Mortgage Archives
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- 19: 14.41 Percent of All Mortgages Late or in Foreclosure
- 19: Mortgage Rates are Hot, Hot, Hot
- 18: Call for Worldwide Minimum Mortgage Standards
- 18: Home Builder Calls FHA Lending a Train Wreck
- 18: Applications to Purchase a Home Lowest Since 1997
- 17: Unemployed Homeowners May Get Mortgage Assistance
- 17: First Time Home Buyers Claim Record Market Share
- 17: New York Foreclosure Bill Gives All Homeowners More Time
- 16: Consumers to be Notified When Mortgage Changes Hands
- 16: CitiMortgage Foreclosure Prevention Three Times Better in Florida
- 16: Nicholas Cage Loses Two Homes to Foreclosure
- 12: FHA Capital Reserve Ratio Falls to 0.53 Percent
- 12: Mortgage Rates Hit Five Week Low
- 12: Mortgage Purchase Applications Lowest Since 2000
- 11: 22 Percent of Florida Mortgages Non-Current
- 10: HAMP Loan Modifications Rise Above 650,000
- 10: Chase to Hire 1,200 Mortgage Loan Officers by End of 2010
- 09: Bank of America Originates Nearly $100 Billion in Mortgages During Third Quarter
- 09: Florida AG Files Lawsuits Against Two Loan Mod Companies
- 09: Fewer Americans Underwater on the Mortgage
- 05: Fannie Mae Deed for Lease Program
- 05: Mortgage Rates Back Below Five Percent
- 04: The FHA’s Unhealthy Growth
- 04: Mortgage Demand Rises for First Time in Three Weeks
- 03: Wells Fargo Converting Option Arms into Interest Only Loans
- 02: Refinancing in Third Quarter Saves Homeowners $3 Billion
- 02: Loan Modifications Will Not Hurt Credit Scores (At the Moment)
- 02: Mortgage Bankers See Another Profitable Quarter
- 30: HUD Cracks Down on Another Lender
- 29: High Loan Limit, Homebuyer Tax Credit to be Extended Into 2010
- 29: Retro Appraisals Latest Foreclosure Defense
- 29: Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week
- 28: New Foreclosure Hot Spots Emerge in Third Quarter
- 28: Mortgage Application Volume Slips for Third Week Running
- 27: MBA Headquarters for Sale
- 27: Trade Groups Urge Extension of Higher Home Loan Limits
- 27: Pulte Accused of Selling Homes at Above Market Values
- 26: Government Agencies Own or Guarantee 95 Percent of New Mortgages
- 26: Amendment to Sunset the Home Valuation Code of Conduct Makes Progress
- 23: 100th Bank Fails in 2009
- 22: Top States by Mortgage Lending Volume
- 22: 30-Year Fixed Back in the Fives
- 21: Mortgage Defaults Slow in California
- 21: Aurora Loan Services to Start Loaning Again
- 21: Lend America Faces FHA Suspension
- 21: Mortgage Demand Falls for Second Straight Week
- 15: Foreclosures Hit New Quarterly High
- 15: Mortgage Rates Bottom Out Again
- 14: Win One Year of Free Mortgage Payments from Wells Fargo
- 14: MBA Expects $1.5 Trillion in Mortgage Originations in 2010
- 14: Mortgage Apps Slow as Rates Creep Up
- 13: SoCal Home Sales Increase Slightly, Median Unchanged
- 13: Reduced Paperwork to Speed Up Loan Modifications
- 13: FHA Chief Fights Off Higher Down Payment Requirement
- 13: Realtors Want Current FHA Loan Limits Permanent
- 12: What is Loan to Value?
- 12: Countrywide Was Fannie Mae’s Top Customer
- 12: Foreclosures Hitting Higher Priced Homes
- 09: Congressional Panel Says Home Affordable Program Inadequate
- 09: Wells/BofA Account for Nearly Half of Mortgage Originations in 2009
- 08: Making Home Affordable Hits Loan Mod Goal Early
- 08: FHA Bailout Back On?
- 08: Mortgage Rates Fall Again…
- 07: Is Option Arm Bailout Next?
- 07: Fannie and Freddie to Rescue Mortgage Bankers
- 07: Mortgage Applications Continue to Surge
- 06: Hotel Foreclosures Triple in California
- 05: How Do I Know If Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac Owns My Mortgage?
- 05: California Bill Aims to Ban Upfront Payments for Loan Mods
- 05: HAMP Modifications Jump, but So Do Foreclosures
- 02: Do Mortgage Inquiries Affect Credit Score?
- 02: Bill Aims to Increase FHA Down Payment to Five Percent
- 01: Can I Refinance With Negative Equity?
- 01: 3,944,602 Home Loan Applications Denied in 2008
- 01: 30 Year Fixed Nears Record Low, 15 and 5 Year Hit New Lows
- 30: Mortgage Broker Firms to Fall 72 Percent from Peak
- 30: Re-Default Rates, Delinquencies Up Despite Increased Home Retention Efforts
- 30: Private Mortgage Insurance Volume Hits Record Low
- 30: Mortgage Apps Cool Off as Summer Ends
- 29: Five Year ARM Falls Below Four Percent
- 29: Bank of America Halts ACORN Relationship
- 29: Home Builders Can’t Get Financing Either
- 28: What Happens to My Mortgage If My Bank Fails?
- 28: State Housing Agencies Expected to Get Treasury Boost
- 28: Freddie Mac Delinquency Rate Hits Record High
- 24: Seven Million Strong Foreclosure Overhang to Depress Home Prices
- 24: One in Five Say Homebuyer Tax Credit Primary Influence to Buy a Home
- 24: 15-Year Fixed Hits New Record Low
- 23: Mortgage Rates Moving Lower Thanks to Fed Pledge to Extend Buying
- 23: FHA Eases Appraisal Fee Policy
- 23: Refinance Applications Surge as Rates Keep Falling
- 22: California Home Sales, Median Fall in August
- 22: Asian Homeownership Hit Most in 2008
- 22: Monthly Housing Costs Highest in California
- 21: End of Fed Mortgage Buying Program Could Bump Interest Rates One Percent
- 21: Mortgage Delinquencies Set New Record
- 21: Man Robs Bank to Pay the Mortgage
- 18: Home Builders Plead for Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension
- 18: FHA Insurance Fund to Fall Below Minimum, Policy Changes Coming
- 17: Mortgage Profits Surge in First Quarter of 2009
- 17: FTC May Ban Upfront Payments for Loan Modifications
- 17: FDIC to Combat Foreclosures with Brochures
- 17: 30-Year Fixed Nearing Four Percent Range
- 16: How Long After Foreclosure Can I Purchase a Home?
- 16: Southern California Home Sales Fall, But Median Inches Up
- 16: Mortgage Apps Fall During Holiday Week
- 15: How Long Does a Foreclosure Stay on Your Credit?
- 15: Interest-Only Mortgage Resets On the Horizon
- 15: Wells Fargo Exec Turns Foreclosed Home Into Party House
- 14: Mortgage Crisis Hurting Americans Credit Scores
- 14: FDIC Asks Acquiring Banks to Lower Mortgage Payments for Unemployed
- 10: It’s Still a Buyer’s Market
- 10: Mortgage Broker Share of Loan Originations Hits New Low
- 10: Foreclosure Activity Slips From Record High
- 10: Does Refinancing Hurt Your Credit Score?
- 10: Mortgage Rates Inch Lower
- 09: Home Affordable Modifications Increase In August
- 09: Lower Rates Get Refinancing Train Rolling Again
- 08: Are Closing Costs Included In a Mortgage?
- 08: FHA Boss Claims No Capital Infusion Needed
- 08: Mozilo Defense Attorneys Want SEC Suit Dismissed
- 08: Foreclosure Sales Dragging Down Home Prices
- 03: Credit Bureau Claims to Pinpoint Strategic Defaulters
- 03: US Bank Launches Green Home Equity Loan
- 03: Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Lower
- 02: What Do Loan Processors Do?
- 02: Loan Workouts Slide as HAMP Implemented
- 02: MBA Looks to Create New Mortgage-Backed Securities
- 02: Government-Insured Share of Purchase Applications Highest Since 1991
- 01: Are Home Prices Stabilizing?
- 01: Survey: Just Over Half Would Contact Bank if Having Trouble Paying Mortgage
- 31: Which Mortgage Should I Pay Off First?
- 28: 1,000 Bank Failures Expected
- 28: Homebuyer Tax Credit Pushes California Sales Higher
- 27: What Does a Mortgage Payment Consist Of?
- 27: Google Mortgage Coming Soon?
- 27: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
- 26: Appraisal Management Companies Not to Blame Says Exec
- 26: What Do Underwriters Do?
- 26: Refis Push Mortgage Applications Higher
- 25: Customer Satisfaction Survey Reveals Bad Mortgage News
- 25: California Home Prices Up as More Expensive Homes Sell
- 25: Citi Loan Workouts, Delinquencies Higher
- 24: Delinquency Cure Rates on Mortgages Plummeting
- 24: Taylor, Bean, & Whitaker Halts Foreclosures, Late Payments
- 21: Advantages of Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- 20: When Do Mortgage Payments Start?
- 20: 13 Percent of Mortgages in Default or Foreclosure
- 20: Mortgage Rates Hit Three Month Low
- 18: Largest UK Mortgage Lenders
- 18: Most Homeowners See Real Estate Stabilizing This Year
- 17: How to Get the Best Mortgage Rate
- 17: China to Invest in US Mortgages
- 17: Mortgage Banking Profits Improved in 2008
- 13: Fixed Mortgages Continue to Dominate Refinancing
- 13: Do Mortgage Modifications Work?
- 13: Mortgage Rates Rise on Positive Employment News
- 12: How Does Refinancing Work?
- 12: Mortgage Apps Slow as Refis Lose Steam
- 11: New York Homebuyer Tax Credit Launched
- 10: Do Mortgage Rates Change Daily?
- 10: 7-Cent Underpayment Costs Family Their Home
- 10: Mortgage Hiring Outpaces Layoffs in Second Quarter
- 07: How Does a Mortgage Broker Get Paid?
- 07: How Much is a Mortgage Point?
- 06: Group Tells Loan Servicers to Carry Out More Loan Mods
- 06: Mortgage Rates Ease During the Week
- 05: Nearly Half of Mortgages Will Be Underwater by 2011
- 05: Are Mortgage Points Tax Deductible?
- 05: Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Suspended by FHA, Ceases Operations
- 05: FHFA Director James Lockhart to Resign
- 05: Top Mortgage Lenders in Second Quarter 2009
- 05: Mortgage Apps Up as Rates Plummet
- 04: Loan Mods Fall at Fannie, Freddie as Late Payments rise
- 04: FDIC Sends Out Warning on Second Mortgage Loan Accounting
- 04: Home Affordable Modifications Weak at Wells, Bank of America
- 03: What Mortgage Can I Afford on My Salary?
- 03: Study: 10 Percent of 2008 Homeless Population Tied to Foreclosure
- 03: Chase Offering 1% Mortgage Cash Back
- 03: Wells Fargo Exits Canadian Mortgage Market
- 31: This House Has Been Rented By
- 31: What Mortgage Rate Can I Get With My Credit Score?
- 30: Rate and Term Refis Reduce Mortgage Payments by Billions
- 30: Michael Jackson Doctor Facing Foreclosure
- 30: Mortgage Rates Inching Back Up
- 30: FHA Borrowers Eligible for Making Home Affordable Program
- 09: Mortgage Rates Heading Lower
- 09: FHA/VA Loan Market Share Highest Since 1990
- 08: Study: Lenders Would Rather Foreclose than Offer Loan Mod
- 08: Refinance Applications Claw Back
- 06: Subprime Default Rate as High as 49 Percent
- 06: Hotel Foreclosures on the Rise
- 06: Largest Home Loan Servicers
- 02: Mortgage Rates Mostly Improved This Week
- 02: Appraisers Say New Rules Put FHA at Risk
- 02: Beazer Homes Pays for Bad FHA Loans
- 01: Refinance Program to Allow LTV Up to 125 Percent
- 01: Are You Sure Your House is Undervalued?
- 01: Pending Home Sales Up for Fourth Straight Month
- 01: Refinance Applications Slide 30 Percent, Purchases Grab Majority Share
- 30: Jumbo Lending Up in First Quarter
- 30: Chase Loan Modifications Total 138,000 Over Past Three Months
- 30: Prime Mortgage Defaults Jump During First Quarter
- 29: More Than a Quarter of Mortgage Defaults Strategic
- 29: Mortgage Brokers Urge HVCC Moratorium
- 26: Nearly 75 Percent of Las Vegas Resales Previously Foreclosed On
- 25: Now Hiring: HUD
- 25: Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Settles Over Nontraditional Loans
- 25: Appraiser Viewpoint
- 25: Mortgage Rates Up and Down This Week
- 24: Loan Modifications Up at Fannie, Freddie, But So Are Late Payments
- 24: Citi Correspondent Lending Halted on Missing Data
- 24: Mortgage Applications Up on Purchase, Refi Gains
- 23: Builders Want Guidelines for Appraising Distressed Properties
- 23: United Guaranty Layoffs Top 100
- 23: 2009 Mortgage Origination Forecast Slashed by $800 Billion
- 19: Making Home Affordable Program May Help More Underwater Homeowners
- 19: FHA Warns It May Need Assistance to Operate
- 18: Report: Originate to Distribute Mortgages Default More
- 18: Los Angeles Launches Mortgage Fraud Reporting Service
- 18: Southland Median Home Price Rises for First Time Since 2007
- 18: Mortgage Rates Improve, Finally
- 17: Lenders Voluntarily Delaying Majority of Scheduled Foreclosures
- 17: Consumer Financial Protection Agency to Change Mortgage Game
- 17: Refinance Applications Off Nearly 25 Percent in One Week
- 16: Alt-A, Interest Only Loans Fade Away
- 16: Four Percent Mortgage Proposed to Solve Crisis
- 16: $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit in the Works
- 16: Mortgage Lending Slips Among TARP Recipients
- 16: California Tax Credit for New Home Purchase Running Out
- 15: California Foreclosure Moratorium Takes Effect
- 15: Equifax Says Mortgage Delinquencies May Have Peaked
- 11: One Million Option Arms to Reset in Next Four Years
- 11: HUD Bars Three Lenders from Originating FHA Mortgages
- 11: Borrowers in Need of Loan Mods Charged Hundreds for Copies of Loan Documents
- 11: Foreclosure Activity Slows, But Repossessions Rise
- 11: Mortgage Rates Hit Seven Month High
- 10: Are Subsidized Mortgage Rates Coming?
