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GSE's Decision to Purchase Delinquent Loans Forces The Question: Who Will Investors Believe Now?

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by Brian O'Reilly on February 11 2010, 9:57 AM

Unless we agree that our housing finance structure of the future is a “national” function – run in large measure by the federal government and funded by taxpayers --- we are long overdue to begin in earnest the debate over the real future of this industry...
Foreclosure Mess Will Trickle Down to Borrowers. "Quality Tax" Looms

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by Tim Rood on November 10 2010, 4:40 PM

The WSJ quoted me as claiming what amounts to a “quality tax” as a result of the mortgage debacle both from the origination side and the default sides of the house....
Homebuyer Tax Credit is Net Positive, But Not the Universal Solution

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by Tim Rood on November 05 2009, 3:10 PM

No one argues the extension of the tax credit has value to the marketplace. But what other immediate steps must be taken --- either by government or industry --- to create a sustained housing recovery? ...
Reverse Mortgages Get Special Attention from Federal Investigators

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by Joe Murin on February 26 2010, 10:45 AM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an arm of the Treasury which generally tracks drug money and terrorist funding has now apparently added Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) fraud to their efforts. ...
Targeted Housing Investments: Responding to NAR's Call for Looser Mortgage Credit

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by Tim Rood on November 09 2010, 2:08 PM

I believe that credit policy and targeted investments and subsidies would have far more impact in supporting the housing market than cheaper credit which is only available to a narrow band of borrowers. ...
Gimme Shelter: Homelessness Rate Climbing. Low Income Rental Units Needed

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by Staff on June 08 2010, 12:45 PM

Due to the greater economic woes and increasing unemployment numbers, more Americans are being forced to live within or below their means to save money. This is creating competition for rental units and in turn pushing those with even less resources from...
Congress Focuses on Housing Finance. Top Advisor Names Five Questions That Must Be Explored

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by David Jeffers on March 22 2010, 3:32 PM

This week the House Financial Services Committee will focus on all the mechanisms that support the nation’s mortgage market, including the Federal Housing Administration, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks, and private lenders...
Reverse Mortgages: Friend or Foe? Definitely Friend

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by Joe Murin on February 03 2010, 10:55 AM

There are a few cons to the reverse mortgage but if one were to step back and really look at this program you’d see that the pros far outweigh the cons. As our medical system provides us with the opportunity for a longer life, let’s work diligently as...
Will Pressuring Loan Servicers Be Counterproductive?

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by Tim Rood on November 30 2009, 2:39 PM

In an effort to get servicers to be even more diligent in improving conversion rates, Treasury is now telling servicers that they will not receive “a penny” from them until and unless the temporary modification converts to a permanent modification. While...
Risk Retention and Transparency in the Mortgage Market

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by Staff on November 06 2009, 10:50 AM

Risk retention will establish a necessary sense of ownership and responsibility at the origination end of the home loan process. But any risk retention debate is incomplete unless policymakers give equal weight to time to the need for transparency. One...
Frustrations Build Over Housing Rescue Programs. What is the Alternative?

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by Brian Montgomery on April 06 2010, 10:34 AM

As a kid, I can remember riding through a stretch of desolate Texas highways where one large sign ominously warned: Last Gasoline Station for 200 Miles Exit Now. If you’re an at-risk borrower and your options are few, now is the time for you to exit...
It’s Time Congress Does Right by FHA and Ginnie Mae

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by Joe Murin on July 02 2010, 9:24 AM

It’s time that both these organizations are operated as independent entities separated from HUD....
Dodd's Financial Reform Draft: Initial Observations and Expected Reactions in the Mortgage Market

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by Brian Montgomery on November 11 2009, 6:46 PM

It may have been a government holiday, but Veteran’s Day this year was a working day for financial services officials in Washington. Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd released his financial reform bill late Tuesday evening. Instead of...
Stigma Surrounds Homeownership. Emotional Currency Undervalued

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by Tim Rood on September 15 2010, 12:02 PM

The Obama administration has tried gallantly to combat the financial crisis. Using virtually every conceivable tool at its disposal to keep people in their homes and prevent an outright collapse in home values. Where the administration has fallen short...
Solemn Remembrance of Those Lost Aboard Shuttle Columbia

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by Brian Montgomery on February 01 2012, 3:57 PM

Like countless persons across the world, I watched in quiet disbelief as thousands of pieces of debris streaked across the vast Texas sky the morning of February 1, 2003. Unlike what had transpired in 1986 during the launch of the shuttle Challenger,...

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