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After 5-Year Pause FHFA Issues Executive Compensation Rule

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 12:08 PM

The Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday which may mean that the long drawn-out saga over compensation for executives of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and Freddie Mac and Fannie...
CFPB Releases Video Series to Better Explain Mortgage Rules

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by Matthew Graham on May 15 2013, 3:07 PM

Under Dodd-Frank, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) was required to issue several mortgage rules , ostensibly intended to 'protect consumers.' While the extent to which these rules actually accomplish 'protection' is open to debate, there...
Realtors Briefed on Short Sale and Foreclosure Valuation Improvements

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 11:50 AM

Several speakers representing lenders, servicers, and appraisers spoke to Realtors attending their Midyear Legislative Meetings in Washington on Wednesday about some of the issues that have arisen around short sales and property valuation . Tim McCallum...
Purchase Applications Hit 10 Month High

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 10:51 AM

The percentage of loans originated for purchasing homes increased again in April , the third consecutive month they have done so. According Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report for April, those loans made up 42 percent of the total originations during...
Increased Sense of Urgency Amongst Home Buyers Sends Builder Confidence Higher

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 12:39 PM

Builder confidence has perked up again. After dropping three points in April to 41, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rebounded to 44 this month, reflecting improvement in all three of its component...
LPS Announces new Tool for Fannie Mae's SMDU Interface

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 11:09 AM

Lender Processing Services (LPS) has release a new tool for mortgage servicers that the company says will allow them to "provide consistent, real-time decisions on loan modifications and other solutions for homeowners with payment challenges." The Workout...
Realtors Hear From Cordray and Others on Federal Involvement Post Crisis

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 8:53 AM

Realtors meeting at the National Association of Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo heard two presentations about the roles the federal government is playing in the industry . Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection...
Foreclosure Bottleneck Artificially Raising Delinquency Rate - Transunion

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 6:58 AM

WIs it possible that the sluggishness of the foreclosure pipeline is actually camouflaging low mortgage delinquency rates ? TransUnion raised the possibility yesterday in a presentation at its Financial Services Summit. Its analysis showed that stubbornly...
Mortgage Applications Fall in Face of Rising Rates

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by Jann Swanson on May 15 2013, 7:43 AM

Applications for both purchasing and refinancing homes dropped during the week ended May 10 as interest rates reversed the downward trend of the previous few weeks. According to the Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey conducted by the Mortgage Bankers...
Americans Resume Deleveraging Household Balance Sheets

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 2:16 PM

American households have resumed what is now nearly a five year effort to decrease their debt. The Household Debt and Credit Report for the first quarter of 2013 released today from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noted that outstanding household...
Southern California Home Sales Hit 7 Year High

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 3:07 PM

Home sales in Southern California hit a seven year high in April spurred by pent up consumer demand and high levels of investor activity . Prices rose along with sales to a 58 month high. DataQuick, in a report released on Tuesday, said a total of 21...
Housing Inventory Moving Quickly Despite More Listings and Higher Prices in April

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 2:40 PM

The spring market may be bringing a little of the hoped for increase in available homes for sale. April data from Realtor.com indicated the inventory of homes listed on the nationwide site increased by 4.12 percent in April to 1.75 million and list prices...
Housing Affordability Stays Strong, But Hinges On Low Rates

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 2:17 PM

Housing affordability declined slightly in the first quarter of this year, but remains near historic highs according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released on Tuesday. The Index looks at the...
Your Housing Recovery May Vary (Based On Location) - CoreLogic

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 12:53 PM

CoreLogic's May MarketPulse report, released today, looks at the housing recovery and concludes that it is not occurring evenly across the U.S , but is "concentrated in geographies that are either recovering from the boom-bust cycle or exhibiting strong...
Freddie Mac Gives Immediate Green Light to Streamlined Modifications

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by Jann Swanson on May 14 2013, 10:17 AM

Freddie Mac has opened applications for its new Streamlined Modification program , making it available to all eligible borrowers immediately, six weeks earlier than originally planned . The company said the early implementation was made to expedite financial...

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