- 10: Some SoCal Home Prices Fall Below 1989 Levels
- 10: Purchases Make Up Nearly Half of All Mortgage Applications
- 09: Now Appraisals Are Too Low?
- 09: Mortgage Production Up 68 Percent in First Quarter
- 09: Foreclosed Home Boarded Up With Owner Inside
- 08: Freddie Mac Loosens Refinance Guidelines
- 08: Regulator: Reverse Mortgages Similar to Subprime Loans
- 08: Massachusetts Division of Banks Shuts Down Nearly 90 Mortgage Shops
- 04: Former Countrywide CEO Mozilo Charged with Securities Fraud
- 04: NY Governor Looks to Slow Foreclosures
- 04: Unsold Luxury Condos Converted into Homeless Shelters
- 04: Group Wants $1 Million Conforming Loan Limit
- 04: Mortgage Rates Revert Back to 2008 Levels
- 03: Hurricane Victims May be Put in Foreclosed Homes
- 03: Thrift Losses Fall, But Troubled Assets Rise
- 03: Higher Mortgage Rates Dent Refinance Activity
- 02: Some Neg Am Loans, Prepays May be Banned in California
- 02: Proposal to Require More Stringent Review of Loan Originators
- 02: Pending Home Sales Rise, But Not By Much
- 01: Foreclosure Starts Hit One Million Mark
- 01: Mortgage Delinquencies Rise, but Pace Slows Somewhat
- 29: Homebuyer Tax Credit Modified to Require Down Payment
- 28: Foreclosures and Delinquencies Hit New Record Highs
- 28: Mortgage Rates Rise as Bond Yields Jump
- 27: A Tale of Two Houses
- 27: Three Out of Four Loan Modifications May Re-default
- 27: Refis Slide as Mortgage Rates Jump
- 21: BankUnited Failure Largest This Year
- 21: Nearly 100 Percent of Homeowners Chose Fixed Mortgages When Refinancing
- 21: Government Could Grab Majority Stake in GMAC
- 21: Fed Seen Slowing Mortgage Bond Purchases to Keep Rates Lower Longer
- 21: HomeSaver Advance? Not So Much
- 21: Mortgage Rates Trickle Lower
- 20: 55 Percent of Americans Interested in Buying a Foreclosed Home
- 20: Michigan Homeowners to Get More Time Before Foreclosure
- 20: Mortgage Apps Rise on Refinance Strength
- 19: SoCal Median Home Price Slips to Early 2002 Levels
- 19: MBA Cuts 2009 Mortgage Origination Estimates
- 19: New Housing Construction Hits Record Low
- 18: Nearly 70 Percent Can Afford Entry Level Homes in California
- 18: FHA Lending Up 169 Percent in First Half of 2009
- 18: Wells Fargo Extends Lead as Top Mortgage Lender
- 14: Is the FHA Scrapping Homebuyer Tax Credit for Down Payment?
- 14: Making Home Affordable Preliminary Results; Program Expanded
- 14: Fixed Mortgage Rates Inch Up as ARMs Improve
- 13: Realtors: Jumbo Mortgages Stalling Housing Recovery
- 13: California Home Prices to Fall Another 36 Percent
- 13: Foreclosure Rate Hits New Record High
- 13: Mortgage Apps Slip for Second Straight Week on Refi Weakness
- 12: Homebuyer Tax Credit Can Now Be Used as Down Payment
- 12: California Foreclosure Sales Rise as New Notices Drop
- 12: Citi: Workouts Outnumbered Foreclosures by 10 to 1 in First Quarter
- 12: Postal Worker Steals Stamps to Pay Mortgage
- 11: Select Takeaways from the Fannie Mae Earnings Release
- 11: First Quarter Mortgage Fundings Jump, But Still Off From Last Year
- 08: Homeowners Sue KB Home, Countrywide Over Inflated Appraisals
- 08: Bair: Loan Mod Success Dependent on Direction of Economy
- 08: FHA Bailout Gets Underway
- 07: Report: Subprime Lenders that Sparked Crisis Received Bailout Money
- 07: Mortgage Rates Rise on Good News
- 06: AIG Unit to Shut 150 Mortgage Branches, Cut 500 Jobs
- 06: South Carolina Judge Halts Foreclosures
- 06: Angelo Mozilo May Stand Trial in Florida for Homeowner Abuses
- 06: One in Five Homeowners Upside Down on Mortgage
- 06: Purchase Activity Pushes Mortgage Applications Higher
- 05: Chase May Be Asked to Buy More Struggling Banks
- 05: Mortgage Crisis in Pictures
- 05: Mortgage Losses Drive GMAC First Quarter Loss
- 04: Cofi Index Reaches Record Low
- 04: Legislation to Bar Criminals from Selling Mortgages in Florida
- 04: Mortgage Hiring Surges, But Layoffs Still Outnumber
- 01: Bill Aims to Push Homebuilders Out of Mortgage Biz
- 01: AIG May Wind Down Mortgage Insurance Unit
- 30: Guaranty Bank to Shut Wholesale Mortgage Lending Unit
- 30: Cash Out Refis Hit Five Year Low
- 30: Hope Now: Foreclosure Starts Hit Record High
- 30: Mortgage Rates Match Record Lows
- 29: Report: Loan Servicer Safe Harbor Will Foster Shoddy Loan Mods
- 29: FHA Commissioner Nomination Held Up by Lawsuit
- 29: MGIC Seeking Capital to Continue Writing New Mortgage Insurance
- 29: Mortgage Application Volume Slips Nearly 20 Percent
- 28: Treasury Unveils Second Lien Program, Pushes Hope for Homeowners
- 28: Mortgage Cram Down Stopped in Its Tracks
- 28: 90,000 NYC Apartments At Risk of Foreclosure
- 27: Mortgage Brokers Fight To Stop HVCC
- 27: Home Prices Set to Fall to 2002 Levels
- 27: Bank of America’s Clarity Commitment
- 23: California Mortgage Defaults Climb 80 Percent to Record High
- 23: Fixed Mortgage Rates Beating Adjustable-Rates
- 22: You Want a Warehouse Line of Credit? Not So Fast
- 22: Bank of America Easing Short Sale Policy
- 22: Wells Fargo Hired 5,000 Employees to Handle Mortgage Workload
- 22: Refis Drive Mortgage Applications Higher
- 21: Nearly 80 Percent of Americans Don’t Plan to Buy a Home Anytime Soon
- 21: ResCap Expanding Warehouse Lending, Jumbo Loans
- 20: JPMorgan: Banks Face Another $215 Billion in Mortgage Losses
- 20: Study Says Nation’s Housing Market Undervalued
- 20: Bank of America Funds $85 Billion in First Mortgages, Ups Loans Losses
- 16: Southern California Median Sales Price Levels Off
- 16: Lenders Kept Appraiser Blacklists for Those Who Refused to Inflate Values
- 16: 15-Year Fixed and 5-Year ARM Hit Record Lows
- 15: Top Mortgage Servicers to Receive up to $10 Billion for Loan Mods
- 15: TARP Recipients Boost Mortgage Lending, But Nothing Else
- 15: Reverse Mortgage Volume Hits a New High
- 15: Foreclosure Freeze Beginning to Thaw
- 15: Mortgage Application Volume Slows for First Time in Six Weeks
- 14: California Foreclosure Filings Rise to Record High in March
- 14: Landlords Overlooking Foreclosure Blemishes
- 14: Analysts: Wells Fargo and Bank of America Need More Capital
- 14: Homebuilders: ‘In the Midst of a True Buyer’s Market’
- 13: Home Price Depreciation Leading Cause of Mortgage Default
- 13: TransUnion and CoreLogic Team Up to Better Assess Value of Mortgage Backed Securities
- 13: More than Ten Percent of Recent FHA Loans Delinquent
- 10: Are Mortgage Rates Going Up or Down?
- 09: Obama Urges Americans to Refinance Mortgages
- 09: Mortgage Rates Rise Off Record Lows
- 09: Wells Fargo Mortgage Business Drives First Quarter Earnings Record
- 09: Bank of America Refinancing Under Making Home Affordable Program
- 08: Estimated 600,000 Bank Owned Properties Not on the Market
- 08: Homebuilders Say Demand Up, Want to Build Another Half Million Homes
- 08: Wait, Mortgage Rates May Fall Even More
- 08: Mortgage Apps Up Despite Interest Rate Rise
- 07: Market Share Among Top Mortgage Lenders Rising Rapidly
- 07: Mortgage Delinquencies Double from Year Earlier: Equifax
- 06: Second Lien Mortgage Assistance Program Coming Soon
- 06: Mortgage Failures May be Highest This Year
- 06: FHA Bailout Could be on the Horizon
- 06: Fannie Mae Refinance Volume Highest Since 2003
- 03: Nearly Half of Modified Mortgages Delinquent Again
- 02: Wells Fargo Plans Foray Into Warehouse Lending
- 02: Top Jumbo Mortgage Lenders in Fourth Quarter 2008
- 02: Home Equity Delinquencies Hit New Record High
- 02: The Worst Loan Modification Companies
- 02: California Realtors Offer to Make Mortgage Payments
- 02: Mortgage Rates Slip Further to New Record Lows
- 01: Thornburg Mortgage Bankruptcy Expected
- 01: HUD Looking at Hefty Principal Balance Reductions
- 01: RealtyTrac Launches Renter Foreclosure Alerts
- 01: Mortgage Apps See Slight Rise, Interest Rates Move Little
- 31: Woman’s Mortgage Approved After Complaining on Twitter
- 31: Mortgage Rate Movement Since 1990
- 31: Private Mortgage Insurance Defaults Fall, Cures Rise
- 30: Second Home Sales Fell Sharply in 2008
- 30: Freddie Chief: Mortgage Rates Close to Bottom
- 30: Loan Modifications Exceed Repayment Plans in February
- 30: Not Just Borrowers Walking Away Anymore
- 30: Lennar Offering 3.625 Percent Fixed Mortgage Rate
- 26: MBA Looks to Save Warehouse Lending
- 26: Mortgage Rates Hit New Record Lows
- 25: Hope for Homeowners Program Has Helped Just One Borrower
- 25: California Home Sales Jump, Median Price Plummets
- 25: Mortgage Applications Surge as 30-Year Hits Record Low
- 24: FTC Cracks Down on Loan Mod Shops Falsely Associated with Hope Now
- 24: MBA Ups 2009 Mortgage Forecast by $800 Billion
- 24: Home Prices Rise in January: FHFA
- 24: Mortgage Bankers Association Cuts 16 Percent of Staff
- 23: Former World Savings Exec Slated for FHA Helm
- 23: Public-Private Investment Program Details Announced
- 23: Return of the Jumbo
- 20: Indymac Federal Becomes OneWest Bank Group
- 19: AIG Sues Countrywide for Misrepresenting Mortgage Quality
- 19: Bay Area Median Home Price Slips Below $300,000
- 19: Making Home Affordable Website Launched
- 19: Lockhart Defends Fannie, Freddie Bonuses
- 19: Record Low Mortgage Rates Look to Fall Further
- 18: Fannie Mae Refinance Volume Tripled in February
- 18: Repayment Plans Dominate Fannie and Freddie Loan Workouts
- 18: Refinance Demand Boosts Mortgage Applications
- 17: Wells Fargo Top Mortgage Lender in January as Industry Volume Jumps
- 17: Locksmith Shot While Changing Locks of Foreclosed Home
- 17: Thornburg Mortgage Says Bankruptcy Possible
- 16: The Downside of a Four Percent Mortgage Now
- 16: ETrade Begins Mortgage Lending Again
- 16: FHA Limits Cash Out Refinances to 85 Percent
- 13: Average Negative Equity $200,000 on Foreclosed Properties
- 12: Jamie Dimon Remark Sparks Mortgage Broker Outrage
- 12: Freddie Mac Lost $50 Billion in 2008
- 12: Some Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Double in Latest Quarter
- 12: Mortgage Rates Improve as Economy Worsens
- 11: Fico Releases New Credit Score for Mortgage Lenders
- 11: Completed Foreclosures Hit New High in February
- 11: Mortgage Applications Up as Rates Near Record Lows
- 10: Foreclosure Notice Posted on Wrong Home
- 10: Subprime Lending Didn’t Increase Homeownership: Report
- 09: Mortgage Broker Employment Hits Eight Year Low
- 09: Early FHA Mortgage Defaults Nearly Triple
- 09: Wells Fargo Cuts Dividend, Sees Surging Mortgage Activity
- 06: FDIC May Get More Borrowing Power to Stay Afloat
- 06: Frank Bill Seeks to Limit Mortgage Securitization
- 05: More Than 11 Percent of Mortgages Late or in Foreclosure
- 05: Mortgage Rates Rise for Second Week Running
- 04: Bair Says Lack of Third Party Oversight Big Chunk of Problem
- 04: Making Home Affordable Mortgage Program Launched
- 04: Mortgage Application Volume Slips as Refis Slow
- 03: Nearly a Third of Northern Rock Borrowers Underwater
- 03: COFI Index Looks Hot for Some Mortgage Holders
- 03: Hope Now Has Record Month, But Re-Default Rate High
- 03: Mortgage Delinquencies Rise for Eighth Straight Quarter
- 03: Citi Unveils Homeowner Unemployment Assist Program
- 02: Freddie Mac CEO to Step Down
- 02: HSBC to Halt Lending, Shutter HFC and Beneficial
- 27: Non-Prime Mortgage Originations Hit 17-Year Low in 2008
- 27: FDIC Problem List Grows to 252 Banks
- 27: Chase: Two-Thirds of WaMu Mortgages Impaired
- 26: Mortgage Rates Inch Higher on Mixed Economic Data
- 26: Chase Banking Chief Says Loan Mod Re-Default Rate Not So Bad
- 26: Stimulus Bill to Push Refinance Volume 55 Percent Higher
- 25: Fannie Freddie Refis May Extend Beyond 105 Percent LTV
- 25: Houston Scraps Plan to Pay Off Applicants Credit Cards to Facilitate Mortgage Qualification
- 25: Mortgage Application Volume Pulls Back
- 24: Mortgage Brokers Sue FHFA Over Appraisal Changes
- 24: ACORN Foreclosure Victim Not So Innocent
- 24: Fixed Rate Mortgages Grow Even More Popular
- 23: Joint Statement Attempts to Ease Bank Nationalization Fears
- 23: Freddie Mac Investigating Itself
- 23: Octuplet Residence Facing Foreclosure
- 23: Foreclosure Plan Won’t Help Those Most in Need
- 20: Sixty Percent of California Resales Previously Foreclosed On
- 19: Private Label Mortgages Root of Problem, But not Focus of Foreclosure Prevention
- 19: Countrywide Name to be Retired in April
- 19: Mortgage Rates Heading Back Toward Record Lows
- 19: What About Jumbos and Underwater Borrowers?
