Posts Tagged ‘Mortgage’

SCAM CITY: Nevada’s mortgage crisis

Nevadans are strangled by the home mortgage crisis, hundreds of thousands of us stung by bad bank loans. Now we’re paying the price with at least 66,000 vacant units throughout the valley, the worst economy since the Great Depression and subdivision upon subdivision filled with people who are trapped beneath bad loans they could never [...]

How To Find The Right Home Loan Modification Services

There are a variety of different loan modification services for anyone to take a look at. These are services that can work to make it easier for a person to be able to pay off a mortgage. Services relating to help for homeowners are available but it will help for a person to find the [...]

Brokers Battle LO Comp Rule, YSP Restrictions

Federal rules go into effect this week to cap the pay of mortgage brokers — people who connect borrowers and lenders — in a move that has industry groups howling and consumer advocates smiling. The question is whether there will be unintended ripples that could squeeze first-time home buyers with limited credit histories and also [...]

Unsecured Loans: Loan Without Any Collateral

Often individual faces monetary problems abut due to lack of any collateral they fail to afford loans. To help those unsecured loans has been designed. These loans do not ask for any security or mortgage. These loans are mainly for those people, who can be a very good borrower in long term but are ignored [...]

Sharp drop in January house sales

Buyers hold tight to their purses as inflation continue to rise and spending cuts begin to bite A 29% fall in house sales in January compared to December is being blamed on inclement weather, rising inflation and government spending cuts. The Council of Mortgage Lenders , which has collated the data, said an “unusual combination [...]

Mortgage rates hold steady, Freddie Mac survey finds

The interest rate on a 30-year fixed loan this week edges up to 4.88% from 4.87% last week, while the 15-year fixed loan is unchanged from 4.15%. Rates on adjustable loans are nearly unchanged. Mortgage rates held steady this week, with lenders offering 30-year fixed-rate loans at 4.88% on average and 15-year fixed loans at [...]

Families face cut in disposable income if interest rates rise, warns economist

Bank of England ‘s monetary policy committee would cut the disposable incomes of almost every mortgage payer in Britain after a massive shift by homeowners to variable rate loans, a City … View full post on All Stories

Bank Chief Rejects Idea of Reducing Home Loans

Bank of America executives said on Tuesday that a government idea to write off tens of billions worth of mortgage debt was unworkable and warned that it would be unfair to untroubled borrowers. View full post on All Stories

Mortgage Rates on Fixed 30-Year U.S. Loans Decrease to 4.95%

U.S. mortgage rates fell for a second week, tracking a drop in Treasury yields as violent unrest in Libya sparked demand for relatively safe investments. View full post on All Stories

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 101: How much will we miss them? | Business Agenda

Since the financial crisis began, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy and insure mortgages, have needed $150 billion in support from Uncle Sam. Now, the U.S. Treasury is exploring ways to wind down its involvement with the mortgage giants. On Friday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner issued a white paper discussing the government’s options and [...]

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