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Latest Posts
Capital One VP Sparks Greenpoint Mortgage Fears
At the KBW Inc. Large Cap Bank Conference in Kohler, Wisconsin last week Michael Rowen, VP of investor relations at Capital One Financial spoke to Wall Street analysts about a variety of banking topics, including the ongoing mortgage crisis and ... Read More »
Countrywide News Dissected
Ever since the now infamous Merrill analyst Countrywide downgrade and the accompanying bankruptcy comment, the news media and bloggers throughout the nation have been going nuts. At this point, it’s almost impossible not to read or hear a report about ... Read More »
First Magnus Financial Closed
First Magnus, the nation’s 22nd largest residential mortgage lender announced on their website this morning that they are no longer funding any home loans. The company announced that it will no longer originate, fund, or continue processing loans already in ... Read More »
Countrywide Bankruptcy Fears
***Click here for today’s news: 1/8/08 Countrywide shares plunge on bankruptcy rumors. The inevitable happened today. Shares of Countrywide, the largest mortgage lender in the United States took a relatively large tumble after an analyst downgrade and fresh bankruptcy fears. ... Read More »
Thornburg Stock Tumbles, Bankruptcy Ruled Out
After a terrible day on Wall Street, with shares of his company shedding nearly half their market value, Thornburg Mortgage president Larry Goldstone attempted to ease investor worries live on CNBC. While there’s not much you can really say to ... Read More »
Fannie and Freddie Asset Limits Unchanged
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s appeals to raise limits on their existing loan portfolios were met with disapproval by both the Bush Administration and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight late last week. Democrats had urged the agency to ... Read More »
Mortgage Brokers May Need to Dust Off Resumes
As the mortgage crisis widens, particularly with the latest news regarding limited liquidity, it makes sense to wonder if correspondent and wholesale lending will be the next to go. We’ve already seen a large number of mortgage lenders shut down ... Read More »
Countrywide and WaMu Spread Liquidity Fears
Two of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders came forward today, saying difficult market conditions would likely hurt operations in the near term. Both Countrywide and Washington Mutual cited the issue of liquidity, noting that the secondary mortgage market had become ... Read More »
Stated Income Loans Going Away
I’ve heard from several sources that stated income loans, also known as “liar’s loans” may become a thing of the past as mortgage lenders continue to tighten underwriting guidelines. In the last five plus years, stated income documentation was the ... Read More »
More Mortgage Woes
Just what is this whole mortgage business built on anyway? Check out my newly updated list of closed lenders! HomeBanc is exiting the mortgage loan business and seeking the sale of remaining assets. Countrywide, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, will ... Read More »
