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2008
May 11, 2008 House Approves Housing Rescue Plan, Defying Veto Threat
May 9, 2008 Little Movement In Mortgage Rates Seen This Week
May 8, 2008 HUD Extends RESPA Reform Comment Period
The public will have an additional 30 days to comment on the Bush administration's proposed changes to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, but HUD officials say they remain committed to finalizing a rule before the president leaves office.
May 8, 2008 Mortgage Applications Increase In Latest MBA Weekly Survey
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 2, 2008 found that applications on a weekly ut still down slightly from one year ago.
May 7, 2008 Regulators Cut Fannie Mae More Slack
Federal regulators have formally lifted many restrictions imposed on government-chartered mortgage financer Fannie Mae in the wake of accounting and management scandals, even as the company reported a $2.2 billion first-quarter loss and predicted losses will grow in 2009.
May 7, 2008 $300 Billion FHA Refi Plan to Be Part of Package
The House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on a package of bills including a $300 billion expansion of Federal Housing Administration loan guarantee programs.
May 5, 2008 Cash-out Refinance Share Falls In First Quarter
In the first quarter of 2008, 56 percent of Freddie Mac-owned loans that were refinanced resulted in new mortgages with loan amounts that were at least 5 percent higher than the original mortgage balances, according to Freddie Mac's quarterly refinance review.
May 1, 2008 Credit Tightening On Builder Loans Threatens To Prolong Housing Downturn
The mortgage credit crunch has spilled over into the housing production loan market, threatening to prolong the current housing downturn, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today.
April 30, 2008 Mortgage Applications Drop to 2008 Low
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 567.0, a decrease of 11.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from 637.6 one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 10.2 percent compared with the previous week and was down 14.2 percent compared with the same week one year earlier.
April 29, 2008 California to Cap Title Insurance Inducements At $25 a Year
California regulators plan to collect more detailed information on title insurers' affiliated businesses, and will prohibit title insurance marketers from spending more than $25 per year on gifts or other inducements for real estate professionals who are in a position to refer business to them.
April 25, 2008 Inflation Jitters Push Mortgage Rates Up This Week, According To Freddie Mac Survey
April 24, 2008 New-home sales fall 62% from '05 peak
March closings hit lowest level since October '91
April 23, 2008 Quarterly Home-price Declines Seen in 36 States
OFHEO index finds national prices up 0.6% in February
April 22, 2008 Existing-Home Sales Slip in March
Existing-home sales edged down in March, remaining within a narrow range of sales activity that has persisted since last September, according to the NAR.
April 21, 2008 Executives See Credit And Housing As Big Threats
Turmoil in credit and housing markets will be the most significant threat to growth this year, according to a survey of top financial company executives released Friday.
April 21, 2008 OFHEO Issues Consent Orders Regarding Former Fannie Mae Executives
The orders require certain actions by the individuals and settles OFHEO’s administrative enforcement actions against them for events related to the accounting and internal control problems at Fannie Mae uncovered by OFHEO and detailed in two Special Examination Reports.
April 21, 2008 Mortgage Servicing Litigation Grows
Rising delinquencies, bankruptcies and foreclosures left mortgage servicers fighting more legal actions.
April 18, 2008 1 in 33 Homeowners Projected To Be In Foreclosure Within The Next Two Years
In some states, the outlook is especially grim; for instance, nearly one in 11 homeowners in Nevada is projected to be in foreclosure and one in 18 Arizona homeowners may face the same circumstance over the next two years.
April 18, 2008 Report: Economic Outlook Less Dismal
After five straight months of declines, The Conference Board's U.S. leading index for March showed a slight uptick in the outlook for the economy.
April 18, 2008 Mortgage Rates Flat In Freddie Mac's Latest Survey
April 18, 2008 Freddie Mac To Buy Conforming Jumbo Mortgages In High Cost Markets From Foud Lenders
Temporary Stimulus Act Authority May Add $10-$15 Billion in Mortgage Sales This Year
April 16, 2008 REFIs, FHA Lead Increase In Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Home loan application volume rose 2.5 percent last week as interest rates across all loan types declined, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.
April 16, 2008 Housing Starts, Permits Hit Lowest Rate Since 1991
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized by building permits dropped about 40.9 percent year-over-year in March, to 927,000. This rate is a projection of a monthly total over a 12-month period, adjusted to account for seasonal fluctuations in construction activity of privately owned housing.
