Lenders derail plan to let bankruptcy judges modify mortgages

The Mortgage Bankers Assn. says the measure would raise interest rates, but critics contend this claim is based on faulty data. Sherrie Floyd says she was able to handle the first reset on the $505,000 mortgage ... More... (Mortgage Lender & Broker News, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , April 22nd, 2008

Interest rate cuts attempt to prod nervous lenders to help US housing market

The battered housing market in the United States has gotten some good news from Washington recently. On Tuesday of this week the Federal Reserve cut key interest rates down to 2.25%. This rate cut, and ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Lender & Broker News)
Add a Comment , , March 21st, 2008

Mortgage News: Leery lenders demand more from borrowers

Banks remain wary of home loans; lending standards as strict as they were 20 years ago Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder ... More... (Mortgage Education, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 21st, 2008

Relief for Borrowers

Time is running out to avoid a wider housing bailout. IT'S MUCH easier to identify well-intentioned housing policy proposals that might make the situation worse than to craft ones that will help. An example is the ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 3rd, 2008

California to retrain laid-off mortgage workers

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - California plans to spend up to $5.6 million in grant money from the U.S. government to retrain mortgage industry workers who lost their jobs in the wake of the ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News, Real Estate News)
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