- 18: Obama Foreclosure Plan Aims to Help up to Nine Million Homeowners
- 18: Refinance Activity Boosts Mortgage Application Volume
- 17: Higher Loan Limits, Tax Credit Included in Stimulus
- 17: Equifirst to Halt Lending Operations
- 17: Four More Banks Failed Friday
- 13: Citi, Chase, Fannie, Freddie to Halt Foreclosures Until Mortgage Plan Unveiled
- 13: Government May Subsidize Loan Modifications
- 12: Virgin Money Entering U.S. Wholesale Mortgage Market
- 12: Private Mortgage Insurers Tighten the Screws
- 12: Mortgage Rates Eased This Week, But Borrowers Want Lower
- 11: OTS Calls on Thrifts to Suspend Foreclosures
- 11: Homeowners Coming to Terms with Reality, Somewhat
- 11: Fitch: Loans Receiving Balance Reductions Re-Default More
- 11: The Emotional Side of Foreclosure
- 11: Mortgage Apps Slide 25 Percent as Borrowers Hold Out for Better
- 10: Financial Stability Plan Introduced by Treasury
- 10: Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Slide 80 Percent
- 09: Home Price Bottom Predicted by Year End
- 09: Countrywide Settles with Colorado Borrowers
- 06: Wells Fargo Offering Principal Reductions to Wachovia Borrowers
- 06: Tarp Money Used to Fund 3.5 Percent 30-Year Fixed Loan Program
- 06: GSE Loan Mods Surged After Takeover
- 05: Million Dollar Home Sales Plummet in California
- 05: Mortgage Rates Rise on Better Than Expected Economic Data
- 04: Lennar Offers to Make Mortgage Payments in the Event of Job Loss
- 04: Wells Fargo Cancels Las Vegas Trip Amid Uproar
- 04: Freddie Mac Launches Alt-A Loan Workout Plan
- 04: Mortgage Apps Get Refinance Boost
- 03: Fourth Quarter Home Value Loss Exceeds 2007 Decline
- 03: Low Mortgage Indexes Making ARMs More Affordable
- 03: Most of Citi Tarp Money Going Towards Mortgages
- 02: Mortgage Insurance Defaults Top 100,000 in December
- 02: Adjustable Rate Mortgages All But Gone
- 02: Cash Out Refis Sink to Eight Year Low
- 02: Wells Fargo Top Mortgage Lender in 2008
- 30: Former Fannie Mae Employee Attempted to Destroy All Data
- 29: FHA Lending Projected to Be Big in 2009
- 29: Hope Now Reports Record Numbers as Foreclosures Rise
- 29: Mortgage Rates Remain Relatively Unchanged
- 28: Mortgage Activity Surging at Wells Fargo
- 28: Mortgage Application Volume Crumbles
- 27: Mortgage Demand Hurting Wells Fargo?
- 27: Federal Reserve to Offer Loan Modifications
- 27: Default Notices Down Sharply in California During Fourth Quarter
- 27: Bankruptcy Cram Down Could Reduce Foreclosures 20 Percent
- 26: Wells Fargo Modification Program Extended to Wachovia Customers
- 26: Fannie and Freddie Need Billions to Stay Afloat
- 26: Alt-A Mortgages Drive ING Loss, Layoffs
- 23: Fannie Mae Hit With Hundreds of Layoffs
- 22: Toll Brothers Offering Fixed Rate Mortgages at 3.99 Percent
- 22: Mortgage Apps Slow as Rates Finally Rise
- 21: The Hummers Are Back
- 21: Foreclosures Account for More than Half of Bay Area Resales
- 21: Mortgage Job Losses Slow in Latest Quarter
- 20: Average Loan-to-Value Could Rise to 109 Percent This Year
- 20: MGIC Results Paint Bad Picture for Private Mortgage Insurers
- 20: SoCal Home Sales Surge Thanks to Distressed Resales
- 16: Fourth Quarter Mortgage Originations Slide at Citi, BofA
- 16: Chase to Modify Investor-Owned Loans
- 15: Higher Priced Home Sales Hindered by Pricey Jumbo Financing
- 15: Chase Fourth Quarter Mortgage Originations Slip
- 15: Foreclosure Filings Shot Up in 2008
- 15: Mortgage Rates Make Their Way Under Five Percent
- 14: It’s All About the Refis
- 14: New Legislation Merely a Speed Bump for California Foreclosures
- 13: Fannie Mae Could be Your New Landlord
- 13: TARP Funds May Actually Be Used to Buy Troubled Assets
- 13: Chase Wholesale Lending Shut Down
- 12: HUD Auditor Says FHA Reform Needed
- 12: Mortgage Related Failures Eased Last Year
- 09: Bankers Believe Lax Underwriting Root of Credit Crisis
- 09: Homebuilders Says Crisis Not Their Fault
- 08: Congresswoman Says Higher Conforming Limits to be Part of Stimulus
- 08: Mortgage Rates Fall for Tenth Consecutive Week
- 07: Paulson Outlines Future of Fannie and Freddie
- 07: Heloc Delinquencies Rise to Highest Level Ever
- 07: Mortgage Applications Slow as More Borrowers Wait?
- 06: Where Did All the TARP Money Go?
- 06: Mortgage Cram Down Looks Certain Now
- 06: Skaters Benefiting from Foreclosure Crisis
- 05: Realtors Slam New Fannie Mae Fees, Bloggers
- 05: Home of Rapper DMX in Foreclosure
- 05: High Cost Loan Limit Drop Could Hinder Borrowers in 2009
- 05: Indymac Federal Sold to Investor Group for $13.9 Billion
- 24: Happy Holidays
- 24: Mortgage Applications Up Another 50 Percent
- 22: Mortgage Re-Default Rates Going from Bad to Worse
- 22: Hope Now Touts Record Results, But Does It Matter?
- 19: Home Builders Wants Mortgage Rates at 2.9 Percent
- 18: Mortgage Rates Lowest in Freddie Mac Survey History
- 18: Many California Sellers Sold Properties at a Loss This Year
- 17: IRS Doing Their Part to Ease Mortgage Crisis
- 17: Survey Shows Fewer Inclined to Purchase a Foreclosed Home
- 17: Refinance Share of Mortgage Apps Climbs Above 75 Percent
- 16: SoCal Median Falls Below $300,000
- 16: Fannie, Freddie Foreclosure Starts Fall, But Wait
- 16: BankUnited Victim of Fake Press Release
- 15: Doug E. Fresh Facing Foreclosure
- 15: Zillow: $2 Trillion Down the Drain in 2008
- 15: Fannie Mae to Stop Evictions on Foreclosed Homes
- 11: MortgageIT to Cease Wholesale Lending
- 11: Ocwen Boasts About Low Re-Default Rate
- 11: Mortgage Rates Near Five Year Low
- 11: Foreclosure Filings Slip Seven Percent in November
- 10: Homebuilders Now Support Mortgage Cram Down
- 10: GMAC Fails to Pull Off Bank Conversion
- 10: Mortgage Application Volume Cools After Surge
- 09: Subprime Lending Volume Over the Years
- 09: Credit Suisse Ups Foreclosure Estimate
- 09: Fannie and Freddie Ignored Risk to Stay Competitive
- 08: Chinese Trolling Streets of US for Bargains
- 08: Medical Collections Killing Refinance Frenzy?
- 08: New Jersey Gov Wants Foreclosure Freeze
- 05: Nearly 10 Percent of All Mortgages Late
- 04: Countrywide to Issue Refunds to Overcharged Borrowers
- 04: Mortgage Rates See Largest Weekly Drop Since 1981
- 03: Large Inventories of Foreclosed Homes Leading to Bulk Sales
- 03: Bill Gross Says Don’t Refi Yet
- 03: Thornburg Mortgage to Lose NYSE Listing
- 03: Mortgage Apps Double as Rates Plummet
- 02: Mortgage Fraud Up Despite Flagging Application Volume
- 02: Mortgage Ad Spending Down 62 Percent This Year
- 02: Countrywide Sued Over Loan Modification Program
- 01: Voluntary Foreclosure Moratorium Launched in Florida
- 01: Poor Oversight to Blame for Mortgage Crisis
- 01: Private Mortgage Insurance Applications Continue Slide
- 26: Bailout is 2008 Word of the Year
- 26: Home Loan Apps Rise Slightly as Mortgage Rates Look to Fall
- 25: 171 Troubled FDIC Insured Banks and Thrifts
- 25: Hope Now Completed 225,000 Workouts in October
- 25: Government-Insured Share of Mortgage Apps Hits 17-Year High
- 25: Feds to Buy Up Mortgage-Backed Securities
- 24: ING Direct to Suspend Foreclosures Until March
- 24: Wyclef Jean’s Miami Home Foreclosed On
- 24: Citigroup Gets Its Bailout
- 21: Downey Savings Shut Down by FDIC
- 20: Happy Holidays, We Won’t Foreclose on You, For Now
- 20: Nehemiah Makes Plea to Reinstate Downpayment Assistance
- 20: GMAC Looking for Bank Holding Status
- 20: Mortgage Rates See Third Straight Week of Declines
- 20: Hope for Homeowners 2.0
- 19: Purchase Mortgage Volume to Dip to Early 1990 Levels
- 19: Mortgage Applications Fall as Purchases Stagnate
- 18: HSBC to Cease Wholesale, Correspondent Mortgage Lending
- 18: FHA Loan Production More Than Doubles in Fiscal Year 2008
- 18: Reverse Mortgage as a Loss Mitigation Option
- 18: If In Doubt, Raffle Your Home
- 17: Hovnanian Wants Mortgage Rates Cut to Three Percent
- 17: Is Your Bank About to Fail? Just Check Their CD Yield
- 17: Bank of America Top Mortgage Lender in Third Quarter
- 14: For Sale Sign Company At Risk of Collapse
- 14: Bair Proposes Modification Program with Government Loss Share
- 13: Foreclosure Filings Rise for 34th Consecutive Month; Streak Could End
- 13: Mortgage Rates Fall for Second Week Straight on Economic Woes
- 13: Mortgage Application Volume Rises 12 Percent
- 12: Nevermind, We Don’t Want Your Toxic Mortgage Debt
- 12: Downey Financial Looks Poised to Fail
- 12: Nearly One Third of Recent Home Sales Sold at a Loss
- 11: Streamlined Loan Modification Program Unveiled
- 11: Hockey Team Offers to Make Fan’s Mortgage Payments
- 11: Wachovia Terminates Outsourced Loan Modification Program
- 11: Citi Launches Preemptive Loan Modification Program
- 06: Mortgage Rates Fall, Repeat Cycle
- 06: Schwarzenegger Proposes 90-Day Stay of Foreclosure
- 05: Mortgage Market Dominated By Fixed-Rate, Government Loans
- 05: Radian Posts Third Quarter Profit
- 05: GMAC Posts Big Third Quarter Loss, ResCap Future Uncertain
- 05: Mortgage Apps Off More Than 40 Percent From Year Ago
- 04: Consumer Bankruptcies Surge as Housing Woes Fester
- 04: Fannie Mae Execs Golf on Taxpayer Dime
- 04: Task Force Targets Borrowers, Brokers Who Fudged Numbers
- 03: Subprime Wins Ninth Race at Aqueduct Park
- 03: Nearly One in Five Underwater on Mortgage
- 03: Chase Launches Loan Modification Program, Halts Foreclosures
- 31: Cash-Out Plummets Over Past Three Quarters
- 30: Mortgage Rates Yoyo Higher
- 29: Loan Guarantee Program in the Works
- 29: Fannie Mae Slammed for Setting Poor Industry Servicing Standard
- 29: Realogy: Drop Mortgage Rates to 4.5 Percent or Less
- 29: Home Loan Applications Reverse Course
- 28: Countrywide: Your Fixed-Rate Loan is Set to Adjust
- 28: The Mortgage Mess in the UK
- 28: Home Prices Post Record Annual Decline
- 27: Hope Now Monthly Workouts Surpass 200,000
- 27: New Home Sales Off 33 Percent from Year Ago
- 24: Top Reverse Mortgage Lenders
- 24: National City Finally Finds Suitor
- 23: Bair Floats Idea of Loan Guarantees to Boost Modifications
- 23: Foreclosure Filings Slip in September Thanks to New Legislation
- 23: Mortgage Rates Plunge, Volatility Continues
- 22: Motivated Sellers Boost Bay Area Home Sales 45 Percent
- 22: Wachovia Posts $23.9 Billion Third Quarter Loss
- 22: Mortgage Applications Lowest Since 2000
- 21: Exit Portfolio Charge-Offs Drive Nat City Third Quarter Loss
- 21: Annual Mortgage Bankers Meeting Marked by Protests
- 20: SoCal Home Sales Up 65 Percent in September
- 20: SunTrust Tops Mortgage Originator Satisfaction
- 20: 2009 High Cost Loan Limits Will Likely Fall
- 16: Downey Savings to Halt Wholesale Lending
- 16: Citi Third Quarter Mortgage Originations Fall 44 Percent
- 16: Mortgage Rates Post Largest Increase Since 1987
- 15: CAR 2009 Forecast: Home Prices Down, Sales Up
- 15: Metrocities Mortgage Exits Wholesale Lending
- 15: Chase Sees Huge Drop in Mortgage Originations
- 15: Wells Fargo Home Equity Loans Sour in Third Quarter
- 15: Home Loan Applications Rise for Second Straight Week
- 14: Treasury to Pump $250 Billion into Banks
- 14: California Foreclosure Activity Slumps Thanks to New Law
- 13: Obama Calls for Foreclosure Moratorium
- 13: GSEs to Buy $40 Billion in Troubled Mortgages Monthly
- 13: San Diego Sues WaMu, Seeks Foreclosure Freeze
- 09: Study: Rising Housing Costs Greatly Outpaced Income
- 09: REOs Up as Pre-Foreclosures Fall
- 09: Mortgage Rates Improved This Week
- 08: Pending Home Sales Jump in August
- 08: Mortgage Apps Rise Slightly After Posting Huge Fall
- 07: CitiMortgage Wholesale to Downsize
- 07: Citi: Pricey Libor to Push Mortgage Defaults 10 Percent Higher
- 07: Lenders Lost More than $500 per Loan Last Year
- 06: New Jersey Wants to Charge Lenders $2,000 for Every Foreclosure
- 06: Self Inflicted Gunshot Helps Homeowner Avoid Foreclosure
- 06: Bank of America Launches Modification Program to Satisfy Countrywide Lawsuits
- 06: More Than 9,000 Mortgage Layoffs in Third Quarter
- 03: Second Time’s the Charm: House Approves Mortgage Bailout
- 03: Most Non-Homeowners Don’t Plan to Buy Over Next 12 Months
- 03: Wells Fargo to Buy Wachovia, Citi Not Happy
- 02: Mortgage Rates Remained Flat This Week
- 02: Hope Now: Workouts, Foreclosure Sales Slow
- 01: Senate Passes Mortgage Bailout Bill
- 01: Hope for Homeowners Program Launched
- 01: Thornburg Mortgage Cuts Staff, Extends Exchange Offer
- 01: Mortgage Apps Plummet in Latest Week
- 30: Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Worsen
- 30: Presidential Candidates Push for FDIC Limit Increase
- 30: Private Mortgage Insurance Volume Continues Slide
- 29: Bailout Plan Fails to Get House Vote
- 29: Is National City Next to Go?
