January 27, 2012
Could the slowly improving economy, more favorable housing market data and record low mortgage rates entice more buyers into the market this year? Amy Hoak on The News Hub looks at what home sellers should know before listing. Photo: APThe Obama Administration has announced additional enhancements to the Making Home Affordable Program,...
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MBS Live : MBS RECAP Open MBS Live Dashboard FNMA 3.5 103-22 : +0-06 FNMA 4.0 105-19 : +0-04 FNMA 4.5 106-25 : +0-01 FNMA 5.0 107-30 : -0-02 GNMA 3.5 105-03 : +0-04 GNMA 4.0 107-23 : +0-02 GNMA 4.5 109-07 : -0-02 GNMA 5.0 110-24 : -0-08 FHLMC 3.5 103-16 : +0-06 FHLMC 4.0 105-11 : +0-03 FHLMC 4.5 106-08 : +0-00 FHLMC 5.0 107-14 : -0-02 Pricing as of 4:03 PM EST Afternoon Market Updates A recap of...Gallup - Frank Newport - About half (49%) of Americans agree with President Barack Obama's claim that the U.S. economic system is unfair, while 45% say it is fair. At the same time, 62% say the U.S. economic system is fair to them personally.
Flagstar Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Flagstar Bank FSB, has reported earnings of over over $337...
- So, I asked a bunch of Loan Officers to post their HARP questions on www.facebook.com/mortgagecurrencty and there were so many, that I ended up doing a free class with a HARP expert–who has first-hand street creds because he also originates these types of loans. Here’s a few of the things that you’ll learn” Overview of [...]
DataQuick has announced the release of RiskFinder Distress, a tool that provides investors, lenders and servicers with the ability...
The mortgage fraud unit will “streamline” and “strengthen” current efforts to investigate fraud in residential mortgage-backed securities, Holder said during a news conference today in Washington. The group is intended to help “restore faith in our ...
EDITORIAL: A Push on Mortgage Fraud - LoanSafeBy Carol Robinson -- The Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Birmingham man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme in which he sold three houses he didn't own, authorities said today. Darryl Cobb, 54, in August ...
- Subprime loans issued in 2004 and earlier possess a higher percentage of better quality re-performing loans when compared to 2006 and 2007 vintages, Amherst Securities said in its latest mortgage insight report. The point of the survey is to remind the market that there's a need to differentiate between the collateral characteristics of subprime loans issued [...]
