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Highest Annual Home Price Appreciation Since March 2006, More Expected -CoreLogic

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by Jann Swanson on May 07 2013, 9:09 AM

Home prices measured by CoreLogic increased by 10.5 percent on an annual basis in March, the largest year-over-year increase since March 2006 . The company's HPI Report said March marked the 13 th consecutive month that its home price index that includes...
Schneiderman to Sue BofA, Wells Fargo Over Settlement Violations

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by Jann Swanson on May 06 2013, 1:57 PM

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced at a press conference this afternoon that his office will be suing Bank of America Corp (BOA) and Wells Fargo and Co for violating the $25 billion settlement they agreed to one year ago. Reports are...
New Delinquencies at Six-Year Low -LPS

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by Jann Swanson on May 06 2013, 1:33 PM

In yet another indication that the housing market is stabilizing, Lender Processing Services (LPS) said today that new problem loan rates have fallen below 1 percent for the first time in six years . Loans that were seriously delinquent in March but were...
Seasonal Trends Blamed For Decline in NAHB's Improving Markets List

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by Jann Swanson on May 06 2013, 1:07 PM

The list of improving markets compiled by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and First American Title appears to have hit an inevitable point of diminishing returns. The index lost a net of 15 markets in May, declining to 258 as 19 markets...
GSEs Begin Qualified Mortgage Rollout; Purchases Restricted in 2014

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by Jann Swanson on May 06 2013, 11:53 AM

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae , as directed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ), took the first steps in implementation of the new " Qualified Mortgage " (QM) rules today. The two GSEs sent letters to lenders from who they purchase loans outlining...
MBA's Stevens: Transition Away From Conservatorship Will Never Be More Advantageous

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by Jann Swanson on May 06 2013, 10:54 AM

In prepared remarks for a speech before the Mortgage Bankers Associations 2013 Secondary Market Conference on Monday MBA CEO David H. Stevens called for changes to the housing finance system that would result in a single security , a new risk sharing...
GSEs Analyze Stand-Alone Value of Multi-family Businesses

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by Jann Swanson on May 03 2013, 1:28 PM

Each of the government sponsored enterprises ( GSEs ) has released a report analyzing the viability of their multifamily operations under a scenario divorcing them from the parent company and stripping away the existing government guarantee. The reports...
Thousands More FHA Loans set for Auction Block

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by Jann Swanson on May 03 2013, 12:06 PM

Approximately 20,000 severely delinquent FHA-guaranteed mortgage loans will be offered to investors through two Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) sponsored auctions this summer. The sales are part of HUDs expanded Distressed Asset Stabilization...
CFPB Publishes User Friendly Compliance Guides

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by Jann Swanson on May 03 2013, 9:47 AM

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just published three compliance guides to help both lenders and consumers understand some of the new rules issued by the agency. The publications, called Small Entity Compliance Guides cover the 2013...
Disparity in 'Severe Housing Costs' Between Renters and Owners

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by Matthew Graham on May 02 2013, 2:16 PM

The Center for Housing Policy today released a report on housing affordability among working households in the US. The report concludes an ongoing uptrend in the incidence of “ severe housing costs ” among ' working renters ' whereas ' working...
Foreclosure Review Payouts Coming Under Congressional, Media Scrutiny

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by Jann Swanson on May 02 2013, 11:59 AM

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings recently introduced a bill that would create an independent monitor to oversee the distribution of funds paid by mortgage services to borrowers to compensate for illegal foreclosures and other abuses. The bill, HR 1706 ...
Mel Watt Officially Nominated to Head FHFA

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by Jann Swanson on May 01 2013, 4:02 PM

Confirming earlier speculation, President Barack Obama this afternoon nominated Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC) to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) . Watt, who has served in the House of Representatives for 20 years, will succeed...
Lower Rates send Refi Activity back to January Levels

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by Jann Swanson on May 01 2013, 9:04 AM

Applications for refinancing increased during the week ended April 26 driving the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Market Composite Index up 1.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. The Index, a measure of overall mortgage application volume ,...
DeMarco Out? Rumors say Director Appointment Imminent

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by Jann Swanson on May 01 2013, 8:37 AM

President Obama has picked a replacement for acting Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Edward J. DeMarco according to multiple news outlets, citing an "administration official." The nomination of Mel Watt , a long-time congressman from North...
FHFA: Progress Report on Fannie/Freddie Replacement

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2013, 3:39 PM

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released a progress report on the common securitization infrastructure (CSI) being constructed as a replacement for the existing processes used by the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and...

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