- 29: Citi to Acquire Wachovia Banking Operations
- 26: WaMu Failure Puts Renewed Pressure on Nat City, Wachovia
- 26: Washington Mutual Shut Down by OTS
- 25: Option Arm Class Action Lawsuit Rejected
- 25: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course
- 25: Mortgage Bailout Could be Finalized Within Days
- 24: FBI Investigating GSEs, AIG, Lehman
- 24: Tight Lending Blamed for Existing Home Sales Slip
- 24: Mortgage Applications Fall as Rally Ends Early
- 23: Buy and Bail Borrowers Targeted by FHA
- 23: Goldman May Scoop Up Indymac Assets: Report
- 23: Millions Spent Half of Income Just to Pay Mortgage
- 22: Last of Investment Banks to Become Bank Holding Companies
- 22: FDIC Takeover May Be WaMu’s Fate
- 19: Ultimate Bailout: Remove Toxic Mortgage Debt from Financial System
- 19: AARP: Older Borrowers Behind on Mortgages Too
- 18: WaMu Auction: Zero Bids
- 18: Bair: 1,200 Indymac Borrowers Have Received Loan Mods
- 18: Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Point Since February
- 18: Nearly Half of Southland Home Sales Foreclosed Properties
- 17: Refinance Applications Surge Nearly 90 Percent as Rates Fall
- 16: WaMu Shares Rise as Chase Buyout Disputed
- 16: Lehman Brothers Toast for Sale on Ebay
- 15: No Golden Parachutes for Fannie and Freddie Bosses
- 15: Lehman Files for Bankruptcy, BofA Snaps Up Merrill Lynch
- 12: American Banker: Chase WaMu Merger Talks Serious
- 12: Foreclosure Filings Up in August, But Pace Slowing
- 11: Senators Seek Fannie, Freddie Foreclosure Freeze
- 11: California Homebuyers Taking Their Time
- 11: Mortgage Lending Slid 25 Percent in 2007 as Stated Loans Lost Steam
- 11: Fixed Mortgage Rates See Improvement from GSE Bailout
- 11: Hope Hotline: California Most Counseled State
- 10: Mortgage Apps Rise on Refi Strength
- 09: Mortgage Rates Fall, But for How Long and Will it Matter?
- 09: JD Power: Loan Servicing Satisfaction Falls, BB&T is Best
- 09: Eight of 10 Most Expensive Housing Markets in California
- 08: Option Arm Loans Being Phased Out by Regulators
- 08: TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquencies Rise Nine Percent, Will Fall in 2009
- 08: Fannie and Freddie Shares Plummet Amid Takeover
- 05: Top Private Mortgage Insurers in the Second Quarter
- 05: California, Florida, Option Arms Lead Delinquencies Higher
- 04: Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly
- 03: Foreclosure Homes Being Used as Illegal Immigrant Drophouses
- 03: GMAC to Close 200 Retail Offices, Cease Lending at Homecomings Financial
- 03: Mortgage Applications Rise Nearly Eight Percent
- 02: Fitch: $100 Billion in Options Arms to Recast in Next Two Years
- 01: Mortgage Insurance Volume Sinks Lower as Defaults Inch Higher
- 28: Man Simulated Robbery to Pay Mortgage
- 28: Fixed Rates Down, ARMs Up
- 27: Hope Now Foreclosure Prevention Tops Two Million
- 27: Mortgage Applications See Mild Gain Thanks to FHA
- 27: FHA to Raise Upfront Premiums
- 26: FDIC Problem List Grows as Second Quarter Earnings Plummet
- 26: California Existing Home Sales Surge in July
- 26: Home Prices Post Record Decline in Second Quarter
- 26: Surprise: Thornburg Mortgage Turns a Profit
- 25: Mortgage Fraud up Nearly Fifty Percent in First Quarter
- 24: Indiana Takes Aim at Countrywide
- 22: McCain Strikes Back with His Own Housing Ad
- 21: Obama Goes on Offensive with McCain in Foreclosure Ad
- 21: Fannie Mae to Open REO Sales Offices in Hard Hit Areas
- 21: Mortgage Rates Mostly Lower This Week
- 20: Bay Area Home Prices Plummet as Fire Sales Surge
- 20: FDIC Launches Loan Modification Program for Indymac Borrowers
- 20: Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Off 63 Percent in Second Quarter
- 20: Mortgage Application Volume Dips Again
- 19: Top Alt-A Mortgage Lenders in First Quarter 2008
- 19: Fannie Mae Says No to New York Subprime
- 18: Fannie and Freddie Plummet on Bailout Fears
- 18: SoCal Home Sales Highest In Over a Year
- 18: MBA: Government-Insured Share of Mortgage Applications Triples
- 15: Downey Savings Says Deposit Activity Stable
- 14: Existing Home Sales Sink Despite Deep Discounts
- 14: Bank Repos Up Nearly 200 Percent from Year Ago
- 14: Mortgage Rates Unchanged for Third Straight Week
- 13: Indymac Uninsured Deposits Half of Original Estimate
- 13: West Virginia Latest State to Sue Countrywide
- 13: Mortgage Application Volume Stumbles Again
- 12: Home Values Off Nearly 10 Percent in Second Quarter
- 12: Mortgage and Home Equity Mailings Cut in Half
- 12: Freddie Mac to Stop Buying Subprime Loans in New York
- 12: Nearly All ARM Borrowers Refinanced Into Fixed Loans
- 11: Fed Survey Points to Tougher Mortgage Guidelines Going Forward
- 11: ResCap Unit Suing Mortgage Brokers for Bad Loans
- 08: BankUnited to Help Borrowers Out of Option Arms
- 08: LIUNA: Homebuilders at Fault for Crisis
- 07: New York City Costliest Place to Get a Mortgage
- 07: Zillow: Most Homeowners Believe Their Home Has Increased in Value
- 07: Mortgage Rates Mostly Unchanged from Last Week
- 06: Texas Cities Lead Nation with Highest Home Equity
- 06: Connecticut Sues Countrywide for Deceptive Lending Practices
- 06: Mortgage Applications Rise Off Eight Year Low
- 05: Unpaid Parking Ticket Leads to Foreclosure
- 05: New Service Allows Originators to Target Neg Am Borrowers
- 04: Mortgage Volume Could Sink Below $2 Trillion This Year
- 03: New Bill Aims to Save Down Payment Assistance
- 03: Mortgage Insurance Volume Slips for Third Straight Month
- 31: Freddie Mac Boosts Incentives to Servicers Pushing Workouts
- 31: Mortgage Rates Improve as Inflation Worries Subside
- 30: Hope Now Servicers Achieve Record Month
- 30: Mortgage Application Volume Lowest Since 2000
- 29: Fixed Rate, Prime Mortgages Dominate Market
- 28: Cash Out Volume Falls Fifty Percent in Second Quarter
- 28: Wells Fargo Grabs Top Spot From Countrywide
- 25: Indymac Back to Pushing Mortgages
- 25: Different State, Same Nonsense
- 24: Mortgage Rates Jump on Inflationary Concerns, Soft Market
- 23: Most Subprime Loans Went to Upper Income, Non-Minorities
- 23: San Diego Sues Countrywide to Halt Foreclosures
- 23: The Epidemic is Nationwide
- 23: Mortgage Application Volume Slips Lower
- 22: California Foreclosure Activity Worsens During Second Quarter
- 21: Wachovia to Halt Wholesale Lending
- 21: Countrywide Second Quarter Results Deteriorate
- 21: Prospect Mortgage to Acquire 80 Indymac Offices, 750 Employees
- 21: Bank Looks to Capitalize on Indymac Failure
- 21: Thousands of Mortgage Originators Had Criminal Background
- 18: New Evidence in California AG Countrywide Lawsuit
- 18: Freddie Mac May Sell Stock to Avoid Full Scale Bailout
- 17: Bay Area Median Sales Price Slips Below $500,000
- 17: Foreclosure Sales Accounted for 40 Percent of SoCal Resales in June
- 17: Mortgage Rates Eased This Week
- 16: Website Selling “I Hate Mortgage Brokers” T-Shirts
- 16: The FDIC’s Secret Bank Failure List
- 16: Mortgage Application Volume Inches Higher
- 15: CEO: WaMu Is Not Indymac
- 15: Close to Half of Subprime Workouts Back in Default
- 14: Nearly a Half Million Homes Repossessed This Year
- 14: In Pictures: Indymac Bank Run
- 14: National City Says Depositor Activity Normal
- 14: Mortgage Fraud Doubles from Year Ago
- 14: Fannie and Freddie Bailout Plan Emerges
- 13: Introducing Indymac Federal Bank
- 11: Allstate Forced to Slash Homeowner Insurance Rates in California
- 11: Downey Savings Dropping Option Arm
- 10: OFHEO Says Fannie and Freddie OK as Conservatorship Rumors Abound
- 10: Foreclosure Filings Slip, but is it Artificial?
- 10: Mortgage Rates See Little Movement This Week
- 09: Wells Fargo to Tighten Home Equity Loan Guidelines
- 09: Fannie and Freddie Under Serious Pressure Again
- 09: Home Loan Application Volume Up for Second Straight Week
- 09: Indymac Sells Branches to Prospect, Makes Funding Loans Difficult
- 08: Mortgage Layoffs Fall Fifty Percent in Second Quarter
- 08: ITAC: Keep an Eye on That Heloc
- 07: Hundreds of Indiana Mortgage Brokers May Have Licenses Revoked
- 07: Indymac Halts Most Loan Production
- 07: OTS: Delinquencies Dip, Foreclosure and Loss Mitigation Activity Up
- 07: Fannie and Freddie Shares in Freefall
- 07: Countrywide Employees Express Concern over Severance Pay
- 07: What’s the Story with Indymac?
- 03: Mortgage Rates Finally Get Some Relief
- 02: Indymac Calls CRL Report a ‘Hit Piece’
- 02: Hope Now Loan Workout Pace Slows in May
- 02: Home Equity Line Delinquencies Rise at Fastest Rate on Record
- 02: Mortgage Applications Rise From Near Seven Year Low
- 01: Home Price Bottom Could Be on the Horizon
- 01: EMC Mortgage Has Family’s Home Mistakenly Cleared Out
- 01: Goodbye Countrywide
- 30: Indymac Blames Schumer for Run on Bank
- 30: Introducing Wachovia’s New Three-Pronged Option Arm
- 30: CRL: Indymac Dug Its Own Grave
- 30: Massachusetts Foreclosure Deeds Hit New High
- 30: Private Mortgage Insurance Volume Sinks in May
- 26: Countrywide Merger to Result in Thousands of Layoffs
- 26: Title Insurance Company Launches Foreclosure Services Unit
- 26: Indymac Teetering Above One Dollar a Share
- 26: Mortgage Rates, Home Sales Rise Mildly
- 25: California Median Home Price Falls at Record Pace
- 25: Countrywide Shareholders Approve Takeover, Lawsuits Loom
- 25: Mortgage Applications Lowest Since 2001
- 24: Politico Gets Mortgage Answers from Senators
- 24: Wachovia Turns to Goldman for Mortgage Advice
- 24: Six More States Join National Mortgage Licensing System
- 24: New Contest Offers to Pay Off the Mortgage
- 23: Service Launched to Help Pets Affected by Foreclosure
- 23: NFL Star Pacman Jones to Lose Home to Foreclosure
- 23: Bear Stearns Memorabilia For Sale on Ebay
- 20: Quicken Loans Cuts 250 Jobs
- 19: ‘Operation Malicious Mortgage’ a Success
- 19: WSJ: Countrywide Deal to Close Within Weeks
- 19: CEO: Indymac Needs to Raise Capital
- 19: Triad Guaranty to Halt New Business, Cut Jobs
- 19: Mortgage Rates Highest Since September
- 18: WaMu Commits Another Billion To Help Borrowers While Ditching Neg-Ams
- 18: Jumbo Loan Rates Still Much Higher than Conforming
- 18: CitiMortgage Cuts Wholesale Jobs, But Remains Committed
- 18: Mortgage Application Volume Falls on Refi Slump
- 17: Wilmington Finance to Halt Wholesale Mortgage Lending
- 17: Nearly All Recent Mortgage Offers Promoted Fixed Rates
- 17: Hope Now Announces New Streamlined Guidelines
- 16: SoCal Home Prices Slide 27 Percent, Sales Hit Record Low
- 16: Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings Plummet Thanks to New Legislation
- 16: FHA to Ease Property Flipping Rule
- 15: Michael Jackson To Perform in Vegas to Repay Mortgage?
- 13: Indymac Calls Class Action Lawsuit Totally Bogus
- 13: RealtyTrac: More Than 700,000 Bank Owned Properties in Database
- 12: Indymac Addresses Buy and Bail Borrowers
- 12: Wachovia to Check in on Wholesale Mortgage Customers
- 12: Thornburg Reports Huge First Quarter Loss
- 12: Mortgage Rates Fly on Fed Inflationary Concerns
- 11: OCC: 94 Percent of Mortgages Current and Performing
- 11: Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Up, But Near Record Lows
- 11: Borrowers Facing Foreclosure Boosting Consumer Spending
- 11: Mortgage Applications Surge Across All Loan Types
- 10: Indymac Loan Production Slips in May, Jumbo Conforming Output Triples
- 10: Already a Turnaround? Mortgage Firms Hiring
- 10: TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquencies Rise, But Should Taper Off
- 09: Down Payment Assistance Loans Drive $4.6 Billion Loss at FHA
- 09: OFHEO: Fannie and Freddie Capital Levels Adequate
- 09: WaMu Shares Dive on Mortgage Loss Concerns
- 09: Pending Home Sales Up More Than Six Percent in April
- 08: Did Bank of Angelo Borrowers Score Preferred Rates?
