Category Archivefor: ‘Mortgage and Loans’
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If you want to see how quickly you can ruin a great credit score, just skip a mortgage payment. Lenders use credit scores to measure how you handle debt. The number you’ll see most often is your FICO score. It runs from 300 to 850. The major credit reporting bureaus developed a rival, VantageScore, with …
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FOR RELEASE: Friday April 1, 2011 HUD No. 11-045 HUD APPROVES IDAHO’S $13 MILLION EMERGENCY HOME LOAN PROGRAM Idaho Housing & Finance Association is ready to take applications immediately WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today approved the State of Idaho’s bid to administer HUD’s Emergency Homeowner Loan …
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Scott Pelley explains a bizarre aftershock of the U.S. financial collapse: An epidemic of forged and missing mortgage documents Do you know who really owns your mortgage? As Scott Pelley reports on “60 Minutes” this week, that question has become a nightmare for many homeowners since the invention of mortgage-backed securities. Yes, those were the …
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Fannie Mae has implemented a new policy that is very important. Since most lenders use FNMA’s guidelines this is an important change to be aware of. As of June 1, lenders are responsible for certifying the borrower’s monthly obligations have not increased from the time of the initial credit report through the closing date. This …
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Mortgage applications for purchases rose to their highest level of the year last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports. Purchase applications for mortgages increased 12.5 percent from one week earlier, and on an unadjusted basis, purchase application activity is the highest since last May.“ An improving job market is beginning to pave the way for …
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State and federal officials are pushing to more tightly regulate the way banks and other mortgage servicers treat struggling homeowners in a bid to stem foreclosures. Current government modification programs are largely voluntary, and there are few rules governing servicers’ practices. But on Thursday, the nation’s largest banks, including Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of …
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Save time and money by following these rules Buying a home is complex enough but when it comes to financing, you need to make sure you are as prepared as possible in order to get a loan. There are a number of mistakes you can make along the way of getting your loan approved. Here …
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If you have been sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to buy a new house or refinance a mortgage, you should act soon. New loans are starting to get costlier. The mortgage market is facing pressures from new laws and regulations, still-declining home prices and the ongoing need for government-owned mortgage players to …
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Obama Proposal Seeks Multibillion-Dollar Settlement of Loan-Servicing Cases By NICK TIMIRAOS, DAN FITZPATRICK And RUTH SIMON The Obama administration is trying to push through a settlement over mortgage-servicing breakdowns that could force America’s largest banks to pay for reductions in loan principal worth billions of dollars. Terms of the administration’s proposal include a commitment from …
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The Federal Housing Administration is increasing its annual mortgage insurance premium one quarter of one point on all 15-year and 30-year mortgages backed by the agency. The hike is in response to a congressional mandate that gave the FHA permission to increase premiums and keep its insurance fund liquid. The higher premiums also were outlined …
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Big news in the real estate world today! Fannie/Freddie On Chopping Block –The white house came out with their mortgage reform options today, including the shut-down of Fannie/Freddie. There is a lot of analysis going on, here’s some from CNBC / CNN / WSJ The Obama administration laid out three broad options Friday for reducing …
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