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House Affordability Dips in Q309: NAHB

Posted on November 20, 2009



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PriceMyLoan Integrates with Encompass360

Posted on November 20, 2009





Judge Denies Ellie Mae?s Request to Dismiss

Posted on November 19, 2009






Purchase Apps Dip to 1997 Level: MBA

Posted on November 18, 2009









Assured Guaranty Posts $35M Q309 Loss

Posted on November 17, 2009











Home Improvement Stores See Sales Declines

Posted on November 17, 2009










FDIC Board Approves SAFE Act Rule

Posted on November 16, 2009


Asking Prices Fall 1.6% in UK: Rightmove

Posted on November 16, 2009



Carlton Group Readies $494m REO for Auction

Posted on November 13, 2009




IRIS Updates Valuation Software

Posted on November 13, 2009



Swiss Re Prepares to Issue Cat Bond: S&P

Posted on November 13, 2009







CredStar Unveils ENCORE Credit Report

Posted on November 12, 2009



One Quarter of Homebuyers Want Foreclosures

Posted on November 12, 2009









Morgan Stanley Pitches Dutch RMBS: Sources

Posted on November 12, 2009






Monoline MBIA Posts $727.8m Loss in Q309

Posted on November 10, 2009






Ambac Warns of Impending Bankruptcy

Posted on November 10, 2009



Chase to Hire 1,200 New Loan Officers

Posted on November 10, 2009















Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on November 09, 2009






BofA Lends $96bn of First Mortgages in Q309

Posted on November 09, 2009








IBM To Launch HAMP Mod Software in 2010

Posted on November 06, 2009



Fed Buys Another $16Bn of Agency MBS

Posted on November 06, 2009





US Housing Inventory Falls 2.8%: ZipRealty

Posted on November 05, 2009







Fannie Issuance Dips 4.6% in September

Posted on November 04, 2009








Singapore REIT Defaults on $88m CMBS Loan

Posted on November 03, 2009


Titanium Solutions Jumps Into REO Space

Posted on November 03, 2009



Lehman Veteran Joins Clayton Holdings

Posted on November 03, 2009



CIT Seeks Bankruptcy After $4.5bn Bailout

Posted on November 02, 2009


Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on November 02, 2009


Sources: LPS Enters REO Auction Business

Posted on October 30, 2009








California AG Wants Pay Option ARM Answers

Posted on October 29, 2009


CIT Gets Second Private Capital Bailout

Posted on October 29, 2009










New Home Sales Drop 3.6%, Says HUD

Posted on October 28, 2009










Canadian REIT Enters US Market

Posted on October 27, 2009






Skyline Financial Implements Encompass 360

Posted on October 26, 2009


Capmark Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted on October 26, 2009


Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on October 26, 2009


Minnesota Foreclosures Spike 15% in Q209

Posted on October 26, 2009




HOPE NOW Reaches Out to 3,400 Homeowners

Posted on October 26, 2009



URL Expands Northeast Operations

Posted on October 23, 2009


DartAppraisal Hosts REO Training

Posted on October 23, 2009










BB&T Steps up Warehouse Lending

Posted on October 22, 2009









Freddie Sees Return of 5% Mortgage Rates

Posted on October 22, 2009



UFA Calls Foreclosure Drop in 2010

Posted on October 21, 2009





Servicers Prefer Foreclosure, Says NCLC

Posted on October 20, 2009







S&P Downgrades MGIC on Q309 Losses

Posted on October 20, 2009



Monthly Housing Starts Continue Level Pace

Posted on October 20, 2009





BB&T Mortgage Banking Revenue Up 73.5%

Posted on October 19, 2009


Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on October 19, 2009


HAMP Mods Up 41% in September: FHFA

Posted on October 19, 2009









BarCap Expects $2bn of CMBS TALF Requests

Posted on October 16, 2009












Regulators Reveal PPIP

Posted on July 08, 2009













Amherst Goes International

Posted on July 07, 2009


Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on July 06, 2009


Correspondent Lending Thaws at Citi

Posted on July 06, 2009


SocGen Expects Q2 Profit

Posted on July 06, 2009









Freddie Outsources SFM Custodial Work

Posted on July 01, 2009







First American Looks to Consolidate

Posted on June 30, 2009



Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on June 29, 2009


Bill Urges HVCC Moratorium

Posted on June 29, 2009


Prepays Drop as Refi Pipeline Narrows

Posted on June 29, 2009






M&I Pushes 10 Months of Moratorium

Posted on June 26, 2009





May Delinquency Rate up 50% from 2008

Posted on June 25, 2009






SIFMA Sees Real GDP Growth in 2010

Posted on June 24, 2009






Modifications up 57% at GSEs

Posted on June 23, 2009




Rate of Homes Sold Rises 2.4% in May

Posted on June 23, 2009




Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on June 22, 2009







Fed Halves Weekly MBS Purchases

Posted on June 19, 2009









Rates Fall Back on Lower Inflation

Posted on June 18, 2009


Geithner Urges Swift Action on Reform

Posted on June 18, 2009


S&P Downgrades 18 Banks

Posted on June 18, 2009



















Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on June 15, 2009


Freddie Opens Another Tender Offer

Posted on June 15, 2009


CMBS Posts Record Delinquency Rate

Posted on June 15, 2009


Home Builders See a Bottom

Posted on June 15, 2009


Banking Regulation Overhaul Expected

Posted on June 15, 2009




Fed Lets BNY Off the Hook

Posted on June 12, 2009




Viewpoint: At Amherst, a Simple Game

Posted on June 12, 2009



Fed Still on MBS Buying Spree

Posted on June 11, 2009




Three Lenders Shut out of FHA

Posted on June 11, 2009








Viewpoint: S&P Clubs CMBS Markets

Posted on June 10, 2009






Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on June 08, 2009



On Their Marks, Banks are Set

Posted on June 08, 2009



BofA?s Got a Brand New Board

Posted on June 08, 2009






Regulators Eye Pay Czar

Posted on June 05, 2009



Freddie Alters Relief Refinance Terms

Posted on June 05, 2009








The Show Must Go on for Legacy Loans

Posted on June 03, 2009





Bernanke Plots Recovery Timeline

Posted on June 03, 2009



PMI Rating Rallies from Junk

Posted on June 03, 2009


TALF Popularity Rises

Posted on June 03, 2009





Viewpoint: The COP Ralfs on TALF

Posted on June 02, 2009





Insured Defaults up 10%

Posted on June 01, 2009


Monday Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on June 01, 2009


GM Bankruptcy Does Not Impact RMBS

Posted on June 01, 2009


Freddie Opens Tender Offer to Go Long

Posted on June 01, 2009


Dow Jones Removes Citi, GM

Posted on June 01, 2009



Delinquencies Increase Nine Quarters

Posted on June 01, 2009







Moody?s May Downgrade FHA, VA RMBS

Posted on May 28, 2009


New Home Sales Up, Inventory Down

Posted on May 28, 2009


Refinance Applications Dive

Posted on May 28, 2009


Home Price Declines on the Slowdown

Posted on May 28, 2009


Bond Yields Drive Mortgage Rates Up

Posted on May 28, 2009




NovaStar Close to Calling it Quits

Posted on May 27, 2009


Home Values Falling at Slower Pace

Posted on May 27, 2009


Bank Net Income Falls 60% from Q108

Posted on May 27, 2009




Delinquencies up 43% from 2008

Posted on May 27, 2009


Questions Remain at NovaStar

Posted on May 27, 2009




Home Prices Slip a Record 19.1%

Posted on May 26, 2009



Two More Banks Bite the Dust

Posted on May 26, 2009


Delaying the Inevitable Re-Default

Posted on May 26, 2009




Two WaMu Execs to Chase MBS

Posted on May 25, 2009



Another REIT to Seek Public Capital

Posted on May 22, 2009


Putting TARP to Work

Posted on May 22, 2009