- 06: Realtors Question HUD’s New GFE Proposal
- 06: Bank of America Gets Fed Approval to Buy Countrywide
- 05: Fed: Home Equity Slips Further Below Fifty Percent
- 05: City of Philadelphia Getting Tough on Foreclosures
- 05: Fixed Rates Unmoved as ARMs Improve
- 05: MBA: Delinquencies and Foreclosures Highest Since 1979
- 04: PMI Group Launches Foreclosure Prevention Website
- 04: First Horizon to Sell Mortgage Unit to MetLife
- 04: Mortgage Application Volume Falls to Pre-Boom Levels
- 03: Ed McMahon Facing Foreclosure
- 03: State of Massachusetts Accuses Option One of Predatory Lending
- 03: Commercial/Multifamily Originations Fall to Four Year Low
- 03: ResCap to Sell Assets to Meet Liquidity Needs
- 02: Thornburg Earnings Further Delayed, Stock Faces Delisting
- 02: Home Prices Fell in 42 States During Last Quarter
- 02: OTS: Federal Oversight Crucial to Mortgage Recovery
- 31: Bank of America Originally Offered $10 Per Share for Countrywide
- 30: Hope Now April Workouts Hit New High
- 30: Freddie: Home Values Post Largest Ever Decline
- 30: Private Mortgage Insurance Defaults Jump on New Reporting Methodology
- 29: Study Supports Need for Better Mortgage Disclosure
- 29: Bank of America Top in Home Equity Lender Satisfaction
- 29: Countrywide Merger Shows Signs of Life
- 29: Mortgage Rates Inch Higher This Week
- 28: Countrywide Chief Sambol to Retire Post Merger
- 28: Survey: Most Renters Wont Buy a Home This Year
- 28: Mortgage Applications Off as Refinances Slow
- 27: Thrifts Set Aside Record High Loan Loss Provisions
- 27: Indymac Sinks on Analyst Downgrade
- 27: Home Sales Rise in April as Prices Continue to Fall
- 23: NAR: Home Sales Down Due to Restrictive Mortgage Lending
- 22: Indymac Giving Helocs the Freeze
- 22: OFHEO: Home Prices Chalk Worst Ever Decline
- 22: Fixed Rates Improve, ARMs Move Higher
- 21: California Housing Affordability Rises During First Quarter
- 21: New Tool Launched to Tackle Occupancy Fraud
- 21: Mortgage Application Volume Sinks as Rates Rise
- 20: Home Sales Up in California, But It’s Not All Good
- 20: Thornburg to Announce Substantial First Quarter Loss
- 19: ING to Buy Leading German Mortgage Broker
- 19: Most Appraisers Asked to Inflate Home Values
- 16: WaMu to Shut Off Home Equity Lines
- 15: Mortgage Rates Improve Mildly
- 14: Freddie Mac Reports Better Than Expected First Quarter Results
- 14: Mortgage Apps Rise for Second Week Running
- 14: Foreclosure Activity Up Slightly in April
- 13: Lender Repossessions Dip Five Percent in April
- 13: Home Prices Fall in Two-Thirds of Metro Areas
- 13: Indymac Sinks to All Time Low on Capital Concerns
- 12: FHASecure to Be Expanded Via Risk Based Premiums
- 12: Indymac Posts First Quarter Loss, Won’t Profit in 2008
- 09: Countrywide Shares Fall 20 Percent Amid Deal Concerns
- 09: MGIC Tightens PMI Guidelines Again
- 08: Fremont to Sell Remaining Servicing Rights to Litton, May File BK
- 08: Survey: Most Have Reservations About Buying Foreclosed Homes
- 08: Mortgage Rates Largely Unchanged This Week
- 07: NY Assembly Passes One Year Foreclosure Moratorium Bill
- 07: Countrywide Addresses Bankruptcy Failings
- 07: Pending Home Sales Fall As Credit Remains Tight
- 07: Mortgage Applications Bounce Back From 2008 Low
- 06: Commercial/Multifamily Originations Hit Record in 2007
- 06: Third Analyst Says BOFA Should Lower Countrywide Bid
- 06: Negative Equity as High as 95 Percent in Some Areas
- 06: Fannie Mae Reports Big Loss, Will Raise Capital
- 05: California Lawmakers Seek Permanent Loan Amount Increase
- 05: Freddie Mac Loans Improving, Guidelines Eased
- 05: Fed Report: Banks Continue to Tighten Lending Standards
- 05: Countrywide Top Mortgage Originator in First Quarter
- 05: Countrywide, BOFA Deal on the Rocks?
- 02: Consumer Bankruptcy Filings up 48 Percent
- 02: Freddie Mac: Cash-Out Refinances at Four Year Low
- 02: Triad Guaranty May Launch New Mortgage Insurance Company
- 01: Indymac Surges on Improved Outlook
- 01: MBA Opposed to OFHEO Appraisal Changes
- 01: Mortgage Rates a Mixed Bag This Week
- 30: $6 Trillion in Housing Wealth to Slip Away This Year
- 30: FDIC Offers Up Home Ownership Preservation Loans
- 30: Severely Delinquent Mortgage Accounts up 15 Percent
- 30: Private Mortgage Apps Up as Defaults Fall
- 30: Mortgage Applications Hit Low on Lack of Refis
- 29: Foreclosures Up as Housing Prices Post Record Fall
- 29: TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquency Rate to Rise 34 Percent by Year End
- 29: Thornburg Mortgage Faces SEC, NYSE Probes
- 29: Countrywide Posts Big Loss as Delinquencies Rise
- 28: California Existing Home Sales Off 24.5 Percent in March
- 28: 18.6 Million Homes Vacant in First Quarter
- 28: Bank of America to Modify at Least $40 Billion in Mortgages
- 28: Hope Now: More Than Half Million Workouts in 1Q
- 25: Fannie and Freddie Portfolios, Delinquencies Rise
- 25: Countrywide to Sell REOs to Minorities
- 24: Thirty Percent of Homeowners Living Paycheck to Paycheck
- 24: Indymac to Deliver Conforming Jumbo Loans to Fannie Mae
- 24: New Home Sales Fall Again in March
- 24: Mortgage Rates Rise on Inflationary Concerns
- 23: IndyMac Shares Hit 18 Year Low
- 23: Mortgage Lenders Accused of Stealing LendingTree Data
- 23: Subprime Mortgage Litigation Skyrocketing
- 23: Mortgage Applications Fall as Refis, Purchases Slow
- 22: Freddie Mac Tightens Lending Guidelines
- 22: California Foreclosure Activity Surges in First Quarter
- 22: Foreclosure Group Says Servicing Efforts Still Fall Short
- 22: Countrywide to Drop Option Arm Post Merger
- 21: National City Receives Indemnification Notice Related to First Franklin Sale
- 21: Insurance Group Says Arson Not the Foreclosure Solution
- 21: UBS Outlines Subprime Failings
- 21: Mortgage Servicing Litigation Activity on the Rise
- 21: Bank of America Earnings Off Nearly 80 Percent
- 21: National City Reports Loss, to Raise $7 Billion in Capital
- 18: Bush Announces Nomination of New Hud Chief
- 18: Citi Reports $5 Billion First Quarter Loss, 9,000 Layoffs
- 17: Top Mortgage Originators Fourth Quarter 2007
- 17: Freddie Mac Announces Pact to Buy Conforming Jumbos
- 17: SRM Global Raises Countrywide Stake
- 17: MGIC Posts Loss as Delinquencies Rise
- 17: Merrill Posts First Quarter Loss, Will Cut 4,000 Jobs
- 17: Mortgage Rates Again Unchanged
- 16: Mortgage Bust Market Cap Impact
- 16: Li(e)bor Under Fire as Accusations Fly
- 16: Chase Reports 50 Percent Drop in First Quarter Income
- 16: Wells Fargo Reports First Quarter Profit of $2 Billion
- 16: Countrywide Faces New Allegations in Class Action Suit
- 16: Mortgage Applications Rise on Strength of Refis, FHAs
- 15: IndyMac CEO Says No Thanks to Stock Options
- 15: Foreclosure Activity Up From Last Month
- 15: OFHEO: Fannie and Freddie Need Significant Capital
- 11: IndyMac Loan Production Down, Quality Improves
- 10: Hope Now: Nearly 1.2 Million Loan Workouts Since July
- 10: Senator McCain Unveils Mortgage Refinance Plan
- 10: Mortgage Insurer Sees Home Price Decline Through 2009
- 10: Report: Nearly Five Percent of Mortgages Past Due
- 10: Mortgage Rates Flat During the Week
- 09: Freddie Mac to Enhance Disclosures on MBS
- 09: IndyMac Securitizes Private Label Loan Bundle at a Loss
- 09: FHASecure Program to be Expanded
- 09: Mortgage Applications Up Last Week
- 08: CRL: Subprime Borrowers Paid More with Mortgage Brokers
- 08: Report: Racial Disparity in Subprime Lending Increased in 2007
- 08: Pending Home Sales Slip in February
- 07: WaMu to Halt Wholesale Mortgage Lending
- 07: Nine Mortgage Servicers Sign Pact to Help Ohio Homeowners
- 07: WaMu Shares Surge on Proposed Capital Infusion
- 07: Mortgage Bankers Association Getting a Raw Deal?
- 07: More than 14,000 Mortgage Layoffs in First Quarter
- 04: Mortgage Fraud Awareness Improved Last Year
- 03: Radian Launches Program to Assist Distressed Borrowers
- 03: Consumer Loan Delinquencies Highest Since 1992
- 03: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Fast Tracked by Senate
- 03: Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise as ARMs Fall
- 03: Zillow Launches Free Mortgage Comparison Shopping
- 02: WSJ: Countrywide Probe to Move Forward
- 02: Triad Guaranty May Stop Writing New Mortgage Insurance
- 02: Fannie Mae Tightens Lending Guidelines
- 02: WSJ: Thornburg Mortgage to Begin Lending Again
- 02: Mortgage Application Slide Led By Refinances
- 01: Federal Reserve Dynamic Mortgage Maps Launched
- 01: Study: Originate to Distribute Model to Blame for Mortgage Crisis
- 01: National City for Sale?
- 01: UBS to Post Huge First Quarter Loss on Mortgage Writedowns
- 01: Thornburg Staves Off Bankruptcy After Raising Capital
- 31: Zillow: Expensive Homes Experienced Largest Value Decline
- 31: Insured Mortgage Defaults Fell Last Month
- 31: Paulson Unveils Financial Regulation Overhaul Plan
- 31: HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson to Resign
- 31: Second Homes Sales Down in 2007
- 31: Radian Says No to Stated Loans
- 27: Interest Rates Mostly Higher This Week
- 27: IndyMac Price Target Slashed to $2
- 26: New Century and KPMG Accused of Improper Accounting Practices
- 26: Wachovia Pitching Pick-a-Pay Mortgage Amid Crisis
- 26: Mortgage Insurer Forms Homeownership Preservation Team
- 26: Sales of New Homes Fall to Slowest Pace Since 1995
- 26: Conforming Loan Limit Will Not Fall in 2009
- 26: Will BofA Up the Offer for Countrywide?
- 26: Mortgage Applications Surge on Refinance Spike
- 25: McCain on Housing: No Bailout
- 25: MGIC Ups Stock Offering, Sells Debt to Raise Capital
- 25: FBR Cuts Bank Estimates on Mortgage Woes
- 25: Home Prices Continue Downward March
- 25: Thornburg to Raise $1.35 Billion to Meet Override Agreement
- 24: Independent Budget Office: Wall Street Profits Lowest Since 1994
- 24: Clinton Unveils Plan to Tackle Housing Crisis
- 24: Federal Home Loan Banks to Buy More Mortgages
- 24: Existing Home Sales Up in February
- 24: Chase Raises Bid for Bear Stearns to $10
- 20: Company Launched to Buy Distressed Mortgage Assets
- 20: IndyMac CEO: Raw Delinquency Data Misleading
- 20: Credit Suisse Warns of First Quarter Miss
- 20: Mortgage Rates Fall on Weak Economic Outlook
- 19: Thornburg Reprieve Not So Sweet
- 19: Countrywide Launches Green Mortgage Initiative
- 19: Fannie and Freddie Requirements Eased, Liquidity Boost Expected
- 19: Mortgage Applications Off Despite Rate Improvement
- 18: Thornburg Shares Jump on Lender Reprieve
- 18: Fed Lowers Interest Rates on Weak Outlook
- 18: Group Slams Bank Bailout as Homeowners Remain at Risk
- 18: Northern Rock to Cut 2000 Jobs, Sell Mortgage Assets
- 18: Fudged Income Found on Thousands of Mortgage Applications
- 17: CitiMortgage to Halt Wholesale Home Equity Lending, Cut Jobs
- 17: Downey Financial Defaults Keep on Rising
- 17: National City Shares Plunge Fifty Percent as Buyer Sought
- 17: Countrywide Seeks Delay in Shareholder Lawsuit
- 17: H&R Block to Sell Option One Servicing Unit to Billionaire Ross
- 16: Chase to Buy Bear Stearns at Steep Discount
- 13: Next Shoe to Drop: Wooden?
