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		<title>You May Have Missed the Housing Bottom, But Not the Mortgage Rate Bottom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, it has become somewhat clear (insert gigantic grain of salt here) that home prices may have bottomed last year, at least in some areas of the country. While it’s still too early to say so definitively, it looks like some homes were snatched up at rock-bottom prices a year ago. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America Ramps Up Principal Reductions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took a while, but Bank of America announced today that it intends to mail out principal reduction offers to some 200,000 homeowners. The first letters should be arriving in mailboxes this week, with most mailed by the third quarter of this year. The principal reduction program is part of the national foreclosure settlement, which ]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo Claims More Than a Third of Mortgage Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about dominating the market. A new report from Inside Mortgage Finance revealed that San Francisco-based bank and mortgage lender Wells Fargo snagged 33.9% of the mortgage market in the first quarter of 2012. It was the biggest residential mortgage market share in recorded history, and comes thanks to a huge drop-off by its closest ]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Lending Standards: It’s Not 2006 Anymore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve noted time and time again that it has become a lot more difficult to qualify for a mortgage over the past several years. And the latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (wow that’s long) released today by the Federal Reserve illustrates my point. Aside from the usual boring questions they ]]></description>
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		<title>Costco Mortgage Review: What Don’t They Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costco, the well-known mega wholesaler that runs a chain of membership warehouses internationally, is rolling out it’s so-called “Mortgage Services” to all customers after a year of initial testing. The company already offers all types of insurance, a co-branded credit card, RV and boat loans, beer, wine, electronics, not to mention gigantic tubs of mayonnaise. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage in America: A Word Cloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Above is a collection of words that essentially illustrate (and sum up) what I&#8217;ve written about over the past six years on this blog. I recently came across a website called Wordle that lets you create &#8220;beautiful word clouds,&#8221; which are indeed powerful. I simply began writing down any words that came to mind, all ]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Details Who’s Getting Mortgages These Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, mortgage rates are still rock bottom. In fact, the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage actually hit a new all-time low this week, falling to 3.11%, per Freddie Mac. So who’s actually benefiting? Well, a new loan origination report from Ellie Mae breaks it all down for us to see what’s working and what isn’t. The data ]]></description>
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		<title>How a Collection Account Could Kill Your FHA Loan Approval</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of hubbub lately about a new rule that was supposed to go into effect on April 1. I say “supposed to” because the FHA has since rescinded the rule, at least until July 1, and is now asking for public comment to get their head around it all. My guess is ]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America’s Mortgage to Lease Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago, Bank of America released details of its so-called “Mortgage to Lease” program, which as the name implies, allows homeowners to lease the homes they previously mortgaged. So let’s take a closer look to see just what Bank of America is doing here. First things first, this is a very limited pilot ]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Are On the Rise: Should You Panic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Robertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So the inevitable happened. Mortgage rates ticked up from their record lows, and the popular 30-year fixed has now drifted above four percent. Gasp! Does this mean we should stock up on water, dry goods and ammo, and crawl into our respective bomb shelters? Not exactly. While mortgage rates aren’t as low as they once ]]></description>
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