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Larry Summers: the worst is yet to come
in Sox First, on July 12, 2009
...ers still says the right measures are being taken and that, in time, will lift confidence and lower mortgage rates. He told the FT that he wants the US to emerge out of this 'more export-oriented&...
Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
I happily voted for Barack Obama last year. I was thrilled to see George Bush and his cronies swept away.
But I had no illusions: I knew that fixing the country's problems, especially its struggling economy, would require a long, hard slog. I knew, too, that things weren't magically g...
Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
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You might not want the federal government to bail out your neighbors who took out bad mortgage loans and now can't pay their monthly bills on time.
Most of them were greedy, you might say. ...
Beware loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 7, 2009
...ils the plight of a Hesperia, Calif., homeowner who thought she was working with officials from her mortgage lender to modify her mortgage loan. The homeowner paid more than$5,000 that she thought was...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
...There's one secret to taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates.
Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers l...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
The housing slump has certainly had some unforeseen consequences. For instance, it may have actually helped boost the number of people living in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
A story by Bloomberg News theorizes that falling home values in the suburbs of California and Florida may h...
Are you ready for a mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 1, 2009
...ut to be a homeowner right now. You may not be financially ready to take on the burden of a monthly mortgage payment.
Look at your history of paying your existing bills. Are you ever late sending in ...
Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
...go-go pace of the recent housing boom. That market was one built on false promises of wealth and on mortgage money that was too easy to get.
Those days are behind us. And, really, that's good new...
Don't believe the homeownership hype
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 24, 2009
...#39;s a simple reason for this: Homes aren't as good of an investment as real estate agents and mortgage loan officers make them out to be.
Yes, homes historically have risen in value. There'...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...ar conservative commentators on FOX News and other stations putting the blame for the country's mortgage meltdown on the poor and on the federal agencies that tried to get them into homes.
Their ...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
...wing, too: loan-modification scams.
The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners' ...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...hink that we'll be seeing fewer homes fall into foreclosure, and fewer homeowners missing their mortgage payments.
I'd like to think all that. Unfortunately, I can't.
What I really think...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...s. First, they set up a Consumer Financial Protection Agency which will have the authority to force lenders to offer straightforward credit products, increase access to them and make all financial ins...
Higher mortgage interest rates putting a scare in homebuilders
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...no surprise, then, that home builders are spooked rather easily these days.
Today it's higher mortgage interest rates that are giving builders the willies. A story in the Wall Street Journal po...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...One of the problems with the mortgage mess that is still slowing the nation's economic recovery is that so few of us regular homeowners understand how everything went so bad so fast. I mean, I cov...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
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Mortgage interest rates are still pretty low. But they are rising. That has some economists worried. They're wondering whether increasing mortgage interest rates will slow or even halt the mo...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...ble. Yes. But there is a bright spot for certain homeowners: The weak economy has resulted in lower mortgage interest rates. That means it's a good time to refinance a mortgage loan.
Of course, e...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
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I've learned not to necessarily trust everything that mortgage professionals say. But that's because I've been covering the mortgage and real estate industries for more than a decade ...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
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Whenever I tell people that borrowers shouldn't always be blamed for the bad mortgage loans that they take out, I get sneers. These borrowers should have done their homework before taking out...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...he banks to take that lying down. Up until now, the banks had kept assets and liabilities including mortgages and credit-card receivables off their balance sheets and regulators say the change will re...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...want to pinpoint the villains who really brought on the housing mess, look at the top levels of the mortgage-lending industry.
That's where you'll find people like Angelo Mozilo, former h...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...re, too. Of course, the two are related.
But unemployment isn't the only factor in the rise of mortgage delinquencies and housing foreclosures we're now seeing. Credit card debts are high, to...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...their headlines.
Yesterday, in fact, brought me more bad news. I cover residential real estate and mortgage financing for a living. I'll be honest: It's been a pretty glum beat the last year-...
Even Hollywood hates mortgage loan officers these days
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 1, 2009
... Sam Raimi, received mixed reviews last week. But it certainly can't be the critical darling of mortgage loan officers.
That's because the star of the film, the person being dragged to Hell, ...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...at the nation's rising unemployment rates helps push a record number of homeowners into either mortgage delinquency or foreclosure .
According to the Post story, about 12.07 percent of the natio...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...dam York, an economist at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, North Carolina told Bloomberg . But the Mortgage Bankers Association's mortgage delinquency figures suggest the bottom is nowhere in si...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...Yes, mortgage interest rates rose this week. According to Bankrate.com , the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan carried an interest rate of 5.45 percent. That's up from 5.24 percent a week ...