April 16, 2008 Regulator Sees Increased Risk to Fannie, Freddie
Companies backed or bought 3 in 4 home loans in Q4 '07
April 15, 2008 Nation Now In Mild Recession, Says NAHB Chief Economist Printer Friendly
The deepening slump in the nation’s housing markets has seriously eroded consumer sentiment and pushed the economy into a mild recession, according to the chief economist for the NAHB.
April 15, 2008 REiSource Targets Title Industry web Portal Offers Access to Property Data and Tools
First American CoreLogic today announced the debut of REiSource, a new Web-based real estate information portal designed for the title insurance industry.
April 11, 2008 PMI Sees Less Risk of Price Declines in Most Major Markets
April 11, 2008 No Big Changes in Mortgage Rates This Week
April 10, 2008 Bush Administration Beats Dems to The Punch on FHA Expansion
April 7, 2008 Suspected Mortgage Fraud Up 42% in 2007
April 7, 2008 VA Extends Rescission Date
April 5, 2008 Over 14,000 1st Quarter Mortgage Layoffs
April 4, 2008 Freddie Mac Requires Remediation Plan From Triad Guaranty Following Ratings Downgrade
April 4, 2008 Long-Term Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Upward This Week
April 3, 2008 FHA to Require Second Appraisal Requirements/Limits on Cash-Out Refinances
April 2, 2008 Mortgage Applications Decrease In Latest MBA Weekly Survey
April 1, 2008 Lack Of Flood Insurance Puts Illinois Residents At Risk
April 1, 2008 Home Construction Spending Falls in February
April 1, 2008 Rising Flood Waters Threaten Many Homes and Businesses
March 31, 2008 Fannie Mae Expands Forbearance Term
March 31, 2008 Jackson To Step Down As HUD Secretary
March 28, 2008 Second-Home Sales Accounted For One-Third of Transactions in 2007
March 27, 2008 No Drastic Changes Experienced This Week with Mortgage Rates
March 27, 2008 E-LOAN to Offer FHA Loans
March 26, 2008 New-home Sales Hit 13-year Low
March 26, 2008 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Provides Information for Midwest Flood Insurance Customers
March 26, 2008 MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Jumped 48% Last Week
March 26, 2008 PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Forms Homeownership Preservation Team
March 25, 2008 Home Loan Banks Get Green Light for Agency MBS Purchases
March 25, 2008 Feds Indict 20 in Foreclosure Rescue Schemes
March 25, 2008 Existing Home Sales Rise In February
March 21, 2008 Long-term Mortgage Rates Plummet - Short-Term Rates Barely Changed
March 20, 2008 PMI Needs Capital to Keep Ratings Required By Fannie, Freddie
March 20, 2008 Thornburg Mortgage Creditors Agree to One-year Breather
March 19, 2008 Mortgage Application Volume Declines
March 18, 2008 Democrats Back Massive Expansion of FHA Guarantees
March 18, 2008 Builder Confidence Remains Unchanged In March
March 15, 2008 Long- And Short-term Mortgage Rates Rise This Week
March 13, 2008 Freddie Mac Provides Update on Purchases of Conforming Jumbo Mortgages
March 12, 2008 Builder Confidence In Condo Market Declines Again Printer Friendly
March 12, 2008 MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Fell Slightly Last Week
March 7, 2008 Weak Economic Reports Drive Mortgage Rates Downward
March 6, 2008 Flat Existing-Home Sales Likely Before Gradual Recovery
March 5, 2008 Mortgage Applications Up Slightly in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
March 4, 2008 HUD Releases 2006 GSE Mortgage Data
March 3, 2008 Senate Won't Hear Bankruptcy Cramdown Bill
February 29, 2008 Lackluster Housing Market Sees A Jump In Mortgage Interest Rates This Week
February 28, 2008 NAHB: Economy May Be Headed for 'red Zone'
February 27, 2008 Refi Drop Drives Decline in Mortgage Apps, Purchase Applications Unchanged in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
February 27, 2008 New-Home Sales Move Lower In January
February 26, 2008 Widespread House Price Declines In Fourth Quarter
February 25, 2008 Existing-Homes Sales Slip in January as Some Potential Buyers Wait on Sidelines
February 25, 2008 Bankruptcy Cram Downs Rolled Into Foreclosure Relief Bill
February 22, 2008 Mortgage Rates Near January Levels In Freddie Mac's Weekly Survey
February 20, 2008 Housing Starts Remain Virtually Flat in January
