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FHA could stop charging extra interest on mortgage payoffs
WASHINGTON — Pressured by consumer protection regulators, the Federal Housing Administration is expected to end one of its most controversial practices: charging borrowers interest on their home mortgages for weeks after they've paid off the...
Tags: Mortgages, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Finance, Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae
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If John Paulson wins on Fannie Mae, America loses
For years, the White House and many lawmakers have been saying the government needs to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of their misery. Yet they live on. And now their stock charts look like electrocardiograms. Both companies' common shares are up...Tags: Mutual Funds, Companies and Corporations, Finance, Shareholders, Fannie Mae
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Proposed home finance reform could restrict Wells Fargo lending
A bipartisan Senate effort to shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could curtail Wells Fargo & Co.’s enormous home lending business by restricting the bank’s ability to issue certain mortgage-backed securities. The proposal, spearheaded by...
Tags: Derivative Securities, Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Fannie Mae
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The Mortgage Professor: Some well-off borrowers at a disadvantage
The Mortgage ProfessorIn a recent column, I pointed out that mortgage lenders today can make a loan with only 3 percent down to a borrower with a steady job but a credit score of only 570, and have it insured by the Federal Housing Administration. But lenders can't or won't...Tags: Mortgages, Federal Housing Administration, Finance, Fannie Mae, Condos
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates rise again; 15-year fixed tops 3%
Fixed mortgage rates shot higher for the fifth consecutive week,Freddie Macsaid, with the typical 15-year home loan topping 3% for the first time in a year and the 30-year rate rising to an average of 3.91% from 3.81% a week ago. The trend reflects Wall...
Tags: Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae
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Mortgage rates hit yet another high
Tribune reporterMortgage rates no longer are uber-low. The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage this week was 3.91 percent, the highest it's been since April 5, 2012 when the average rate was 3.98 percent. Freddie Mac also reported today that the average rate...Tags: Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Finance, Banking, Economy, Business and Finance
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Average 30-year interest rates rise to nearly 4%
Sun SentinelInterest rates on average 30-year fixed loans rose for the fifth week in a row and is now near 4 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was at 3.91 percent this week. Last week, the rate had jumped to 3.81...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Foreclosures are cheap, but pitfalls may await buyers
St. Louis Post-DispatchBack in 2011, Christina and Brian Jenkins decided to take up a sideline as landlords. Since then, they've acquired three rental houses in the St. Louis area. Two of them were foreclosures. They have advice for those who want to pick up a foreclosed house...Tags: Mortgages, Federal Housing Administration, Housing and Urban Planning, Fannie Mae, Services and Shopping
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'This should make every American's blood boil'
The conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was eager for publicity in September 2011 when it sued 17 financial institutions, accusing them of ripping off the two government-backed housing financiers. It isn't so enthusiastic anymore. Last week the U....Tags: General Electric Company, Mortgages, Finance, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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High expenses of TARP effort
In late May, the Congressional Budget Office released its most recent assessment of the cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This occasioned far less thoughtful discussion of the role of government than it should have, which is unfortunate...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Business Enterprises, American International Group, Business, Bankruptcy
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Mortgage rates pushing higher
Mortgage interest rates have moved much higher than they were just a few weeks ago, and there's consensus that just as home prices have moved off the bottom, so have mortgage rates. On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year,...
Tags: Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Consumer Confidence, Chicago Mortgages, Services and Shopping
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Rising mortgage rates could fuel already hot housing markets
Mortgage rates have risen half a percentage point since setting record lows last fall, and many economists expect them to continue rising for the foreseeable future. The increase, a reaction to the improving economy and housing markets, could fuel...
Tags: Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Finance, Human Interest, Real Estate Buyers
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