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- Mortgage rescue plans ignore tax consequences
- The world is full of unintended consequences, and it's time the presidential candidates started thinking about them. The subject, my friends, is debt relief - and the unintended consequences might be a huge tax bill for the unburdened debtors. In separate statements at two...
- Research articles 2008-10-24
- Commentary: Mortgage rescue plans ignore tax consequences
- The world is full of unintended consequences, and it's time the presidential candidates started thinking about them. The subject, my friends, is debt relief -- and the unintended consequences might be a huge tax bill for the unburdened debtors. In separate statements at two debates,...
- Research articles 2008-10-13
- 1st Metropolitan Mortgage Introduces BrightGreen Mortgage Program; Toyota Prius Sweepstakes
- CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, a national mortgage originator, has made a commitment to making the mortgage origination process more environmentally friendly by introducing its national BrightGreen Mortgage program. The program will give originators the tools and support to produce mortgages in a more environmentally-friendly manner while saving borrowers...
- Research articles 2008-09-29
- Mortgage lenders feel the wrath of a Federal Judge and Attorneys General: a District Court judge in Wisconsin grants class-action status to plaintiffs, and attorneys general file suit against Countrywide
- It's a case that's got bankers and other mortgage lenders and brokers quivering in their collective wing tips because the exposures could run into the hundreds of millions, if not the billions, of dollars. A lawsuit filed in 2005 by a Cedarburg, Wis., couple alleging deceptive lending practices on...
- Research articles 2008-09-15
- Merrill Lynch Hires Michael Nierenberg as Global Head of Mortgages and Securitized Products and James De Mare to Run Mortgage Trading
- NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER) today announced that Michael Nierenberg from JP Morgan will be joining the firm to head global mortgages and securitized products businesses, and that James De Mare from Citigroup will also be joining to run the company's mortgage trading operations. ...
- Research articles 2008-09-02
- The origins of a housing credit bubble; Monday-morning quarterbacks are finding plenty to blame for the creation of a housing credit bubble that has dramatically brust. While there's a growing laundry list of causes, there appears to be emerging consensus
- As bubbles go, this one is probably going to be a modern record-breaker. * The worldwide toll in write-downs at banks and financial institutions for the housing credit bubble in the United States is now expected to top out at $565 billion, according to the Washington, D.C.-based International Monetary...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, The
- By now almost all of you have heard about this tax act, hurriedly passed in the waning hours of 2007 - and a few of you may even really understand it. Unfortunately, a number of of you may have been caught in the sub-prime adjustable rate mortgage debacle and bumped...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- ServiceLink Offers Special Services for Reverse Mortgages
- Program Helps Non-Traditional Borrowers PITTSBURGH -- ServiceLink, a leading provider of origination and default services and the national mortgage services platform of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF), has enhanced its title and settlement solution for reverse mortgage transactions. Understanding that reverse mortgages differ from standard refinance transactions, ServiceLink offers...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- High borrowing costs defy rate cuts
- The Federal Reserve Board has pushed short-term interest rates lower, but the credit crunch is raising borrowing costs for corporations and home buyers. The Fed has nudged its key overnight federal funds rates down to 2% from 5.25% a year ago to stimulate the economy. Yields...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Commentary: Financial industry rescue from the SEC and Treasury
- If you have been watching the U.S. stock markets or looking through quarterly statements from your local investment firm, you've probably observed that the markets are down significantly and your investment accounts have lost a noticeable amount of money. As of Aug. 1, the S&P 500 Index...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- U.S. paying for advice on Fannie, Freddie
- WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department said Tuesday it had hired investment firm Morgan Stanley to help the government assess the risks facing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. For $95,000 to cover the company's expenses, Morgan Stanley will assess the state of the mortgage market and give...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Congress Passes Housing Bailout, Bush Signs Law
- In a rare Saturday session, the Senate approved the massive housing rescue package, which includes provisions to bail out both troubled homeowners and secondary mortgage market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bill was signed into law last week by President Bush. The most important provisions for credit...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Fed adopts final HOEPA rules
- The Mortgage Bankers Association MBA has cautiously commended the final changes by the Federal Reserve to Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act TILA, under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act HOEPA, even as it cautioned the Fed to ensure that the changes do no harm to an...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Murin confirmed new Ginnie Mae president
- With little more than half a year left before a new administration takes over the Oval Office, the Senate in late June confirmed the White House's newest president of Ginnie Mae. Joseph J. Murin became Ginnie Mae's 16th president after being sworn in by HUD Secretary Stephen Preston, who...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- The online opportunity: a new survey of mortgage borrowers by Deloitte Consulting reveals why some apply online—and others don't
- Most everyone in the mortgage industry would agree that these are tough times for lenders. While some are asking, "What's next?" and "Who's next?," many lending executives are asking themselves a different question--namely, what's the antidote they need to survive the credit crunch and emerge stronger than before? [ILLUSTRATION...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- US agency gives Jordan banks 250 mln dlrs for housing
- AMMAN AFP — A US government agency signed on Tuesday a 250-million-dollar loan deal with three Jordanian banks to help them extend long-term mortgage lending to low-income citizens. Under the deal, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation will provide 100 million dollars to the Arab Bank, 100 million dollars to...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- Congress Eyes Plans To Bailout Fannie, Freddie
- Both the House and Senate were expected last week to pass the massive housing rescue bill, with new provisions that would provide for a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, if necessary. While Congress was planning to pass the bill, the White House was holding its plans close...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Family Finance
- Byline: By TONY HETHERINGTON Q: You often mention building societies and banks, but you never mention the Post Office. As I have recently invested in the Post Office Instant Saver account I am beginning to feel nervous! W.J.P. A: The PostOffice is not what it used to be....
- Research articles 2008-07-16
- Judicial Watch Files Senate, FEC Complaints Against Barack Obama Over Questionable Mortgage Loan
- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed separate complaints with the Federal Election Commission FEC and the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee against Senator Barack Obama for allegedly accepting a below-market rate mortgage loan in 2005 not available to the...
- Research articles 2008-07-09
- Senate advances mortgage rescue
- WASHINGTON -- A mortgage rescue plan to save hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure drew overwhelming Senate support Monday, inching toward passage despite Republican objections. The Senate voted 76-10 to advance the bill, a broad array of housing measures including overhauls of the Federal Housing Administration, the...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
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