How low will interest rates go? Who knows?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 22, 2009
...Applying for a mortgage loan — whether it's a new loan or a refinance — sometimes feels like a big gamble.
Interest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan may stand at 5.1 perc...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
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So you're looking to buy a home. You're interested in a mortgage loan. But you're wondering: You've heard some good news recently regarding the U.S. housing market. Has a recovery...
Will federal mortgage loan assistance hurt your credit rating?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 18, 2009
...For homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments, the federal government's new Making Home Affordable program — which lets homeowners refinance their existing mortgage loans or mo...
SEC official abuses position
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how appallingly the Securities and Exchange Commission has been managed. Basically, it's a case of of the lunatics running the asylum. Adding to that, we now have the Washington Post tells how an SEC official, deputy secretary Florence H...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
... ear. They tell me that they're frustrated that homeowners who were simply greedy, and took out mortgage loans with artificially low initial interest rates, are now placing a burden on the rest of...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...ith this is the second report, published here , showing that the top 25 US originators of subprime mortgages spent millions bribing politicians to avoid tighter regulation of their industry. Accordin... ...ced by investment banks now receiving bailout money. Investment banks owning and financing subprime lenders included Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan and Citigroup which all received taxpayer money. Connected...
Lawyers cash in on Chrysler bankruptcy
in Sox First, on May 2, 2009
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The Chrysler will probably be messy. First, it has to get through the court battles as Chrysler lenders object to the move into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the government brokered deal....
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...ty was "likely to remain weak for a time". With the Fed printing money to buy Treasurys, mortgage-backed securities and housing agency debt , some economists are predicting the US economy w...
Recession: neither the beginning of the end or end of the beginning
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
...d, and probably not even at the end of the beginning. "Of course mortage rates are declining, mortgage orginations are surging, and people and companies are borrowing more," Reich says. &qu...
More bad news ahead, says Roubini
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...g a steep decline in the the use of credit cards and Reuters reporting that 7% of homeowners with mortgages were at least 30 days late on their loans in February, up 50% from a year ago. The scary p...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
...and it's a gift to the banks. Think of it this way. Fair value accounting is the only way that lenders, depositors and shareholders would know about what condition the bank is in. Secondly, if co...
Corsair Officially Launches the Voyager Port
in On Storage, on April 2, 2009
...backup and recovery software.
"With 64 GB pen drives now costing somewhat less than a second mortgage - and ever larger units doubtless on the horizon - it's a neat idea, but one which can ...
Pay Less On Your Taxes This Year
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...uch as a wedding, a new child, unemployment, received an inheritance, paying for education, a new mortgage, etc. This could mean that you have more to report or it could result in a change of status.
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The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
...seven entrepreneurs in Uganda, so far Kiva has facilitated nearly $40 million in loans from 330,000 lenders to 60,000 entrepreneurs worldwide.
I recommend you to take a look at Jessica's article...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
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Mortgage fraud is on the rise, up 26% , and it's a serious problem. Fewer loans are being processed but there's more fraud, suggesting there is a real sickness in the system. It means peo...
5 Reasons to Get Out of Debt Quickly
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 6, 2009
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Besides not being able to save money, being in debt is a terrible place to be - not counting a mortgage or car payment. It is not a desirable place to be. Instead, start calculating ways to get o...
The vagueness of Obama
in Sox First, on February 26, 2009
... Newsweek has even pulled out the fact checkers to show that Obama got certain things wrong. From mortgage aid to oil imports. Oh yeah, and the US did not invent the automobile (credit should go to ...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
.... It's not that we didn't have any warning. Morris makes the point that the collateralised mortgage obligations crisis, the 1987 stock market crash and the collapse of Long Term Capital Manag...
Greenspan wants to nationalize banks
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
...tors. As a result, you got a stock market bubble that was followed up by an even bigger housing and mortgage credit bubble. And now, he talks about nationalizing the banks, to clean up the mess he ma...
Bad Money by Kevin Phillips
in Sox First, on February 17, 2009
...e financial sector take over the US economy, a turbo-charged growth of financial debt and extending mortgage credit to subprime and other unqualified buyers, swelling the housing, mortgage and credit ...
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in Wangtam, on February 12, 2009
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Geithner's vague debut
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
...he fundamental problem is that there just isn't enough detail. The plan is to to purchase toxic mortgage assets through some sort of vague public-partnership, but no-one yet knows exactly how that...
Save Money by Reducing Your Debt
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 5, 2009
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If you calculate just how much you actually pay in interest each month (not counting your mortgage) - you will probably be surprised. Most likely, it is more than you think. One way to save ...
