that they could reach as low as zero amid a weak economy. Speaking at an event hosted by the University of California at Berkley and UCLA, Yellen said that...
Cuomo Tells Big Banks - He is Watching

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by Jann Swanson on October 30 2008, 2:21 PM

New York Secretary of State Andrew Cuomo is going after the big banks that originally signed on - although not all were initially willing - to the Treasury Departments plan to infuse funds into financial institutions in return for preferred stock and...
Mortgage Rates Swing Upward Again This Week

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by Jann Swanson on October 30 2008, 11:54 AM

Mortgage interest rates have been seesawing like the stock market over the last few weeks and this week they again took some mega-jumps. According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended October 30, the 30-year fixed-rate...
White House Adviser Lazear Says U.S. Can Potentially Rebound

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October 30 2008, 9:44 AM

In an interview with CNBC, Edward Lazear, economic adviser to the president , says the U.S. has potential for a strong rebound in 2009 and that economic weakness could last just a few months. Earlier on Thursday, the government reported Q3 GDP in the...
Economists Say Contraction in U.S. Q3 GDP Confirms Recession

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October 30 2008, 10:28 AM

U.S. Gross Domestic Product was slightly better than the market consensus, but economists' reactions were far from optimistic following the report. Most analysts, if not all, are expecting the fourth quarter to be worse than Q3, with some revising...
IMF Sets Up New Lending Facility

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October 30 2008, 7:37 AM

The IMF has introduced a new lending facility worth up to $100 billion to aid developing countries stricken by the financial market turmoil. "Exceptional times call for an exceptional response," said IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn...
FOMC Puts Risk on Downside Growth, Inflation Off Radar, Analysts Say

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October 29 2008, 3:36 PM

Economists say the unanimous FOMC decision to cut the Federal funds target rate by 50 basis points came as no surprise. Many said the statement is particularly dovish and points to further rate cuts come December 16. The accompanying statement said economic...
FOMC Unanimously Votes to Cut Target Rate 50 Basis Points to 1.00%

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October 29 2008, 2:22 PM

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would cut the Federal funds target rate by half a point, as widely expected, to 1.00% . The accompanying statement said economic activity had decreased markedly from a decline in consumer expenditure. In...
FDIC Unveils Incentives to Mortgage Industry to Amend Loans

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October 29 2008, 11:21 AM

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair announced that the agency has created a program to offer economic incentives to the mortgage industry to amend loans and aid borrowers avoid foreclosures. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the International...
MBA Mortgage Applications Move Up in Week Ending October 24

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October 29 2008, 7:03 AM

Weekly mortgage applications in the United States increased in the week ending Oct. 24, according to data released from the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA) on Wednesday, which reported a 16.8% week-over-week gain in applications. In the previous...
Fed Widely Expected to Cut Rates 50 Basis Points to 1.00%

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October 28 2008, 1:46 PM

It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve will cut the Fed funds rate by 50 basis points to 1.00% on Wednesday, the lowest level since June 2004. Fed watchers expect the vote to be unanimous and the accompanying statement to echo the "wait-and...
U.S. Third Quarter Vacancy Rates Remain Stalled at 2.8%

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October 28 2008, 10:11 AM

The National homeowner vacancy rate rose to 2.8% in the third quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. National vacancy rates for rental housing rates dipped slightly to 9.9% from 10.0% in the second quarter...

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