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Obama Administration "Shames" Mortgage Servicers

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by Jann Swanson on November 30 2009, 2:38 PM

The Treasury Department is reportedly going to announce plans to move more aggressively against servicers and lenders who fail to move borrowers out of trial mortgage modifications into permanently restructured loans. ...
FHA Proposes New Rules to Strengthen Risk Management

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by Jann Swanson on November 30 2009, 11:55 AM

The Federal Housing Administration is moving to reduce risks to its single-family insurance fund. Today it introduced proposed new rules that include increasing the net worth of its lenders....
The Week Ahead: Construction Spending, ISM, Pending Home Sales, Beige Book, Jobs Data

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by Patrick McGee on November 30 2009, 7:47 AM

Across the board investors are worried. Equities are down, Treasuries are soft, crude oil is flat, the dollar is weaker and even gold is in sell-off. Two hours before the week’s opening bell, Dow futures are off by 14 points to 10,278 and S&P 500...
New Home Sales Improve in October

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by Adam Quinones on November 25 2009, 11:52 AM

Sales of new single family houses rose 6.2% to a rate of 430,000 annual transactions, much better than the market's expectation for 410,000 annual sales and 25,000 units higher than the revised annual 405,000 pace reported in September. The estimate...
Loan Application Activity: Refinances Down 9.5%. Purchases Up 9.6%

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by Adam Quinones on November 25 2009, 11:16 AM

In the week ending November 20, 2009, new loan application activity decreased 4.5% as the Refinance Index fell 9.5% from the previous week. Offsetting some of the overall decline was a 9.6% increase in purchase applications. However, as refinance loans...
Fannie Mae Delinquences Continue to Climb

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by Jann Swanson on November 25 2009, 11:08 AM

Fannie Mae's activity slowed during October according to data released on Tuesday. Delinquencies, however, continue to rise in all categories and have reached nearly 5 percent of the total portfolio....
The Day Ahead: Five Major Data Points Before Holiday

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by Patrick McGee on November 25 2009, 7:45 AM

Two hours before the opening bell and one hour before three major data points hit the markets, stocks are looking to recovery from yesterday’s modest decline. Futures on the Dow are trading 40 points higher at 10,445 while those on the S&P 500 are...
Freddie Mac's Portfolio Up 0.7 Percent in October

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by Jann Swanson on November 24 2009, 12:38 PM

Freddie Mac released its October activity report Tuesday morning. The total portfolio increased by 0.7 percent - the third month in a row that the portfolio grew. Delinquencies also continue to increase....
S&P/Case Shiller: Home Prices Improving at Slower Pace

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by Adam Quinones on November 24 2009, 10:51 AM

U.S. home prices, as measured by the 20 city index rose by 0.3% on a month over month basis, less than the anticipated 0.8% gain. The 10-city index rose 0.4% from August. According to S&P/Case Shiller data, home prices have risen for five straight...
The Day Ahead: Housing Prices and GDP Revisions

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by Patrick McGee on November 24 2009, 7:52 AM

With stocks falling across Asia ― the Nikkei closed down 1%, the Hang Seng lost 1.5%, and China’s CSI shed 3.2% ― one should be pretty optimistic that equities in the US are looking flat. After climbing 1.29% and 1.36% yesterday, the Dow looks to open...
Existing Home Sales Surprise to Upside. Discussing Broader Implications

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by Adam Quinones on November 23 2009, 2:14 PM

Existing-home sales surged 10.1 percent to an annual rate of 6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September. Sales activity is at the highest pace since February 2007 when it hit 6.55 million. Total housing inventory...
The Week Ahead: Housing Data to Drive the Market

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by Patrick McGee on November 23 2009, 8:05 AM

The US dollar is weaker, equities are higher, and gold is soaring. That’s how the Thanksgiving-shortened week is beginning after markets slid back late last week. Led by global markets, US equities are looking to open 1% higher on Monday. Conversely...
The Day Ahead: Empty Econ Calendar. Stocks Set to Slide at Open

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by Patrick McGee on November 20 2009, 8:01 AM

In line with weak global markets, US equities are looking to open lower this morning. Two hours before the bell sounds S&P 500 futures are down 8.2 points at 1,086 and the Dow is off 68 points to 10,259. Following the trend, commodity prices are also...
Fed MBS Purchases Focus on New Loan Production

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by Adam Quinones on November 19 2009, 4:34 PM

The Fed's weekly net MBS purchases totaled $16.00 billion, $2.5 more than the previous, holiday shortened week. The majority of Fed purchases were in 4.5 and 5.0 MBS coupons this week. These are called "production" or "current "...
MBA Reports Record Delinquency Rates. Will Get Worse Before Improving

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by Jann Swanson on November 19 2009, 4:06 PM

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that delinquency rates during the third quarter hit all time highs. Prime mortgages and FHA mortgages appear to be driving the increases while subprime loans problems may be leveling off....

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