Fed?s MBS Purchases Ease

Posted on May 22, 2009


Further Commotion at AIG

Posted on May 22, 2009


Fannie Program Sees 70% Recidivism

Posted on May 22, 2009


Two WaMu Execs to Chase MBS

Posted on May 22, 2009


Fate Sealed for BankUnited

Posted on May 21, 2009



Seasonal Strength in Home Prices

Posted on May 21, 2009




Applications Favor Refinance

Posted on May 20, 2009



Geithner Sees Green Shoots

Posted on May 20, 2009



Two Housing Bills Set to Become Law

Posted on May 20, 2009




TALF Expands to Include Legacy CMBS

Posted on May 19, 2009


TARP Repayment Line Grows

Posted on May 19, 2009





Housing Starts Plummet

Posted on May 19, 2009


Euro Covered Bonds Enjoy Lift

Posted on May 19, 2009




CMBS Loan Defaults On the Up

Posted on May 18, 2009


TARP Recipients? Lending up 27%

Posted on May 18, 2009


BofA Stocks Spike on Upgrade

Posted on May 18, 2009


Lereah Sees Far-Off Recovery

Posted on May 18, 2009


Home Improvement Shows Improvement

Posted on May 18, 2009


Mortgage Insurer Losses Narrow

Posted on May 18, 2009





Fitch Slashes Prime RMBS to Junk

Posted on May 15, 2009



Affordability Improves in California

Posted on May 15, 2009


Feeling the Pinch in Commercial MBS

Posted on May 14, 2009



MBIA Sued over Business Split

Posted on May 14, 2009





Foreclosure Filings Up 32% from 2008

Posted on May 13, 2009


House Prices Slip 1% in March

Posted on May 12, 2009






33rd Bank Failure Costs $108 Million

Posted on May 11, 2009







Stress Results Show Banks Struggling

Posted on May 07, 2009



Senate Passes Servicer Safe Harbor

Posted on May 06, 2009



In REO Auction, a Winner by Default

Posted on May 06, 2009



Filings Heard ?Round the Industry

Posted on May 05, 2009





Assured Guaranty Gets Ratings Chop

Posted on May 05, 2009



San Fran and the New New Deal

Posted on May 04, 2009



Shortfalls Remain at Citi, BofA

Posted on May 04, 2009


Here Comes the Commercial Bailout

Posted on May 04, 2009


Senate Crams Cramdowns

Posted on May 01, 2009



New ETF on Mortgage Finance Pulse

Posted on May 01, 2009


For Mortgages, a Pain in the Alt-A

Posted on May 01, 2009


Industry Efforts Track Mortgage Woes

Posted on April 30, 2009



Q1 Refis Cut $2.5 Billion off Mortgages

Posted on April 30, 2009


Fund Managers Jostle for Toxic Assets

Posted on April 30, 2009


Lewis Stripped of BofA Chair

Posted on April 29, 2009





Treasury Sets Up Second Lien Solution

Posted on April 28, 2009








Housing Starts Take a Wild Swing

Posted on April 27, 2009



Three Big Banks Need Funding: WSJ

Posted on April 27, 2009




Freddie?s Moffett Returns Temporarily

Posted on April 24, 2009


Acquisition Drives PNC Q1 Profit

Posted on April 24, 2009


Anxiety Awaiting the Results

Posted on April 24, 2009




TARP Capital Purchases Remain Low

Posted on April 24, 2009









Rock Bottom of Construction Cycle?

Posted on April 23, 2009


Home Sales Springing

Posted on April 23, 2009


4 States Feel Highest Foreclosure Rates

Posted on April 22, 2009




Wells Posts $3 Billion Net Income

Posted on April 22, 2009



Freddie Mac CFO Kellermann Found Dead

Posted on April 22, 2009






Fed?s Hoenig: ?Too Big to Fail? a Farce

Posted on April 21, 2009




JPMorgan: Banks Will Need More Capital

Posted on April 21, 2009


Home Builder NVR Sees Profits Fall 59%

Posted on April 21, 2009


Kohn: No Quick Recovery

Posted on April 21, 2009



Two Bank Failures Push ?09 Count to 25

Posted on April 20, 2009







House Committee Eyes Mortgage Reform

Posted on April 20, 2009





LPS Shares Hammered by Dow Jones Report

Posted on April 17, 2009


Consumer Sentiment on the Rise: Report

Posted on April 17, 2009






Servicers Look to Avoid the F-Word

Posted on April 16, 2009



Fixed-Rate Mortgages Ease

Posted on April 16, 2009





Jobless Claims: A Bit of Good News?

Posted on April 16, 2009





Mortgage Hedge Fund Ellington Plans IPO

Posted on April 15, 2009


Bank Details may be Officially Released

Posted on April 15, 2009


Foreclosures Drive Rental Scarcity

Posted on April 15, 2009


California Defaults Soar in March

Posted on April 15, 2009




UBS Expects Loss, Head Count Reduction

Posted on April 15, 2009



Housing Prices Yet to Stop Dropping

Posted on April 14, 2009





Moody?s Downgrades Ambac to Junk

Posted on April 14, 2009



Are ?Affordable Mortages? a Myth?

Posted on April 13, 2009





Consumer Spending Down in March

Posted on April 13, 2009












Fed?s Gross Weekly MBS Purchases Spike

Posted on April 10, 2009





Jobless Claims Dip: Report

Posted on April 09, 2009














Pulte to Buy Centex in $1.3B Deal

Posted on April 08, 2009





Viewpoint: REO Hack Job

Posted on April 07, 2009


Mortgage Delinquencies Pile Up: Report

Posted on April 07, 2009




Buyers Returning, Home Builders Say

Posted on April 07, 2009



S&P Warns on CMBS; CRE Bust Here?

