9 mortgage lenders agree to compact to slow foreclosures

By STEPHEN MAJORS Associated Press Writer Nine mortgage lenders who hold about 55 percent of Ohio's subprime home loans agreed Monday to abide by policies designed to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. The agreement is a result ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 8th, 2008

Regulatory revamping ambitious, lawmakers say Democrats focus on immediate effort to stave off foreclosures

WASHINGTON -- A far-reaching proposal to revamp the nation's financial regulatory apparatus was called ambitious, bold and thoughtful yesterday by Ohio lawmakers and analysts. But they also agreed the Bush administration plan is simply a good ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 1st, 2008

Senate Republican Conference: Alexander Warns Democrats Not to Turn Mortgages Into Junk Bonds

Contact: Ryan Loskarn, Communications Director Jill Bader, Press Secretary 202-224-2764 Alexander Calls for Legislation to Help Homeowners, Warns Democrats Not to Turn Mortgages Into Junk Bonds Says Democratic Proposal Would Lead to Higher Monthly Mortgage Payments for ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 1st, 2008

Declining Market Policies Have Disparate Impact On Minorities, Lower Income Neighborhoods, Say Multicultural Real Estate Professionals

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hispanic, Asian and African American real estate professionals believe that new lending policies have unintended consequences for vulnerable minority and low- to moderate-income families, according to a survey of 1135 combined members of ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 1st, 2008

Careers vanish after subprime ‘free fall’

Kent and Mysti Cope were well-paid executives at subprime lenders who never thought the industry could disappear overnight. Now they're just trying to get by. SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (CNNMoney.com) -- Kent and Mysti Cope met and ... More... (Mortgage Jobs, Mortgage Lender & Broker News, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , April 1st, 2008

The Foreclosure Machine

NOBODY wins when a home enters foreclosure — neither the borrower, who is evicted, nor the lender, who takes a loss when the home is resold. That’s the conventional wisdom, anyway. The reality is very different. ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 31st, 2008

On other side of the loan. Former mortgage seller counsels troubled homeowners

LOS ANGELES – Darren Hendon worked in the mortgage business for years. He sold many home buyers on adjustable-rate loans with low-interest “teaser” rates that rocket higher, typically after two years. He was laid off last ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 31st, 2008

Potential buyers look for bargains in foreclosures

LACEY — Thurston County foreclosure notices have increased more than 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year, prompting one real estate agent to begin offering tours of ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 31st, 2008

Seeking Mortgage Help, Hope: Housing Experts Say Homeowners Need Not Face Prospect Of Foreclosure Alone

WATERBURY, Mar 30, 2008 (The Hartford Courant - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- -- Like a lot of people in the room Saturday, Russ is in a bind that has do with his ... More... (Foreclosure News, Education, and Updates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 31st, 2008

Are we Headed for the Next Great Depression?

A huge pyramid of debt was made possible by thirty years of relentless deregulation of financial markets. For more than a decade, we Americans have been living on an economic San Andreas fault -- a foundation ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 31st, 2008