- 13: Florida Leads Nation in Mortgage Fraud for Second Year
- 13: Countrywide Production Falls as Foreclosures Double
- 13: Foreclosure Activity Up 60 Percent in February
- 13: Mortgage Rates Bounce Back Up
- 12: Survey: Home Equity Issue Not as Bad as It Seems
- 12: Top 10 Most Admired Mortgage Companies
- 12: Freddie Conforming Jumbo Loan Guidelines Released
- 12: Thornburg Mortgage Shares Double on Analyst Upgrade
- 12: Mortgage Application Volume Down as Rates Surge Higher
- 11: WaMu Shares Rise on Possible Capital Infusion
- 11: Panic Conditions May Lead to IndyMac First Quarter Miss
- 11: WSJ: FBI Looking at Countrywide Origination Practices
- 11: Thornburg Restates Financials, In Discussions to Meet Margin Calls
- 10: Commercial/MultiFamily Delinquencies Remain Near Historic Lows
- 10: IndyMac Loan Production Off 58 Percent
- 10: Shares of Countrywide Fall to Near 52-Week Low
- 07: Thornburg Unable to Meet Margin Calls, Will Restate Earnings
- 07: Mozilo Backs Pay Option Arm
- 07: Countrywide CEO Defends Compensation Plan
- 06: Citi Takes Big Step Back in Mortgage Market
- 06: Home Equity Slips Further Below 50 Percent
- 06: Foreclosures Climb to Record High in Fourth Quarter
- 06: Mortgage Rates Finally Fall on Weak Economic Data
- 05: Thornburg on Verge of Bankruptcy after Chase Exercises Default Rights
- 05: Merrill Lynch Throws in Towel, Shuts First Franklin, NationPoint
- 05: Many California Counties Get Maximum FHA Loan Limit
- 05: WSJ: Countrywide Postpones Foreclosure Sales Amid Allegations
- 05: NY Gov Proposes Mortgage Crisis Legislation
- 05: Bair Calls for Long Term Loan Modifications
- 05: Mortgage Application Volume Up as Rates Fall
- 04: Fremont in Default, Future in Doubt
- 04: Bernanke Suggests Principal Reductions to Stem Foreclosure Crisis
- 04: Survey Finds Foreclosure Still Most Common Outcome for Borrowers
- 03: Deal to Combat Appraisal Fraud Reached
- 03: IndyMac Sees Rise in Delinquencies, Foreclosures
- 03: OCC Requests Monthly Mortgage Data from Large Banks
- 03: Hope Now Surpasses One Million Workouts
- 03: Thornburg Faces Additional Margin Calls, Stock Plummets
- 29: Home Equity Loss Estimates Rattle Chase
- 29: More Countrywide Junkets Under Fire
- 29: Private Mortgage Insurance Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month
- 28: First Franklin to be Shut Down by Merrill Lynch
- 28: Paulson Gets Tough on Mortgage Crisis
- 28: Thornburg Mortgage Hit with Margin Calls
- 28: Mortgage Rates Climb Back to Levels in November
- 27: Company Sees Income Verification Orders Surge
- 27: WSJ: Countrywide Tops Worst Stock Performer List
- 27: Study: Mortgage Aid Programs Distributed Unfairly
- 27: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Portfolio Limits Removed
- 27: Mortgage Application Volume Hits 2008 Low
- 26: FHASecure Helps 100,000 Borrowers
- 26: Bankruptcy Cram Down Bills Face Veto
- 26: FDIC Insured Banks Quarterly Earnings Hit 16-Year Low
- 26: OFHEO: Home Prices Suffer First Fourth Quarter Decline
- 26: Foreclosure Filings March Higher in January
- 25: Governors Call for More Comprehensive Mortgage Crisis Solution
- 25: Countrywide Ski Trip Cancelled
- 25: Existing Home Sales Fall to Near Decade Low
- 21: Now No Housing Bottom Until 2010
- 21: OTS Looking to Develop New Refinance Plan
- 21: Freddie Mac’s Investment Portfolio Fell In January
- 21: California Metros Least Affordable in Nation
- 21: Mortgage Rates Rise for Second Straight Week
- 20: Consumer Groups Ask Bank of America to Rebuild Broken Dreams
- 20: LoanPerformance: Home Prices Fell in 75 Percent of Zip Codes Covered
- 20: Thrifts Report Huge Fourth Quarter Loss on Housing Woes
- 20: Freddie: Most Borrowers Refinanced into Fixed Loans
- 20: Mortgage Application Volume Falls as Rates Rise
- 19: Project Lifeline Adopted by Hope Now Alliance
- 19: Economist: Millions of Homeowners Set to Walk Away
- 19: Barron’s: Wells Fargo Best Bet to Avoid Credit Mess
- 19: Online Mortgage Advertising Mixed in January
- 15: Countrywide Reports January Production Numbers
- 14: Freddie Chief Talks Housing Crisis, GSEs Role
- 14: Mortgage Lenders Pledge $200 Million to Refinance Subprime Loans
- 14: Subprime Mortgage Litigation Outpacing S&L Crisis
- 14: Half of U.S. Metros Experience Home Price Decline
- 14: Mortgage Rates Mixed This Week
- 13: Morgan Stanley to Cut 1000 Mortgage Jobs, Close Saxon Wholesale
- 13: Mortgage Insurer MGIC Posts Huge Fourth Quarter Loss
- 13: Legg Mason Ups Countrywide Stake to 14.9 Percent
- 13: Mortgage Applications Finally Pull Back as Rates Rise
- 12: Foreclosure Sales Increase Markedly
- 12: Nearly a Third of Recent Homebuyers Have Negative Equity
- 12: Project Lifeline to Help More At Risk Homeowners
- 12: IndyMac Posts First Annual Loss
- 11: Mortgage Mailers Decline in 2007
- 11: PMI Group Will No Longer Insure Zero Down Mortgages
- 11: Investor Fraud Dominated Mortgage Lawsuits in 2007
- 11: Countrywide Pledges to Help More Borrowers
- 07: Report: 7 of 10 Seriously Delinquent Borrowers Not Receiving Help
- 07: Recent IndyMac Wholesale Guideline Changes
- 07: OFHEO and Treasury Urge GSE Reform
- 07: Mortgage Rates Flat This Week
- 06: Hope Now Assists Over Half a Million Borrowers
- 06: Senators Introduce Mortgage Legislation Aimed at Licensing
- 06: Las Vegas Top in Foreclosure Filings
- 06: Countrywide Merger Still on Track
- 06: IAC Posts Loss as LendingTree Drags it Down
- 06: Mortgage Demand Highest Since 2004
- 05: Who Are the Largest Second Mortgage Lenders?
- 05: ResCap Drives GMAC Fourth Quarter Loss
- 04: Thornburg Mortgage Swings to Fourth Quarter Profit
- 04: Fed Survey: Mortgage Lending Standards Tougher
- 04: Commercial/Multifamily Originations Fall in Fourth Quarter
- 04: Consumer Groups Warn of Countrywide Merger Implications
- 04: Mortgage Fraud Over $4 Billion in 2007
- 04: Layoffs Higher on Financial Sector Job Cuts
- 31: Countrywide Freezes Helocs, Chase to Cut CLTVs
- 31: Defaults on Insured Mortgages Climb 37 Percent
- 31: Survey: Most Delinquent Borrowers Unaware of Options
- 31: California Mortgage Relief Bill Falls Short
- 31: Countrywide Exec to Take Helm at Bank of America Mortgage Unit
- 31: Mortgage Rates Finally Rise
- 30: S&P Takes Action on Over $500 Billion in Mortgage Securities
- 30: Fed Cuts Rates Another Half Point
- 30: Mortgage Spam Surges as Rates Fall
- 30: Flagstar Reports Fourth Quarter Loss, May Suspend Dividend
- 30: UBS Hit with $14 Billion Mortgage Write-Off
- 30: Mortgage Applications Rise as Rates Climb Higher
- 29: FBI Launches Mortgage Probe
- 29: House Approves Stimulus Bill, Higher Loan Limits Temporary
- 29: Fannie Chief Says No More Risk with Larger Loans
- 29: Homeownership Rate Falls at Record Rate
- 29: Foreclosure Activity up 75 Percent in 2007
- 29: Countrywide Reports Fourth Quarter Loss
- 28: Mortgage Bankers Association Calls CRL Study Misleading
- 28: Study Shows Mortgage Freeze Plan Limited
- 28: Commercial Loan Delinquencies Down in California
- 28: Risk of Foreclosure Rising as Home Prices Continue to Fall
- 28: Countrywide Chief Mozilo to Forego Severance Pay
- 28: Countrywide Finishes Top in Loan Originations
- 25: Mortgage Lenders Report Refinance Frenzy
- 25: OFHEO Director Slams Proposed Loan Limit Increase
- 25: IndyMac Soars on Loan Limit Increase, Profit Prediction
- 24: First National Bank of Arizona Halts Retail Mortgage Lending
- 24: Flagstar Wants Industry Workers to go Full Doc
- 24: CitiMortgage Layoffs and Closures
- 24: Freddie Mac Portfolio Expands as Delinquencies Climb
- 24: Thornburg Mortgage Upgraded By Citi
- 24: Median Home Price Posts First Annual Decline in 40 Years
- 24: Conforming Loan Limit Increase to be Part of Stimulus Package
- 24: Fitch Cuts IndyMac Rating to Junk Status, Moodys Stops Coverage
- 24: Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Point Since 2004
- 23: Ohio AG Sues Freddie Mac for Participation in Subprime Crisis
- 23: Dodd Suggests Creation of Government Entity to Purchase Distressed Mortgages
- 23: AIG to Buy Banco Popular’s Equity One
- 23: California Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Stated Income and Neg Am Loans
- 23: MGIC Shares Rocked By Higher Insurance Payouts
- 23: Refinances Drive Mortgage Applications Higher
- 22: Fannie and Freddie Face Massive Fourth Quarter Writedowns
- 22: Nearly 150 Major Mortgage Lenders Shut in 2007
- 22: California Mortgage Defaults Hit 15 Year High, Foreclosures Surge to 20 Year High
- 22: Bank of America, Wachovia Hit by Mortgage Writedowns
- 22: Fed Slashes Rates 75 Basis Points in Emergency Move
- 21: UK Mortgage Lending Slumps Despite Record Year
- 17: WaMu Posts Loss, Mortgage Volume Drops 49 Percent
- 17: Flagstar Suspends Jumbo Loan Origination
- 17: Countrywide Looking to Refinance, Dump Mortgages
- 17: MBA Says 235,000 Mortgages Modified in Third Quarter
- 17: Aurora to Stop Wholesale and Correspondent Lending, Cut 1300 Jobs
- 17: Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Consecutive Week
- 17: Merrill Posts Worst Ever Loss on Mortgage Writedowns
- 16: Countrywide Home Retention Efforts Improve
- 16: Chase Earnings Fall on Subprime Exposure, Home Equity Losses
- 16: Wells Fargo Fourth Quarter Profits Sink on Mortgage Woes
- 16: IndyMac Says Well Capitalized, Committed to Wholesale
- 16: MBA Sees Huge Rate Increase Tied to Bankruptcy Cram Down
- 16: Mortgage Application Volume Surges as Rates Fall
- 15: Freddie Mac Says Adjustable Rate Benefit Diminished
- 15: IndyMac Cuts 24 Percent of Staff, Closes Wholesale Mortgage Centers
- 15: Mortgage Hotline Calls Surge in Fourth Quarter
- 15: Citi Takes Huge Loss on Subprime, Slashes Dividend
- 14: Chevy Chase to Cease Wholesale Lending in California
- 14: Mortgage Production to Fall 16 Percent This Year
- 14: Top Five Hot and Cold Real Estate Markets
- 14: IndyMac to Eliminate Use of VOD, VOE
- 14: FBI Says Mortgage Fraud Continues to Rise
- 14: M&T Bank Earnings Hit by Mortgage Woes
- 13: Citi to Cut 20,000 Jobs, Faces Massive Writedown
- 11: Regulators Claim No Involvement in Countrywide Deal
- 11: First NLC Financial Services Halts Lending, to file BK
- 11: NovaStar to Cut 85 Percent of Staff, Give Up Licenses
- 11: Chase to Buy Washington Mutual?
- 11: OFHEO Tweaks Mortgage Fraud Reporting, Considers Jumbo Purchases
- 11: Cleveland Sues 21 Banks over Record Foreclosures
- 11: Merrill Lynch Expected to Write Down $15 Billion
- 11: Bank of America to Buy Countrywide
- 10: Bank of America in Advanced Talks to Acquire Countrywide
- 10: Moody’s May Downgrade Freddie Mac Financial Strength Rating
- 10: Countrywide and ACORN Reach Agreement to Help Homeowners
- 10: Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level in Over Two Years
- 09: Credit Counselors Overwhelmed by Those Seeking Mortgage Aid
- 09: WaMu, IndyMac Shares Plummet on Mortgage Woes
- 09: Mortgage Applications Rise on Refinance Surge
- 09: Countrywide Reports December 2007 Operational Results
- 08: Citigroup to Consolidate Residential Mortgage Business
- 08: Countrywide Accused of Fabricating Documents in BK Case
- 08: Fannie Chief Sees No Need for Portfolio Expansion
- 08: Wells Fargo Accused of Predatory Lending
- 08: Countrywide Shares Plunge on Bankruptcy Rumors
- 08: Bear Stearns CEO to Step Down, Price Target Slashed
- 07: Subprime Voted Word of the Year for 2007
- 07: Poll Indicates Few Americans Will Refinance in 2008
- 07: Paulson Says No Simple Solution for Housing Woes
- 07: IndyMac November Loan Production Results
- 07: Mortgage Job Losses by Company and State
- 03: American Home Criticized for Plan to Destroy Hard Loan Files
- 03: Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Up 40 Percent Last Year
- 03: Financial Sector Saw Record Job Cuts in 2007
- 03: Late Payments Rise on Consumer Loans
- 03: Mortgage Apps Fall Despite Interest Rate Improvement
- 02: Annual Performance of Mortgage Related Stocks
- 02: Issuance of Alt-A Mortgages Down Sharply in Third Quarter
- 02: Wachovia Faces Substantial Losses Tied to CMBS
- 02: Mortgage Broker Tracker Launched in Seven States
- 02: National City to Cut 900 Jobs
- 02: PHH Sale to GE and Blackstone Terminated
- 31: Happy New Year!
- 27: Fannie and Freddie Met Capital Level in Third Quarter
- 27: Report Claims Subprime Lending Increased Homeownership
- 27: Mortgage Applications Fall to Lowest Level This Year
- 26: Survey Finds Nearly All Would Pay Mortgage First
- 26: Home Prices Post Record Decline in October
- 24: Happy Holidays!