Bailout transparency problems continue
in Sox First, on January 31, 2009
...sets remaining on bank balance sheets, and subsidies for programs that reduce unsustainable monthly mortgage payments. Still, the US Government should pay heed to the latest Government Accountabilit...
The meltdown's rogue gallery
in Sox First, on January 26, 2009
...allowed the housing bubble to develop as a result of his low interest rates, who failed to regulate mortgage lending, who defended the derivatives business which mushroomed under his regime and who ba...
Saving Money Isn't What It Used to Be
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 23, 2009
...hard because they had used a lot of that extra credit that was easily available. Whether it be on a mortgage, a credit card, or a car payment, if things get tight again - and jobs lost, all that debt ...
Norwegian Electric Autonmaker Finds Funding
in IfEnergy, on January 14, 2009
...anent capital needed to resume production of the THINK City vehicle. According to Cleantech several lenders supplied funds, including Ener1, who supplies the lithium-ion batteries for the vehicle. THI...
Britain Starts Offering "Lifeline Credit" To Small Businesses Today
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 13, 2009
...s of the Business Ministry which has funds sufficient to refinance up to 20 billion pounds worth of mortgages.
Here's the details from "The Guardian" .
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Fixing the financial system
in Sox First, on January 12, 2009
...lish a super-agency that would have broad powers to regulate investment banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies, hedge funds, finance companies, thrifts, credit unions, commodity firms, brokera...
What's ahead for US financial institutions?
in Sox First, on January 6, 2009
...ago, it is worth looking to see what lies ahead for the US financial services sectors, particularly mortgage brokers, private equity firms and hedge funds. Economist james K Galbraith has produce...
Diagnosing the liquidity and credit crunch
in Sox First, on January 6, 2009
...s about structured finance products. One reason is that these models were based on historically low mortgage default and delinquency rates. More importantly, past downturns in housing prices were prim...
Creative Destruction? This Recessions is Partly the Change of an Era...
in TJ's Weblog, on December 26, 2008
...nough to make you forget other contributing factors for our recession, like the deregulation in the mortgage industry that led to the credit crunch. Where people have been spending beyond their means ...
Niall Ferguson: The Ascent of Money
in Sox First, on December 23, 2008
...e behind the triumph of the US, particularly with its innovations in consumer credit, insurance and mortgage finance. Significantly, the unwinding of these areas and the financial crisis it has create...
Bernanke the banker
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
...d, over the next few quarters the Federal Reserve will purchase large quantities of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to provide support to the mortgage and housing markets, and it stands rea...
George W rewrites history
in Sox First, on December 12, 2008
... binge, the beneficiaries of the tax cuts absorbed newly issued securities primarily in the form of mortgage obligations and the bulk of the real investment was spent to build residential homes to exc...
Will Obama's job plan work?
in Sox First, on December 7, 2008
.... Their indebtedness is still high, by historic standards. And many are worried as well about their mortgage payments. So consumer spending is also falling off a cliff." More to the point, he sa...
The Subprime Solution - Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
... may well experience several years of a bad economy, as occurred, for example, after the profligate mortgage lending booms in both Sweden and Mexico in the early 1990s. There could be another 'los...
Rubin's self-serving "innocence"
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
...t a CDO was,' Mr. Rubin said, referring to collateralized debt obligations, instruments tied to mortgages and other debt that led to many of Citigroup's losses. "Mr. Rubin said the decis...
Great Time To Learn Golf. Not.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...are right now. 1 in 6 American homeowners is in a negative equity situation where the size of the mortgage exceeds the value of the property. If that adult works in the financial community, forget i...
US market: it's back to 1997
in Sox First, on November 21, 2008
... says the collapse comes as writedowns and credit losses stemming from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market reaches $965 billion. And it's growing. The market is responding to data like t...
The hypocrisy of Bush
in Sox First, on November 14, 2008
...se system with greed and exploitation and failure. It's true this crisis included failures - by lenders and borrowers and by financial firms and by governments and independent regulators. But the ...
Bailout blues won't stop foreclosures
in Sox First, on November 13, 2008
...rms of consumer finance. But as he indicates here , he won't do anything about buying bad home mortgages and ensuring people don't lose their homes. The political tensions over the issue are... .... Now basically consigned to lame duck status, Paulson has indicated he is prepared to help nonbank lenders involved with credit cards, auto loans and other forms of consumer finance. But as he indica...
AIG's bigger bailout
in Sox First, on November 10, 2008
...billion. The entity would then buy the illiquid securities the AIG unit holds, known as residential mortgage-backed securities, for about 50 cents on the dollar. AIG would use the proceeds to shut dow...
