Borrowers thinking about walking away from their homes voluntarily don’t necessarily give up because the mortgage balance exceeds the value of their homes, according to… Read More »Strategic Default Driven by Future Home Prices, Default Costs
Former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo will pay a record $22.5 million penalty to settle SEC charges that claim he and two other executives misled investors… Read More »Former Countrywide Boss to Pay Largest SEC Fine Ever
Since the mortgage crisis has taken hold, I’ve tried to think of all the reasons why everything went so horribly wrong. By now, we know… Read More »‘How to Be a Mortgage Broker’ Most Popular Course in Prison
The Federal Reserve issued a final rule today that effectively bans yield spread premiums paid to mortgage brokers, along with loan officers employed by depository… Read More »Yield Spread Premiums Banned
The USDA’s zero down loan program is slated to make a comeback, thanks to legislation making its way to President Obama’s desk. The measure was… Read More »USDA Zero Down Loan Program to Return
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to launch multiple investigations to determine if certain mortgage lenders are denying loans to expectant mothers,… Read More »HUD to Investigate Mortgage Lenders Who Discriminate Against Expectant Mothers
A bill introduced by California Congresswoman Jackie Speier earlier this month aims to protect the credit scores of homeowners who accept loan modifications. Currently, even… Read More »Bill Aims to Eliminate Loan Mod Credit Score Hit
New research conducted by the Federal Reserve revealed that the median borrower doesn’t strategically default until home equity falls to -62 percent of their home’s… Read More »Most Borrowers Don’t Strategically Default Until Deeply Underwater
Imagine receiving a cell phone in your mailbox, that once powered on, dialed your mortgage lender – and once connected, offered lower mortgage payments. Sounds… Read More »Delinquent Mortgage Borrowers Now Get Free Cell Phones
Former mortgage lending giant Countrywide has been ordered by the FTC to pay out $108 million in refunds to homeowners who were overcharged by the… Read More »Countrywide to Pay $108 Million for Overcharging Homeowners
