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Option ARMs At The Center of Rate Shock Fears

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by Mortgage News Daily on September 11 2006, 7:00 AM

The concept of rate shock is getting a lot of press and a portion of it is pretty scary. BusinessWeek.com has just published a stunning article that postulates that the fallout from "exotic" mortgages - i.e. interest only and option mortgages - will reach...
Home Price Increases Seen Slowing In OFHEO Report

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by Mortgage News Daily on September 07 2006, 7:00 AM

We have often said that the quarterly Office of Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) Home Price Index (HPI) report is one of the most interesting of the dozens of surveys and measures of the housing market that come out every month, quarter, or year....
Mortgage Rates Down Nearly 40 Basis Points From Year High

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by Mortgage News Daily on September 06 2006, 7:00 AM

Once again Freddie Mac is reporting that mortgage rates are down from the preceding week and have now reached levels not seen since late March and early April. Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist said, " Mortgage rates continued...
Candidate For Rate Shock? Some Suggestions, Maybe Some Comfort

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by Mortgage News Daily on September 05 2006, 7:00 AM

Now that the housing bubble has officially started to deflate we can turn our worries to the newest wiggle: Rate Shock . At least three of the major television and cable networks have run stories in the past week about the danger confronting homeowners...
You Might Be Surprised By What Triggers Credit Bureau Actions

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by Mortgage News Daily on September 01 2006, 7:00 AM

Have you ever had a credit card company suddenly lower your credit line in spite of your sterling payment record? Have you wondered how every mortgage lender in the world is aware that you have been shopping for a good refinance opportunity? Or why your...
Mortgage Rates Continue Five Week Slide

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 30 2006, 7:00 AM

For the fifth straight week Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates fell from the previous week's level. During the past week which ended August 24 all four the of the mortgage products tracked by Freddie Mac reached levels last seen at some point this...
House Real Estate Hearings - Prosecution Rests And Defense Steps Up

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 29 2006, 7:00 AM

After a parade of seven witnesses (plus Full Committee Chair Michael Oxley) who appeared before the House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity to testify about alleged limitations on competition from Internet competitors by the National...
Housing Bubble Watch: New and Existing Home Sales Tumble

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 25 2006, 7:00 AM

The National Association of Realtors issued its monthly report on sales of existing houses on Wednesday, August 23 and one would think they were reviewing the DVD of "Chicken Little." The networks didn't necessarily lead with the story but it was up there...
Mortgage Rates Reset Shock Is The Latest Worry In Mortgage Markets

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 24 2006, 7:00 AM

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has just issued the results or a large scale study of the potential impact of upcoming adjustments to adjustable rate mortgages . ACORN bills itself as the nation's largest community organization...
Mortgage Rates Return To April Levels

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 23 2006, 7:00 AM

Most interest rates were down again during the week ended August 17 and 18, but the changes were not nearly as aggressive as immediately after the Federal Reserve Board's decision to pause in its long term pattern of quarter-point rate increases. Freddie...
Housing Bubble Watch: Housing Permits, Starts, Builder Confidence Fall

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 22 2006, 7:00 AM

It's that time again. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Census Department have released their monthly reports on the state of the new home industry in consumer terms and the attitude of those who make their living by building the...
NAR Takes A Lickin From Competitors At Oxley Hearings

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 17 2006, 7:00 AM

In addition to the three witnesses from government agencies, Department of Justice, Government Accountability Office, and Federal Trade Commission who testified in general that real estate lacks real competitiveness , there were four other witnesses who...
Mortgage Rates Move In Opposite Directions

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 16 2006, 7:00 AM

It is hard to imagine how two organizations could deviate more on the direction of mortgage rates than Freddie Mac and The Mortgage Bankers Association did in their respective reports for the week ending August 10 and August 11. In the wake of the Federal...
Fannie Mae Slips Another Deadline, Freddie Mac Reform and OFHEO Wants Greater Power

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 15 2006, 7:00 AM

Several things have occurred over the last week or so in the ongoing saga of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and their financial improprieties which date back almost to the turn of the century. First, Freddie Mac recently announced that it had voluntarily adopted...
Housing Bubble Watch: Housing Sector No Longer Fueling The Economy

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by Mortgage News Daily on August 11 2006, 7:00 AM

Slower economic growth and rising inflationary pressures are cited as competing trends in the U.S. economy by Freddie Mac in its monthly Economic Outlook for August which was released on Wednesday. ...The report estimates that $500 billion in first mortgages...

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