Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator may identify as much as $30 billion of debt included in mortgage bonds that the companies can force sellers to repurchase, according to Joshua Rosner, an analyst who in 2007 predicted the collapse in the market for the securities.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency this month said it issued 64 [...]
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Fannie Mae Subpoenas May Find $30 Billion of Bad Mortgages, Analyst Says
July 21st, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
Tags: bank of america, economists, fannie mae, Federal Housing, financial market, Freddie Mac, housing market, investors, loan, money, mortgage bonds, mortgage securities, subprime mortgages, tax credit, treasurys, wall street
more...Mortgage Rescue Scheme to be cut
July 20th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
The government is cutting the amount home owners can sell to the council under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme.
Grant Shapps says the amount that home owners can sell to the council or housing association will be reduced from 65% to 55% which will allow more people to benefit.
He adds that the Scheme needs to be “refocused” [...]
Tags: home loans, homeowners, housing market, interest rates, loan, money, mortgage loans, mortgage market, mortgage payments, mortgage rescue, mortgages, real estate
Daily Mortgage Rates
July 19th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
Today the thirty-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) is averaging an interest rate of about 4.50%, this is down from most of last week when the thirty-year FRM averaged at 4.625%. The current mortgage rates being offered by America’s leading mortgage servicers continue to remain around fifty-year lows.
The fifteen-year FRM is currently being advertised at about [...]
Tags: economic recovery, FHA, fixed rates, homebuyers, housing market, interest rate, lenders, loan, loans, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending, mortgage rates, mortgages, real estate
Mortgage Refinance Loan – Are They Easy To Find?
July 16th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
With bad economical condition many people move to bad credit status. There are many lenders who are offering bad credit loans. If a borrower is searching for refinance loan with bad credit than it’s difficult. But yet, there are some companies who are willing to help. These loans are stress free and are the process [...]
Tags: bad credit, borrower, brokers, economic recovery, financial, foreclosure, home loans, homebuyers, loan, money, mortgage finance, mortgage loans, real estate, real estate loans
Mortgage Rates Mostly Flat; 30Yr Fixed Stays At 4.57% -Freddie
July 15th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
Mortgage rates were largely flat the past week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages remaining at a record low, according to Freddie Mac’s (FMCC) weekly survey of mortgage rates.
Rates remain at or near record lows as the Treasury market has rallied amid stock-market skepticism, pushing yields down. Mortgage rates generally track Treasury yields.
The [...]
Tags: fixed rates, Freddie Mac, home loans, housing market, interest rates, loan, money, mortgage, mortgage lenders, mortgage payment, mortgage rates, mortgages, real estate, treasury, treasurys
Homebuying basics: What is a mortgage
July 6th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
There is often an assumption that everyone knows what a mortgage is. However, many first time homebuyers only have a very basic grasp of what a mortgage is and what role it plays in enabling them to buy a house. The objective of this article, therefore, is to provide a brief overview of what a [...]
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Wells Fargo Homeowners Refinance For Lower Mortgage Interest Rate–Will A Lower Mortgage Payment Follow?
July 5th, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
Homeowners with lenders like Wells Fargo have been able to refinance for a lower mortgage interest rate, as rates have remained quite low over the past months. Homeowners have sought a lower monthly mortgage payment also, and for many who refinanced and got a lower interest rate on their home loan, a lower mortgage payment [...]
Tags: financial crisis, home loans, homeowners, lenders, loan, money, mortgage market, mortgage payments, mortgage rates, real estate, tax credit, us interest rates, wells fargo
Mortgage Approval Rise Shows ‘Stable Market’
June 23rd, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
Mortgage approvals hit their highest level of 2010 last month, according to the British Bankers Association.
In the third consecutive month of rises, a total of 36,709 home loans were granted in May.
However, the figure was below the 27-month high reached in December 2009, attributable to the stamp duty holiday and severe cold weather.
Andrew Montlake of [...]
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Troubled borrowers get help outside Obama mortgage plan
June 22nd, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
More troubled homeowners have fallen out of trial mortgage modifications than have received long-term help, a new government report released Monday shows.
But nearly half of these borrowers received alternate help, while only 7% have fallen into foreclosure, according to the latest report on the administration’s signature housing-rescue plan, Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP.
Also, [...]
Tags: borrowers, financial crisis, foreclosures, home loans, homeowners, housing market, loan, mortgage, mortgage modification, Obama administration, subprime mortgages
Avoiding Mortgage Scams
June 21st, 2010 by Mortgage Writer
The FBI arrested more than one thousand people in a mortgage fraud crackdown last week. And though the government is doing what it can to crack down on fraud, consumers applying for a mortgage or looking for help avoiding foreclosure still need to be cautious. Kelli Grant, Senior Consumer Reporter for SmartMoney.com shares steps you [...]
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