Lenders Want More Credit Information
Fair Isaac Corp., or FICO, the company behind our credit scoring system has announced that beginning next year lenders will be requiring more information than ever before from those applying for loans. A separate score that will include pay day loans, evictions and over due child support payments will be provided to mortgage lenders through [...]
Federal Reserve Targets Big Banks
Bringing to a close a three year investigation, Federal regulators are nearing a settlement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In a proposed agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, no monetary penalty or admission of fraud will be required of the loan giants. Regardless of any admission of guilt, the settlement would represent an [...]
The Impending Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
According to the public listings of meetings, Treasury officials have met with executives from several leading banking institutions, including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Executives from these banks are proposing ideas publicly through trade groups suggesting they become the new housing and finance leaders helping to bundle individual mortgages into securities [...]
Tax Credit Helps Homes Sales Increase
Home sales increased in March in all four regions of the U.S., led by a 44% increase in the southern states. Demand for existing homes could remain elevated through the end of this month as more first time home buyers try to take advantage of the first time home buyer tax credit which will end [...]
Baltimore Sues Wells Fargo, NAACP Backs Off
The city of Baltimore filed a complaint Wednesday against Wells Fargo & Co. in Federal Court claiming, “Wells Fargo’s discriminatory practices, and the resulting unnecessary foreclosures in the city’s minority neighborhoods, have inflicted significant, direct, and continuing financial harm on Baltimore”. Today the NAACP dropped their lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Co. after working with [...]
Qualifying For The New Foreclosure Relief Program
Last Friday the Obama administration announced their latest plans for helping consumers who are currently in foreclosure or are moving slowly toward the foreclosure process. The following information comes from administration statements and analysis of those plans from Goldman Sachs in New York. Help for the unemployed- Jobless mortgage holders can receive a three month [...]
Foreclosure Prevention Program, Fixer Upper Or Turn Key Ready?
On Thursday the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform examined the impact of the Treasury’s foreclosure prevention efforts. The hearing, “Foreclosure Prevention: Is the Home Affordable Modification Program Preserving Homeownership?”, devoted the majority of time to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has been under fire since being [...]
Financial Reform Building Momentum
Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, took a step forward when he unveiled his plan for financial reform legislation on Monday. The legislation introduced is a package comprised of concessions from both sides of the aisle. A number of representatives are not satisfied with the language in the bill. A key component [...]
Is The Canadian Housing Market Sustainable?
Is the Canadian economy a success story that we should follow, or are the Canadians traveling down the same path as the American economy? This is an important question for the citizens here in the U.S. We are watching as Canada announces better economic numbers and predicting increasing home sales. According to Canada Mortgage and [...]
‘Seasonality Disorder’ In The Housing Market?
Credit research company TransUnion has just released a report that shows mortgage loan delinquencies have increased and are up for the 12th quarter in a row. RealtyTrac predicts the number of foreclosures will increase to three million in 2010. Some experts see this number as conservative. The total unemployment number is also expected to rise [...]
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