Latest news from http://www.mortgagebiznews.com http://www.mortgagebiznews.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/yA_oY0A9_s4/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:20 -0500 The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a news release this week trumpeting the continued growth of the VA Loan Guaranty program. The agency backed just under 360,000 loans last year, a 14-percent increase from FY10 and a whopping 168-percent increase since FY07. But that wasn’t the only good news. The release also noted that VA [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4436 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/nCIFNGJ5mOk/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:36:09 -0500 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 [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4427 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/e9Ng6K6-paQ/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:47:31 -0500  Underwater Homeowner’s in Atlanta Get Refinance Help from Obama Administration Atlanta, GA (January 2012) - Originally launched in April 2009, the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) was designed to help underwater homeowner’s take advantage of low mortgage rates even if they were low equity or slightly upside down. By allowing underwater homeowner’s the ability to take advantage of today’s lower interest [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4407 33.8 -84.35 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/d2MDxyA7gGk/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:18:23 -0500 If This Just Doesn’t Want to Make Your Brain Explode… By: Karen Deis, Publisher, MortgageCurrentcy.com Can you guess how many rule updates affected JUST the origination side of the business from January 1st to December 31st, 2011? Just guess! Ok, I’ll tell you—it’s 259, or an average of 21 rule updates per month.  To get [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/wD_cE2DKHrg/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:22:00 -0500 Here is a test of our new form: http://lenderama.com/?p=4386 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/3IUBCkc3xQQ/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:02:31 -0500 Gaining a little perspective on what really drove home prices over the last few decades can be valuable to would be buyers. The state of the market now that values have come well off their peak in concert with record low interest rates should be hard to resist. Still persistant though is the uncertainty breeding [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4371 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/15kSbYBCLsg/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:36:59 -0500 Choosing a FHA 203K Lender Why Is 203K Lender Selection Important? What Should Potential FHA 203K Clients Look For?  When I started specializing in 203K Renovation Loans there were very few people that offered the product. There was little to no training and you were mostly resigned to using a lender that would end up [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4355 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/M6ljDFw21Zg/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:29 -0500 http://lenderama.com/?p=4349 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/nvnOLwmyCGw/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:45:31 -0500 Riding a wave of new refinance loans, the VA home loan program experienced a huge year in Fiscal 2011, guaranteeing nearly 360,000 loans, according to data provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA refinance loans surged 40 percent from FY10, as military borrowers sought to capitalize on historically low interest rates. Refinance volume increased [...] http://lenderama.com/?p=4311 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/yxwE/~3/3c4Uz8cKmx4/ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:33:00 -0500 Wassup???? http://lenderama.com/?p=4303