- 20: Bush Signs Mortgage Tax Relief Bill Into Law
- 20: Delinquencies on Alt-A Securities More Than Double
- 20: NovaStar CEO to Leave Troubled Mortgage Lender
- 20: Bank of America Chief Says Strong Credit Borrowers Default
- 20: Nearly Half of California Brokers See Recession in 2008
- 20: Mortgage Rates Up Slightly in Latest Freddie Survey
- 20: Bear Stearns Reports First Quarterly Loss on Mortgage Losses
- 19: Foreclosures Dip in November, Up 68 Percent from Year Ago
- 19: Union Group Stages Countrywide Protest in San Francisco
- 19: Congress Extends Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Through 2010
- 19: Morgan Stanley Posts First Ever Quarterly Loss on Mortgage Woes
- 19: Mortgage Applications Off Nearly 20 Percent
- 18: Chase to Take On Former WaMu Mortgage Employees
- 18: Highlights of the Fed’s Proposed Mortgage Rules
- 18: Thornburg Mortgage Reinstates Dividend, Replaces CEO
- 18: Mortgage Broker Accused of Bait and Switch Advertising
- 17: Fed Expected to Tackle Abusive Mortgage Practices
- 17: Colorado Restricts Prepayment Penalties on ARMs
- 17: Wells Fargo Tightens Retail Mortgage Guidelines
- 17: National City to Set Aside $700 Million for Loan Losses in Fourth Quarter
- 17: Citi Downgrades Banks, Lenders, and Mortgage Insurers
- 14: Fannie Chief Sees Housing Woes Until Late 2009
- 14: LendingTree Cuts 220 More Jobs
- 14: Ameriquest Compensates Victimized Mortgage Borrowers
- 14: Mortgage Industry Needs to Cut Jobs by a Third in 2008
- 14: FHA Reform Bill Passed by Senate
- 13: Bank of America Top Retail Mortgage Originator in 2007
- 13: Countrywide Subpoenaed by Illinois Attorney General
- 13: IndyMac Tightens Mortgage Guidelines
- 13: H&R Block Confirms Loss, May Need More Financing
- 13: Interest Rates Back Above Six Percent This Week
- 13: Countrywide Fundings, Originations Up From October
- 12: OFHEO Chief Says Loan Limit Increase Might Make Sense
- 12: Senator Dodd Introduces Mortgage Reform Bill
- 12: JD Power Ranks Wachovia First in Satisfaction, Cautions Against Using Mortgage Brokers
- 12: House Judiciary Committee Approves Bankruptcy Bill
- 12: Banks Expect Larger Fourth Quarter Loan Losses
- 12: Mortgage Applications Highest in Over Two Years
- 11: IndyMac Credit Rating Cut to Junk Status
- 11: Report Reveals Number of Problems Associated with Rate Freeze
- 11: Fed Cuts Key Interest Rates by Quarter Point
- 11: Freddie Mac Sees Another $5.5B to $7.5B in Losses
- 11: EMC Mortgage Accused of Predatory Loan Servicing
- 11: H&R Block to File Late, Big Loss Tied to Mortgage Exit
- 10: WaMu to Cut More Than 3000 Jobs Amid Mortgage Losses
- 10: Telenovela Produced to Improve Homeowner Education
- 10: Subprime Mortgage Litigation Group Launched
- 10: Freddie Mac to Limit Purchase of Delinquent Loans
- 10: UBS to Write Down Another $10 Billion in Mortgage Related Losses
- 07: MGIC to Limit Coverage, Raise Prices on Riskier Loans
- 07: Wachovia Faces $3 Billion Fourth Quarter Writedown
- 07: Home Equity Slides to Record Low in Third Quarter
- 06: Mortgage Teaser Freezer Plan Unveiled
- 06: Delta Financial Halts Lending, Will File BK
- 06: 30 Year Mortgage Rates Fall Below Six Percent
- 06: Mortgage Delinquencies Climb to 20 Year High, Foreclosures Hit All Time High
- 06: NovaStar Receives Extension from Wachovia
- 06: IndyMac CEO Sees More Losses Through 2008
- 06: Two Homes for the Price of One
- 05: Mortgage Freeze Plan to be Announced Tomorrow
- 05: TransLand Financial Bankruptcy Case Dismissed
- 05: Wall Street Firms Subpoenaed in Mortgage Shakeup
- 05: Countrywide CEO Calls for Conforming Limit Increase
- 05: MBA Mortgage Applications Jump 22.5 Percent
- 04: Fannie Mae to Sell Stock, Cut Dividend
- 04: Moody’s Wraps Alt-A Review, Cuts Ratings
- 04: Countrywide and IndyMac Fall on Loan Modification Concerns
- 04: Freddie Says Home Prices Fall Hardest in 25 Years
- 04: NYSE Asks NovaStar to Explain Recent Stock Surge
- 04: Option One Mortgage to Shut Down
- 03: 33,000 Borrowers Refinanced with FHASecure Since September
- 03: Up to 70 Percent of Early Default Linked to Borrower Fraud
- 03: Clinton Calls for Foreclosure Moratorium, Interest Rate Freeze
- 03: OTS Second Annual Housing Forum News and Notes
- 30: First NLC Branch Closures and Layoffs
- 30: Insured Mortgage Defaults Hit Highest Level Since 2001
- 30: Fed Bank Says One Third of Subprime ARMs Delinquent
- 30: Will Interest Rate Freeze Save Mortgage?
- 29: Home Prices Experience First Quarterly Decline in Nearly 13 Years
- 29: 30 Year Mortgage Rates at Two-Year Low
- 29: Foreclosure Filings Nearly Double From Year Ago
- 28: Bank of America Expands Government Lending Push
- 28: Countrywide Involved in Foreclosure Probe
- 28: FDIC Insured Bank Profits Slide 25 Percent on Mortgage Losses
- 28: Bear Stearns Cutting 650 Jobs
- 28: Mortgage Applications Fall on Drop in Refinance Activity
- 28: Wells Fargo to Take $1.4 Billion Mortgage Hit
- 27: Countrywide Reassures Again, Says Job Cuts a Bit Higher
- 27: Charter One Exits Wholesale Lending
- 27: Mayors Express Bleak Outlook for Ongoing Mortgage Crisis
- 27: 2008 Conforming Loan Limit Unchanged
- 26: JPMorgan Chase to Cut 91 Subprime Mortgage Jobs
- 26: Bank of America Sees More Mortgage Trouble Ahead
- 26: Fannie and Freddie Stumble After Downgrade
- 26: Paul Financial Suspends Loan Origination
- 26: Schumer Wants Review of Countrywide’s FHLB Borrowing
- 26: Fieldstone Mortgage Files for Bankruptcy
- 26: Questionable Mortgage Portfolio Value Hindering E-Trade Sale
- 26: Citigroup Layoffs Reported to be as High as 45,000
- 21: Countrywide Denies Bankruptcy Rumors
- 21: GMAC Mulling Possible Sale or Merger for ResCap
- 21: Chevy Chase Bank to Cut 200 Jobs
- 21: Mortgage Applications Down, Refinances Decline
- 20: Bear Stearns Sued Over Concealed Mortgage Losses
- 20: US Thrift Earnings Sink, OTS to Announce Loan Mod Proposal
- 20: Report Says Nearly 16 Percent of Recent Homebuyers Have Negative Equity
- 20: Countrywide Downgraded as GSEs May Purchase Less
- 20: H&R Block CEO Exits as Option One Sale Falters
- 20: Freddie Mac’s $2 Billion Loss
- 19: Mortgage Stocks Slammed as Credit Worries Intensify
- 19: Hilltop Holdings Reveals Stake in Downey Savings
- 19: More Job Cuts at Bankrupt Quality Home Loans
- 19: Citigroup Downgraded, Faces $15 Billion Writedown
- 19: Freddie Mac Faces Subprime Loss up to $5 Billion
- 19: Impac Delays Third Quarter Filing, Expects Greater Loss
- 16: Freddie Mac to Add, Raise Fees for Higher Risk Loans
- 16: WaMu Tightening Mortgage Guidelines
- 15: House Passes Mortgage Bill HR 3915
- 15: Countrywide to Renegotiate Loans for 1000 NYC Borrowers
- 15: GSC Group Plans to Buy Distressed Mortgage Securities
- 15: ResCap May Be Sailing Towards Bankruptcy
- 15: Freddie Says Mortgage Rates Flat
- 15: Wells Fargo Chief Says Worst Yet to Come
- 15: Barclays Takes $2.7 Billion Mortgage Writedown
- 14: Beneficial Finance to Close Hundreds of Offices, Cut 1500 Jobs
- 14: NovaStar Reports Loss, Faces High Chance of Delisting
- 14: Borrowers Still Dumping Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- 14: Thornburg Mortgage Shares Up on Analyst Note
- 14: Stockton Reports Highest Metro Foreclosure Rate in Third Quarter
- 14: HSBC Takes $3.4B Mortgage Hit, Closing Branches
- 14: Mortgage Applications Hit Highest Level in 2007
- 13: Report Claims Property Values to Drop by $223B
- 13: Bank of America to Write Down $3B in Fourth Quarter
- 13: Countrywide Mortgage Fundings Down 48 Percent
- 13: E-Loan Layoffs Claim 513 Jobs
- 12: Online Mortgage Advertising Mixed in October
- 12: Analyst Warns of $400 Billion in Subprime Related Losses
- 12: Indiana Launches Foreclosure Hotline
- 12: Fannie and Freddie Downgraded
- 12: Fresh Mortgage Warnings Rattle Markets
- 09: Countrywide Committed to Texas Jobs Despite Layoffs
- 09: JP Morgan Warns of More Mortgage-Related Losses
- 09: Fannie Mae Loss Doubles in Third Quarter
- 09: Wachovia Sees Additional $1.1 Billion in Credit Losses
- 08: Delta Financial Hit with More Layoffs, Announces Loss
- 08: HSBC Exits US Mortgage-Backed Securities Business
- 08: Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Levels Since May
- 08: Morgan Stanley Faces $3.7 Billion Mortgage Hit
- 07: Mortgage Appraisal Probe Expands to Fannie and Freddie
- 07: MBA Survey Shows Decline in Mortgage Applications
- 07: WaMu Paints Negative Outlook for Mortgage, Housing Market
- 06: Mortgages and Electric Scooters
- 06: Cash-Out Refis Lowest Since Early 2005
- 06: IndyMac Swings to Third Quarter Loss
- 02: FTC Calls for Single Mortgage Disclosure Document
- 02: Merrill Lynch Slammed by Report It Delayed Mortgage Losses
- 01: NY AG Sues First American, eAppraiseIt Unit
- 01: GMAC Posts Huge Loss on ResCap Mortgage Unit
- 01: Sharp Increase in Foreclosure Filings during Third Quarter
- 31: Fannie and Freddie Increase Market Share
- 31: Defaults on Insured Home Mortgages Surge
- 31: Fed Lowers Key Interest Rates by Quarter Point
- 31: Chase, MBA Mortgage Application Volume Jumps
- 30: Countrywide Shareholders Sue Mozilo, Executives
- 30: PMI Group Reports First Loss in 17 Years
- 30: WMC Mortgage Cuts Most of Staff
- 30: Investment Group Takes Large Stake in Countrywide
- 29: Countrywide Analysts Not Convinced of Quick Turnaround
- 28: California Mortgage Defaults Hit Record in Third Quarter
- 26: Countrywide Reports $1.2 Billion Loss, Shares Jump
- 25: Interest Rate Reset Chart
- 25: Bank of America to Exit Wholesale Lending
- 25: Freddie Mac Survey Shows Interest Rate Decline
- 24: Countrywide’s Option Arm Nightmare
- 24: Interest Rates Plunge, Mortgage Applications Flat
- 24: National City Profit Hit by Mortgage Losses, More Layoffs
- 24: Merrill Lynch Takes Huge Mortgage Hit
- 23: National City Drops Correspondent Lending, Cuts More Jobs
- 23: Diablo Funding Group Shutting Down
- 23: HSBC Closing 30 Consumer Lending Branches in Canada
- 23: Countrywide Launches Home Preservation Program
- 22: Mortgage-Backed Securities Volume Plummets
- 22: House Introduces Mortgage Reform Bill
- 22: Lehman Downgrades Countrywide, IndyMac, and WaMu
- 19: 2008 Conforming Loan Limit Guidance
- 18: Bank of America Profit Down on Loan Writedowns, Trading Losses
- 18: Lack of Jumbo Financing Hurts Bay Area Home Sales
- 18: NovaStar Shares Hit by Possible Delisting
- 17: WaMu Profit Hit by Mortgage Mess
- 17: Thornburg Mortgage Reports Billion Dollar Loss
- 17: Mortgage Originations to Slide in 2008
- 16: GMAC Expected to Cut 25 Percent of Mortgage Workforce
- 16: Countrywide Restructuring Charge Up to $150 Million
- 16: Novastar Selling Servicing Rights, Likely Cutting Jobs
- 16: Wells Fargo Takes $490 Million Mortgage Charge
- 16: New Credit Scoring Model Filters Authorized Users Accounts
- 15: Accredited Home Lenders Resume Making Loans
- 15: Nomura to Shut Mortgage-Backed Securities Unit
- 12: Summit Mortgage Co. to Close Its Doors
- 11: Survey Says Few Lenders Making Loan Modifications
- 11: September Foreclosure Filings Nearly Double From Year Ago
- 11: Countrywide September Loan Funding Down 44 Percent
- 10: Former Training Manager Stages Countrywide Protest
- 10: Experian Touts VantageScore to Improve Risk Assessment
- 10: Mortgage Profits Declined Sharply in 2006
- 10: Hope Now Initiative Launched to Aid Homeowners
- 10: Mortgage Applications Rise, Fixed Rates Up
- 10: Demonstrations Held Outside Countrywide Branches
- 09: S&P Chief Says Mortgage Crisis to Worsen
- 09: Lehman Brothers Cut Countrywide Outlook
- 09: Thornburg Ups Mortgage Loss Estimates
- 08: Home Equity Loan Volume Down Sharply in 2nd Quarter
- 08: Market Street Mortgage Layoffs
- 05: FDIC Chairman Says Freeze Teaser Rates
- 05: Ross Wins American Home Mortgage Servicing Bid
- 05: Merrill Lynch to Write Down $5.5 Billion
- 05: WaMu Expects Profits to Plunge 75 Percent
- 04: Cramer Sees Bank of America Countrywide Merger
- 04: R-Home Mortgage Program Launched for Thin Credit Borrowers
- 04: Roughly 4 out of 10 Mortgages Were Subprime for Minorities in 2006
- 04: Mortgage Rates Fall Slightly
- 03: Option One Loses Two Credit Lines, Others Reduced
- 03: Impac Mortgage Looks to Sublease Headquarters
- 03: Countrywide Hires PR Crisis Firm
- 03: Mortgage Applications Fall 2.7 Percent
- 03: Bear Stearns Consolidating Mortgage Operations
- 03: Northern Rock Cuts Back on Program Offerings
- 03: Housing Industry Accounts for Third of September Layoffs
- 03: Bear Stearns Layoffs
- 02: MortgageIT Layoffs Reported Nationwide
- 02: Morgan Stanley Cuts 600 Mortgage Jobs
- 02: Market Street Mortgage on Hold, Seeking Buyer
- 01: Britain Lifts Savings Guarantee
- 01: Subprime Headaches for Citigroup and UBS
- 01: WaMu Getting Tough on Mortgage Brokers
- 30: Do No Cost Loans Make Sense Right Now?
