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Two Advocacy Groups Express Different Views on FRB Proposals

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 20 2007, 8:00 AM

Two mortgage industry groups have weighed in on the new mortgage regulations proposed earlier this week by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB.) The first, a major critic of regulatory efforts to end predatory lending, was critical of the proposed...
Foreclosure Filing Up 68 Percent Since November 2006 Per RealtyTrac

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 20 2007, 8:00 AM

RealtyTrac, Inc., a company that tracks delinquencies and foreclosures was reporting Thursday that the number of foreclosure filings in November was 68 percent higher nationwide than those in November 2006....
Mortgage Rates Rise While Application Activity Plummets

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 19 2007, 8:00 AM

Mortgage interest rates took a jump upward during the week ended December 13 and December 14 according to information released by Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association respectively. Mortgage applications activity was weak; the seasonally adjusted...
Morgan Stanley Latest to Accept Foreign Aid

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 19 2007, 8:00 AM

Another major American financial institution went on the international auction block Wednesday afternoon as Morgan Stanley announced it was accepting a $5 billion cash infusion from China Investment in return for a stake in the bank estimated to be as...
Housing Starts, Permits Fall Again But Builder Confidence Stabilizes

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 18 2007, 8:00 AM

Housing starts took another dive in November, falling another 3.7 percent from the revised October estimate of 1,232,000 starts. Even worse, the seasonally adjusted annual November rate of 1,187,000 starts is 24.2 percent below the 1,565,000 annualized...
Federal Reserve Expected To Adopt New Mortgage Regulations

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 18 2007, 8:00 AM

The Federal Reserve's Board of Governors is expected to endorse proposed rules developed by its staff for the banks it regulates that would end some of the more abusive lending practices aimed at subprime borrowers. The rules which have been widely promoted...
FHA Loan Limits Raised By Senate

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 17 2007, 8:00 AM

So-called FHA reform reached an important milestone on Friday when the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved its version of the legislation. The bill, which passed by a vote of 93-1 , seeks to make the Federal Housing Administration more relevant in the...
House Committee Votes On Mortgage Bankruptcy Bill

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 13 2007, 8:00 AM

The U.S. House Judiciary signed off on Wednesday on a bill designed to help certain bankrupt homeowners stay in those homes. The highly controversial bill is yet another piece in a crazy-quilt of government and mortgage industry attempts to curtail rising...
Two Surveys Show Big Rate Moves In Opposite Directions

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 13 2007, 8:00 AM

The two mortgage interest rate surveys upon which we report each week showed big changes for long term rates during the week ended December 6 and 7, but the difference in the outcomes was striking. Two of the products tracked by Freddie Mac dropped to...
Washington Mutual Announces Major Layoffs and Closings

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 11 2007, 8:00 AM

Late Monday, after the market closed of course, Washington Mutual announced that, in an attempt to raise cash, it will conduct a $2.5 billion convertible preferred stock offering. It will also close 190 of its 336 loan centers and sales offices, lay off...
Rate Freeze Program Faces More Hurdles Than Just A Bad Phone Number

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 10 2007, 8:00 AM

Plenty of people, including Matthew Graham, MortgageNewsDaily's op-ed columnist, are talking about the practical realities of freezing a mortgage rate adjustment under the plan President Bush announced last week. After reflecting I would like to raise...
Up In ARMs - The Mortgage Bailout

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 07 2007, 8:00 AM

"Grumble, grumble, grumble," echoed loudly today across America after The President, along with members of the Treasury, unveiled a "plan" to help stem the rising tide of foreclosures. Excited to have an ARM adjusting in June, I called HopeNow to find...
Bush's Subprime Rescue Plan Coincides With Sobering Delinquency Report

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 06 2007, 8:00 AM

Several hours before President Bush announced the details of his administrations plans to assist homeowners who are facing foreclosure the Mortgage Bankers Association released its delinquency survey for the third quarter. The survey showed that the number...
With Cerberus Sale Dead, Option One Will Close Down Originations

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 05 2007, 8:00 AM

While it will continue to market Option One to possible buyers, HRB has announced it will shut down the origination portion of the business while continuing its servicing activities and will eliminate 620 jobs at a pretax cost of about $75 million....
Treasury Secretary Outlines Foreclosure Rescue Plan

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by Mortgage News Daily on December 04 2007, 8:00 AM

Most of the mortgage bigwigs were in Washington, DC on Monday, attending the National Housing Forum sponsored by the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision. Treasury began the effort by convening a diverse group of market participants, who represent all segments...

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