February 20, 2008 Mortgage Application Volume Plumments
February 20, 2008 Fixed-Rate Mortgages Dominate Refinance Market
February 18, 2008 Mortgage Rates Flat On Continued News Of A Weak Economy
February 14, 2008 Economic Stimulus Bill Signed Into Law: Fannie, Freddie and FHA to Back Jumbo Loans
February 14, 2008 Metro Areas Show Greatly Mixed Home Price Performance; Half Show Gains
February 13, 2008 MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Declined 2.1% Last Week
February 13, 2008 MGIC Swings to $1.5B Loss in 4Q
February 12, 2008 Raising Conforming Loan Limit Not a Simple Task
February 11, 2008 FHA Reaching Out To 850,000 At-Risk Homeowners
February 11, 2008 Cash-Out Refinance Share Falls In Fourth Quarter
February 8, 2008 Congress OKs Stimulus Bill, Loan Limit Increase
February 8, 2008 Mortgage Rates Flat On Continued News Of A Weak Economy
February 5, 2008 Freddie Mac Sets New Multifamily Record For Business Transacted In 2007: Up 55 Percent Over 2006
February 5, 2008 MBA Reports Commercial/Multifamily Originations Down in Q4
February 4, 2008 Merrill Lynch To Reimburse Springfield, MA
February 1, 2008 Mortgage Rates Bounce Back From Four-week Downward Trend
February 1, 2008 Moody's Reviewing Mortgage Insurers
February 1, 2008 Company Offers Online Title Insurance
January 31, 2008 Senate Committee Oks Stimulus Package
January 30, 2008 Refinancings Push Mortgage Application Volume Higher
January 30, 2008 House Ok's Temporary Increase in Loan Limits
January 29, 2008 Nevada Had Top Foreclosure Rate in 2007
January 28, 2008 Weak-New Home Sales Show Need For Housing Stimulus
January 25, 2008 Fixed-rate Mortgage Rates Plummet To Lowest Levels Since Spring 2004
January 24, 2008 First American CoreLogic Releases November 2007 LoanPerformance House Price Index
January 24, 2008 Existing-home Sales Down in December But 2007 Was Fifth Highest on Record
January 24, 2008 Old Republic 4Q Profit Falls 81 Percent
January 24, 2008 Homeowners Protection Act Qualifies for June 2008 Ballot and Offers Strong Eminent Domain Protections
January 23, 2008 Refinancing Drives Increase In Mortgage Applications In Latest MBA Weekly Survey
January 22, 2008 Governor Denies Request to Put Title Insurance Reform on Legislature's Agenda This Session
January 22, 2008 Title Insurance Not on Legislature’s Agenda
January 18, 2008 Builders Continue to Reduce New Housing Production in December
January 17, 2008 Mortgage Rates Down For the Third Consecutive Week - Lowest Level Since July 2005
January 16, 2008 CEO Confidence Declines Again, The Conference Board Reports
January 16, 2008 Chase, Wells Fargo say they can weather subprime storm - S&P's warns of bigger losses on 2006 loans
January 16, 2008 Refinancing Leads Jump In Mortgage Applications
January 15, 2008 MBA Forecast: Slow Economic Growth in 2008 and Fewer Mortgage Originations in 2008 and 2009
January 14, 2008 Industry Reacts to Countrywide, BofA Deal - Merger Seen as Better than Alternatives
January 14, 2008 New Mexico AG Asking for Lower Title Insurance Rates
January 10, 2008 Weak Economic Reports Lead To Plummeting Mortgage Rates - 30-Year Fixed-Rates Lowest Since Sept 2005
January 9, 2008 Mortgage Loan Volume Rebounded Last Week
January 9, 2008 Stable Existing-Home Sales Expected in Early 2008, then Gradual Rise
January 9, 2008 Baltimore Sues Wells Fargo for Subprimes
January 8, 2008 Countrywide denies bankruptcy rumors Trading in company's stock resumes after run
January 8, 2008 Mortgage Industry Lays Off 86,000 in 2007
January 8, 2008 Subprime' is Linguists' Word of Year
January 4, 2008 Mortgage Rates Fall To Lowest Level In Four Weeks
January 3, 2008 Outreach Housing LLC Addresses National Foreclosure Crisis, Defending Victims of Lending Industry and Offering $1.2 Billion in Defensive Relief
January 3, 2008 Bankruptcy Rates Fall for Second Year
January 3, 2008 Two title insurance companies ordered to pay over $240,000 in penalties
January 3, 2008 Loan Applications Lowest Since July 2006
January 2, 2008 Existing-Home Sales Rise in November, Market Likely Stabilizing
January 2, 2008 U.S. Home Prices Likely to Fall 10 Percent


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