Posted on April 07, 2009







Survey: Lenders Not Yet Ready for HVCC

Posted on April 06, 2009



Unemployment Reaches 8.5 Percent

Posted on April 03, 2009


Viewpoint: Discovering Second Liens

Posted on April 03, 2009



Bridgewater: We Won?t Play in the PPIP

Posted on April 03, 2009






Brouhaha Over GSE Bonuses Gains Steam

Posted on April 03, 2009


More Glib Press on FASB

Posted on April 02, 2009




Mortgage Rates Hit Another Record Low

Posted on April 02, 2009



Jobless Claims Continue to Climb

Posted on April 02, 2009


Economic Bottom in Sight for BofA CEO

Posted on April 02, 2009



Geithner Out at the Treasury: Source

Posted on April 01, 2009






Fidelity National to Acquire Metavante

Posted on April 01, 2009



End of the Road at Thornburg

Posted on April 01, 2009



Frank: Muddling Mark to Market

Posted on March 31, 2009







Viewpoint: The Latest Witch Hunt

Posted on March 30, 2009


Fitch: Things Looking Up at Ocwen

Posted on March 30, 2009


A New Role for Fannie, Freddie?

Posted on March 30, 2009




Fed?s MBS Purchases Up from Last Week

Posted on March 27, 2009




Geithner Appoints OTS Acting Director

Posted on March 27, 2009










SEC May Seek Hedge Fund Registration

Posted on March 26, 2009



Mortgage Rates: How Low Can They Go?

Posted on March 26, 2009


GDP Contracts 6.3% Annually in Q4

Posted on March 26, 2009


Moody?s Downgrades BofA, Wells Fargo

Posted on March 26, 2009



U.S. Seeks More Power in Seizing Firms

Posted on March 25, 2009







AIG Employees Return Bonuses: Cuomo

Posted on March 24, 2009



Obama Nominates Three to Treasury

Posted on March 24, 2009








Three More Banks Down for the Count

Posted on March 23, 2009



MRG Partners with Kroll: Tech Roundup

Posted on March 23, 2009



Mortgage Veteran May Head FHA

Posted on March 23, 2009



WaMu Holding Co. Sues FDIC

Posted on March 21, 2009




Fed?s Weekly MBS Purchases, Sales Slow

Posted on March 20, 2009


Bonus Row Extends to Fannie, Freddie

Posted on March 20, 2009




FDIC Completes Sale of IndyMac

Posted on March 19, 2009



MGIC Downgraded by Fitch

Posted on March 19, 2009



House Passes Bonus-Blocking Bill

Posted on March 19, 2009





Tighter Regulation of Non-Banks Urged

Posted on March 19, 2009


Bond Yields Pull Mortgage Rates Down

Posted on March 19, 2009





Fannie Mae Refinancing Volume Jumps

Posted on March 18, 2009



Homeowner Hotline Hopping

Posted on March 18, 2009


Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise

Posted on March 18, 2009



FASB Acts!

Posted on March 17, 2009



FDIC Extends Debt Guarantee Program

Posted on March 17, 2009



Surprise! Housing Starts Up 22 Percent

Posted on March 17, 2009





Tech Roundup: MBA Tech Show Kicks Off

Posted on March 16, 2009



Mortgage Fraud at All-Time High: Report

Posted on March 16, 2009





BofA, Citi: We?re Just Fine, Thanks

Posted on March 13, 2009






Ocwen Swings Into Loss in Q4

Posted on March 13, 2009


Bank of America: We Need More Jumbos

Posted on March 13, 2009



MGIC Tanks Amid Liquidity Concerns

Posted on March 13, 2009





Household Net Worth Dives 18%

Posted on March 12, 2009


No Respite for the Work Force: Report

Posted on March 12, 2009


Mortgage Rates Fall Slightly

Posted on March 12, 2009




New FICO Score for Mortgage Lenders

Posted on March 11, 2009


KBW Looking to Expand MBS Presence

Posted on March 11, 2009



The Mark-to-Market Babble Continues

Posted on March 11, 2009





Consumer Spending Improves: Report

Posted on March 11, 2009

















Mortgage Lawsuits Retreat

Posted on March 09, 2009



Recession Pressures Global Economy

Posted on March 09, 2009






Fed Buys $59 Billion in Agency MBS

Posted on March 06, 2009



Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.1%

Posted on March 06, 2009



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