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3 big banks nearly halt foreclosure sales after U.S. tweaks orders
Sales of homes in foreclosure by Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. ground nearly to a halt after regulators revised their orders on treatment of troubled borrowers during the 60 days before they lose their homes. The banks...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Citigroup Incorporated, Financial and Business Services
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Finance, Federal Housing Administration, Housing Industry, The Washington Post, Economy, Business and Finance
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates rise; average 30-year loan at 3.51%
Mortgage rates rose this week, with a widely watched survey reporting that lenders were offering 30-year fixed-rate loans at an average of 3.51%, up from a near-record low of 3.35% two weeks ago. The survey, released Thursday by mortgage financier...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Financial and Business Services, Loans, Freddie Mac
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BofA cuts 2 million customers loose
It's long been a basic tenet of the business world: You give us more business, we'll reward your loyalty with better deals. That's how cable companies operate with their service packages. That's how phone companies work. And until now, that's pretty...
Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Finance, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Bank of America Corp.
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Are your mortgage modification terms worth continuing payments?
Financially strapped homeowners who are close to foreclosure may want to face the music now rather than continuing to struggle with their monthly payments. There's a high probability of losing the house anyway, even with the government's help. According...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings
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Obama nominates Rep. Mel Watt to head Housing Finance Agency
WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners....
Tags: Republican Party, Federal Communications Commission, Politics, Finance, Parties and Movements
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BofA settles another mortgage lawsuit but is facing a new one
NEW YORK — As Bank of America Corp. pulls itself free from a swamp of mortgage liabilities, new troubles keep threatening to suck it back under. BofA agreed to settle a big insurer's claims over faulty mortgage bonds for $1.7 billion Monday. But...
Tags: Financial Markets, Litigation, Insurance, Lobbying, Citigroup Incorporated
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Monitor credit accounts to catch dings of all sizes
Dear Liz: My husband and I are in the process of refinancing our mortgage. I just received my credit report in the mail, and my score was 724. The report indicated that a delinquency resulted in my less-than-stellar score. When I went to the credit bureau...
Tags: Finance, Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Family, Crime, Law and Justice
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Loan underwriters make 'absurd' demands in effort to verify data
Did you hear about the loan underwriter who demanded a letter from the borrower's doctor stating the borrower had been healed and his illness would not come back? How about the underwriter who wanted a verification of employment from the borrower who...
Tags: Christianity, Fannie Mae, Religion and Belief, Finance, Federal Housing Administration
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N.Y. to sue Wells Fargo, Bank of America over mortgage practices
NEW YORK -- New York state's attorney general plans to sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America over alleged violations of a national mortgage settlement reached last year. Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman's office said Monday it intends to sue the banks for...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Litigation, Trials, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Incorporated
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Mortgage settlement violations persist in California, group says
NEW YORK -- Violations of a landmark mortgage settlement alleged by New York's attorney general are also widespread in California, a housing advocacy group says. “Banks aren’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing to help people stay...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Politics, Justice System, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. home prices keep rising, but homeownership is down
Home prices are rising at levels not seen since the real estate boom, but American homeownership remains on the decline. The two trends underscore the nature of the housing rebound: Gains in pricing have been driven significantly by investors, leaving...
Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Homes, Prices, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate Buyers
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