Topic: Lenders

Posted on: Monday, March 1, 2010
New Credit Card Rules
New Credit Card Rules

With this new law, consumers will have the strong and reliable protections they deserve. We will continue to press for reform that is built on transparency, accountability, and mutual responsibility

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Posted on: Friday, January 15, 2010
Crisis Lessons Learned
Crisis Lessons Learned

“Somehow, we just missed, you know, that home prices don’t go up forever,” testified James Dimon, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase. Mr. Dimon seems to have forgotten the lessons of the Japanese real estate and stock bubble of the 1980s, which crashed twenty years ago this month when Dimon was a mere youth of 33.

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Posted on: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Financial Crisis Inquiry Begins
Financial Crisis Inquiry Begins

The hearings are similar to the Pecorra investigations for the US Senate in the 1930’s that dug out the reasons behind the 1929 stock market crash and led to financial reform.

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Posted on: Monday, December 7, 2009
FHA to Tighten Mortgage Rules
FHA to Tighten Mortgage Rules
By Paul M. J. Suchecki
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As of January 1st, 2010 Streamline will require income verification, a full appraisal, and income verification. This past week, the FHA announced that it intends to seek Congressional approval for a set of changes in its requirements for new mortgages:

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Posted on: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
No FDIC Bailout - Help for Homeowners
No FDIC Bailout - Help for Homeowners
By Paul M. J. Suchecki
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The FDIC has been busy this year, seizing 95 banks, a substantial increase from the 25 banks taken over last year. Only 3 failed in 2007.

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Posted on: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Will the FHA Need a Bailout?
Will the FHA Need a Bailout?

This guarantee allows for greater loan flexibility and less of a cash investment a borrower’s part compared to a traditional home loan. The FHA is the largest mortgage insurer in the world,

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Posted on: Monday, August 24, 2009
Who Will Answer the Phone?
Who Will Answer the Phone?

When it’s time to find help with your mortgage, start by calling your servicer directly or a firm it has hired to deal with the public. You should not have to pay anything up front to get assistance.

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Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Mortgage Servicers Called to Washington
Mortgage Servicers Called to Washington

Since the program’s inception in March, the Obama Program has modified only 200,000 while more than a million homeowners received default notices in the first half of the year.

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Posted on: Monday, July 13, 2009
When to Consider a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
When to Consider a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure

If you can no longer make even modified mortgage payments, it’s time to consider transferring your deed to your lender in lieu of foreclosure.

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Posted on: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Time to Consider a Home Purchase?
Time to Consider a Home Purchase?

It’s starting to look like a good time to buy a home. Last week, according to the Mortgage Banker’s Association, US mortgage applications lifted from a seven month low. Existing home sales rose by 9.2% in May compared to April. It was the first back-to-back monthly increase since September 2005, before the mortgage crisis hit.
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