FTC Proposes Up-Front Fee Ban for Mortgage Modifications
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that would ban third party mortgage companies from charging up-front fees for mortgage modification and foreclosure rescue. Under the new FTC rule, third party mortgage companies would only receive payment after services are completed for the borrower. These companies would also be required to disclose the [...]
Coalition Proposes Mortgage Principal Reduction Plan
This week a group of mortgage investors proposed a principal reduction plan to congress. This proposal will encourage a new phase in the HAMP program and would also give homeowners the ability and incentive to pay their mortgage loans. These proposals are from the Mortgage Investors Coalition, lead by the Fortress Investment Group, a New [...]
FHA Announces Tighter Restrictions On Lending
This week the Federal Housing Administration announced tighter restrictions will be placed on lending requirements. This is being done in the hope of reducing risks and strengthening the nations’ financial health. FHA Commissioner, David Stevens outlined a set of policy changes that will enable the agency to fulfill its mission to provide access to home [...]
Existing Home Sales Decline
A real-estate industry report released this week showed existing home sales fell in the month of December. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales dropped 16.7% nationally. This is the largest monthly drop on record in 40 years. Existing home sales totaled 5,156,000 in 2009, higher than the previous year by 4.9%. [...]
Report: HAMP Program Only Making A Dent In Foreclosure Crisis
A report released this week says the nation’s foreclosure crisis is on the verge of deepening. This is according to the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, which is made up of 12 state attorneys general and 3 banking regulators. The group collected data from 13 different mortgage servicers for two years. This is their fourth [...]
Higher Mortgage Rates Possible
Economist believe mortgage rates will increase, predicting the average 30 year rate will move closer to 5.75% over the next six months. Such forecasts force homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages to consider refinancing their loans to avoid an increase in their monthly payments. An increase that few are prepared to handle when we consider the [...]
Pending Home Sales Drop, Market Looks Bleak
The National Association of Realtors’ index on pending home sales dropped by 16% in November. This is more than three times what economists expected to see. The pending home sales index showed a decline in every region, 26% in the northeast and mid-west, 15% in the south and 3% in the west. The drop-off was [...]
Fed Purchases Of Mortgage Backed Securities To End
The Federal Reserve Bank will discontinue buying mortgage backed securities in March 2010. The Federal Reserve has been actively supporting the treasury and mortgage markets with purchases of treasuries and mortgage backed securities since fall 2008. This could have an impact on the mortgage climate for the foreseeable future. A Morgan Stanley chief economist feels [...]
Unemployed Homeowners Might Receive Assistance
Advocacy groups are meeting with officials from Housing and Urban Development, the Treasury Department and the White House Economic Council. These groups hope officials will take part in an existing $75 billion program to help homeowners modify mortgages and implement a program that would help the jobless stay in their homes. Spearheading this program is [...]
Lenders Resist Making Home Affordable
The Treasury Department announced a total of 31,382 homeowners have received a permanent home loan modification since details of the program were announced in March. 4% of homeowners whose home loans were re-worked through the Making Home Affordable Program have successfully completed the trial period to receive permanent modifications. There are currently more than 728,000 [...]
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