- 28: Netbank Shut Down by FDIC
- 28: SCME Ceases Wholesale Operations
- 28: Countrywide Sees $50 Million in Daily Deposits
- 28: Private Mortgage Insurance Defaults Rise
- 27: Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise, ARMs Dip
- 26: IndyMac Downsizing with Voluntary Severance Packages
- 26: Fremont Investor Expresses Doubt over Acquisition
- 26: Delinquency Rate Up on Home Equity Lines
- 26: Credit Suisse to Cut 150 Mortgage Jobs
- 25: New Service Allows Homeowners to Pay Mortgage via Credit Card
- 25: Countrywide Says Fed Rate Cut Spurred Inquiries
- 25: Freddie Mac’s Portfolio Nearly Capped
- 25: Flagstar Profit Warning Leads to Price Target Cuts
- 24: No Closing Cost Radio Ad Fanatic Fined
- 24: Barclays to Sell Subprime Unit FirstPlus
- 24: Morgan Stanley Accused of Discriminatory Mortgage Lending
- 24: Hedge Fund Reveals Five Percent IndyMac Stake
- 24: HUD Secretary Downplays Housing Crisis, Supports Subprime
- 24: Nationstar Halts Loan Production
- 23: ABN Amro Mortgage Data Leaked on Popular File Sharing Network
- 22: Confusion Over Nevada Mortgage Bill
- 21: Steel Tycoon to Bid for American Home Servicing Unit
- 21: HSBC Shuts Down Decision One Mortgage Unit
- 21: Full Spectrum Lending Shrinking Fast
- 20: Decision One Expected to Close Tomorrow
- 20: GE Money to Invest $200M in Indian Mortgage Venture
- 20: Bernanke Addresses Mortgage Concerns
- 19: Wells Fargo Chairman Bullish on Mortgage
- 19: American Home and Freddie Mac Resolve Servicing Dispute
- 19: Accredited Home Agrees to Lower Price, Drops Lawsuit
- 19: Fannie and Freddie Caps Eased
- 18: FHA Reform Bill Passed
- 18: Wells Fargo to Cut No Ratio and No Doc Programs
- 18: Transland Secures $30 Million in Financing
- 18: Fed Cuts Interest Rates by Half Percent
- 18: Accredited Home Lenders May Fold
- 18: Impac Stops Alt-A Lending, Cuts Jobs
- 18: Prime Rate Movement over the Last Ten Years
- 17: Beazer Mortgage Corp. Hit with Reduced Credit Line
- 17: E-trade Exits Wholesale Mortgage Business
- 17: PHH Corp. Buyout in Trouble
- 17: Bank of America Cuts Rates to Corral Resetting Loans
- 17: First Franklin Financial Layoffs
- 17: Northern Rock Ripe for Takeover Bid
- 16: Beware of Foreclosure Assistance Programs
- 15: Top Alt-A Lenders
- 14: Here’s One Reason Things Went Wrong
- 14: Ex Pro Wrestler Enters Mortgage Business
- 14: American Home Dumps Credit Crisis Firm
- 14: Nationstar Mortgage on the Ropes
- 13: Northern Rock Seeks Bank of England Bailout
- 13: Freddie Mac Sues American Home Mortgage
- 13: Countrywide Secures Another $12 Billion
- 13: Countrywide Loan Production Drops 17 Percent
- 13: Countrywide Specialty Lending Group Rumored to Close Today
- 12: First Franklin Said to be Firing Staff
- 12: First Horizon Closing 50 Offices, Cutting 1,500 Jobs
- 12: Washington Mutual Closing Three Fulfillment Centers
- 12: Mortgage Applications Up, Likely Misleading
- 11: Struggling Lenders Carry Nasty Side Effects
- 11: Option One To Cut 575 Jobs
- 11: SunTrust Warns of Mortgage Losses
- 11: FTC Warns of Misleading Mortgage Advertising
- 11: Luminent Mortgage Pays Off Debt, Cuts Jobs
- 11: Countrywide Looking for Cash
- 11: Survey Reveals Major Problems in Wholesale Mortgage Industry
- 10: LendingTree Cuts Option Arm and Bad Credit Ads
- 10: Dancing Alien Ads Are Back!
- 10: Schumer Proposes New Mortgage Bill
- 10: Victoria Mortgage Funding Cease Operations
- 10: Alliance Capital Cuts Countrywide Stake in Half
- 10: Decision One Layoffs
- 09: Foreclosure Tax Burden
- 07: Countrywide to Cut Up to 12,000 Jobs
- 07: Citi Launching Non-Prime Unit on Sep. 17
- 07: Centex Mortgage Secures JPMorgan Credit Line
- 07: Citigroup Warehouse Line Won’t Take New Clients
- 07: Indymac Dumps Subprime, Pigs, and Jobs
- 06: Wells Fargo Pep Rally Notes
- 06: National City Laying Off 1,300, Suspending Broker Issued Loans
- 06: Lehman Brothers to Cut 850 More Jobs
- 06: Foreclosures Hit Record High
- 05: Citigroup Mortgage Layoffs Reported
- 05: Major Layoffs Reported at Countrywide
- 05: Federal Home Loan President Slams Mortgage Brokers
- 05: Lownhome Financial Closed
- 05: FDIC See 1.5 Million Unable to Make Mortgage Payments
- 05: Layoffs Up 85 Percent in August
- 05: Indymac Leases Charter Branches in Hawaii
- 05: MGIC and Radian Cancel Merger
- 04: Novastar Layoffs and Reduced Retail Production
- 04: National City Layoffs and Branch Closures
- 04: Predicting the Next Subprime Blowout
- 03: Ditech Real Life Plan
- 01: ACC Closes Ameriquest, Sells Assets to Citigroup
- 31: SCME Layoffs and Branch Closures
- 31: Lone Star Slashes Offer for Accredited Home
- 31: Spectrum Financial Group Files Bankruptcy
- 30: Guardian Loan Co. Halts Operations
- 30: Group One Lending Shut Down
- 30: First Magnus Financial Lawsuit Website Launched
- 30: Countrywide Price Target Cut Again
- 30: Option One Mortgage May Cease Operations
- 29: Bernanke Sees Fannie and Freddie Capped Out
- 29: Countrywide Hints at Demise of Wholesale
- 29: Senator Asks Countrywide to Stop Bad Lending
- 29: Equifirst Layoffs in Charlotte
- 29: Indymac Scoops Up 90 American Home Branches
- 28: Lexington Lending Halts Wholesale Operations
- 28: MortgageIT Halts Subprime Lending
- 28: CIT Home Lending Shut Down
- 27: American Home Wins Right to Service Loans
- 27: Indian Outsourcing Firms Hit by Mortgage Crunch
- 27: Allstate Home Loans Shut Down After Buyout
- 27: Existing Homes Sales Slow, Inventories Rise
- 27: Countrywide Price Target Cut by Lehman Bros.
- 25: NVR Mortgage Hit with Restricted Credit Line
- 24: Two Major Canadian Lenders Halt Subprime Lending
- 23: Secondary Mortgage Market Flat
- 23: Countrywide CEO Interview
- 22: Bank of America Invests $2 Billion in Countrywide
- 22: Quality Home Loans Files for Bankruptcy
- 22: BNC Mortgage Shut Down
- 22: Accredited Home Shuts Down Retail Lending Business
- 22: HSBC Closing Mortgage Office
- 21: FNBA Shuts Down Wholesale and Correspondent Divisions
- 21: Accredited to Sell $1 Billion in Mortgages
- 20: Greenpoint Mortgage Closed
- 20: Countrywide Hiring As New Layoffs Reported
- 19: Capital One VP Sparks Greenpoint Mortgage Fears
- 17: Novastar Cutting 500 Jobs, Closing Wholesale Unit
- 17: Mortgage News Friday
- 16: Countrywide News Dissected
- 16: First Magnus Financial Closed
- 16: Top Subprime Loan Originators
- 15: Countrywide Bankruptcy Fears
- 15: Mortgage applications up 3.4% from Last Week
- 15: Countrywide Downgraded by Merrill
- 14: Thornburg Stock Tumbles, Bankruptcy Ruled Out
- 14: Countrywide Mortgage Apps Down, Delinquencies and Foreclosures Up
- 13: Fannie and Freddie Asset Limits Unchanged
- 11: Top Five Loan Originators by Loan Volume
- 10: Mortgage Brokers May Need to Dust Off Resumes
- 10: Countrywide and WaMu Spread Liquidity Fears
- 09: Stated Income Loans Going Away
- 09: AIG Releases Troubling Mortgage Data
- 07: More Mortgage Woes
- 07: IndyMac Changes May Be Significant
- 03: Subprime Dead, Alt-A Next in Line
- 03: American Home Mortgage Closes Doors
- 02: Piggyback Loans as Good as Gone
- 02: Accredited Home Lenders Say Bankruptcy Possible
- 31: Indymac Sees 57% Drop in Second-Quarter Net Income
- 30: GMAC Reports 63% Drop in Second Quarter Profit
- 30: New York Pledges $100 Million to SONYMA Refinance Program
- 27: Quicken Secure Advantage Loan
- 27: Fresh Layoffs at American Home Mortgage
- 27: Mortgage Applications Lowest in 5 Months
- 27: FBR Selling Subprime Unit
- 26: Wells Fargo Wholesale Subprime Closes Doors
- 17: Mortgage Bubble Byproduct
- 28: Pay Rate vs. Teaser Rate
- 19: Predatory Lending Q & A
- 12: The Ditech Sleep EZ Loan
- 12: Quick Mortgage Tips – Consider Using a Broker
- 08: Rates on 30 Year Mortgage Climb to 10 Month High
- 02: Richard Branson Enters Mortgage Biz with New Acquisition
- 01: No Red Tape Mortgage Shuts Down
- 28: Are RealtyTrac’s Foreclosure Listings Misleading?
- 25: American Express to Accept Mortgage Payments Via Credit Card
- 25: Countrywide Founder Comments on Current Mortgage Situation
- 22: Quick Mortgage Tips – How Lenders Evaluate your Credit Score
- 17: Bernake Comments on Mortgage Defaults and Subprime Abuse
- 17: A Map of Foreclosure Listings
- 15: Allstate to Stop Issuing Homeowners Insurance in California
- 09: Bank of America No Fee Mortgage
- 07: Declining Housing Markets in the United States
- 04: The Cost of Property Taxes and Hazard Insurance
- 02: GMAC Posts $305 Million Net Loss Due to Weak Mortgage Unit
- 30: Stop Loan Foreclosure
- 25: Quick Mortgage Tips – Stated Income? You Better Have Assets!
- 24: Is the Fico Score to Blame for the Mortgage Mess?
- 24: How Do Foreclosures Affect Your Neighborhood?
- 21: Ditech Freedom Loan
- 21: Historical Conforming Loan Limits
- 17: California Mortgage Defaults Near Record High
- 17: Quick Mortgage Tips – Stated Income Underwriting
- 17: Sallie Mae Accepts $25 Billion Takeover Bid
- 12: Use Portfolio Lenders for Hard to Close Mortgage Deals
- 12: Where is the Mortgage Market Heading?
- 11: Stated Income Loans Becoming Increasingly Difficult
- 11: American Home Mortgage Investment Corp in Trouble
- 10: Fixed Mortgage Rates Pricing Lower than ARMs
- 10: Quick Mortgage Tips – Prepays Provide Lower Interest Rates
- 06: Should I Get an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage?
- 05: John Edwards Wants Legislation to Stop Predatory Lending
- 03: Quick Mortgage Tips – For Sale By Owner Properties Tougher to Finance
- 03: New Century Files for Bankruptcy
- 27: Housing Market Data
- 20: Mortgage Quick Tip – Occupancy Fraud
- 17: Quick Mortgage Tip – Use a Combo loan to save money
- 17: Quick Mortgage Tip – Refinancing a listed home
- 17: Quick Mortgage Tip – Refinancing without being on the loan (or title)
- 13: NYSE Plans Delisting of New Century Shares
- 12: New Century Bankruptcy Nears as Creditors Halt Financing
- 10: Fastest Growing Cities in the United States
- 10: What Not to Buy: Mortgage Stocks
- 07: Rumors of a New Century Financial Bankruptcy
- 27: Mortgage Default Worries Rise as Adjustable Loans Reset
- 21: A List of Mortgage Closures, Mergers and Layoffs
- 14: Fremont General Cuts Secondary Subprime Operation
- 11: Playing the Interest Rate Buydown Game
- 10: New Century Subprime Shares Plummet
- 08: Indymac Buys Retail Arm of New York Mortgage Trust Inc.
- 07: MGIC to Buy Rival Mortgage Insurance Provider Radian Group
- 07: Mandalay Mortgage Closes Subprime Division
- 31: Interest Rates Stay Unchanged for Fifth Straight Time
- 30: Wachovia Closes Subprime Mortgage Division Equibanc
- 29: Citigroup Will Buy ABN AMRO Mortgage Group
- 27: Bank of America and Countrywide Merger?
- 18: Why is 100% Financing So Hard to Find?
- 18: Buy a House for Less than Your New Hybrid
- 15: Hello Option Arm Lawsuits
- 15: Rent Before Applying for a Mortgage
- 15: Season Assets Two Months Before Applying for a Mortgage
- 10: Mortgage Lenders Network All But Closed Down?
- 09: Lenders Limiting Exotic Mortgage Programs
- 20: Holiday Loans are on the Prowl
- 14: Mortgage Lates On the Rise
- 13: California Loves the Option Arm Mortgage
- 09: Sell or Refinance, But Don’t Try Both
- 07: Ownit Mortgage Solutions Shuts Down
- 04: Marriage and Mortgage Don’t Mix
- 02: Top Cities for Foreclosures
- 23: Happy Thanksgiving!
- 22: California Housing Market Still Strong
- 20: Option ARM Loans Still Most Touted Mortgage Program
- 09: Southern California Homeowners Still Seeing Green
- 05: Stubborn Sellers, Patient Buyers Rule the Market
- 26: New Home Prices Sink in September
- 26: Feds Hold Rates Steady for Third Straight Meeting
- 14: The Future Looks Bright? (For Buyers)
- 12: Fed Sees Cooler Housing Market as Autumn Approaches
- 10: A Little Lesson About Loan Officers
- 07: Pick-a-Default-or-a-Foreclosure-Pay Mortgage
- 04: Mortgage Applications Up As Interest Rates Finally Come Down
- 29: Slow Housing Market, Great Interest Rates?
- 22: Feds Pause Rates, But is it Enough to Save Mortgage?
- 13: Mortgage is Dead
- 07: Mortgage Rates Are Low, But Where’s the Business?
