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June 19, 2013 10:17 AM
Lenders merit a common credit box, clearer rep and warrants: MBA

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have two separate automated underwriting systems, which are the primary tools used to establish the credit standards for the enterprises.

Mortgage lenders use Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter or Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector to...

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June 19, 2013 10:01 AM
Lenders merit a common credit box, clearer rep and warrants: MBA

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have two separate automated underwriting systems, which are the primary tools used to establish the credit standards for the enterprises.

Mortgage lenders use Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter or Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector to...

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June 19, 2013 06:43 AM
Mortgage applications reverse, decline again

Mortgage applications reversed directions, falling 3.3% for the week ending June 14, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.

Both the refinance and purchase index fell 3%, after each rose 5% a week earlier, the trade group said.

Overall, the refinance...

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June 18, 2013 03:32 PM
Dodd-Frank impact on loan availability remains a concern

The qualified mortgage rule's full impact on home lending remains somewhat of a mystery, but lawmakers and industry professionals debated the rule's potential influence on the home lending market during a House Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. 

Industry experts testified in front of the...

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June 18, 2013 11:58 AM
Dodd-Frank impact on loan availability remains a concern

The qualified mortgage rule's full impact on home lending remains somewhat of a mystery, but lawmakers and industry professionals debated the rule's potential influence on the home lending market during a House Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. 

Industry experts testified in front of the...

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June 18, 2013 11:06 AM
Don’t fear rising mortgage rates just yet: Freddie Mac

The interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage is expected to hover around 4% during the second half of 2013 after rising 0.5 percentage points in the past several weeks, Freddie Mac said in its latest U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook.

But don’t expect...

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June 18, 2013 09:21 AM
Supporters of the FHA reverse mortgage program guard its future

While regulators have been quick to point out the defects within the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, advocates defended...

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June 18, 2013 09:09 AM
Supporters of the FHA reverse mortgage program guard its future

While regulators have been quick to point out the defects within the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, advocates defended...

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June 13, 2013 12:15 PM
Elizabeth Warren pushes two-tiered banking regulation

Community banks represented 95% of all banking organizations in 2011 but represented only 14% of all the banking assets in the nation. However, community banks held 46% of all the small loans to businesses, according to a study done by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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June 13, 2013 10:59 AM
Elizabeth Warren pushes two-tiered banking regulation

Community banks represented 95% of all banking organizations in 2011 but represented only 14% of all the banking assets in the nation. However, community banks held 46% of all the small loans to businesses, according to a study done by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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June 13, 2013 10:29 AM
FHFA warns GSEs not out of woods yet

While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to realize credit losses from mortgages originated in the several years prior to Federal Housing Finance Agency conservatorship, the housing recovery resulted in improved financial results.

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June 13, 2013 10:18 AM
FHFA warns GSEs not out of woods yet

While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to realize credit losses from mortgages originated in the several years prior to Federal Housing Finance Agency conservatorship, the housing recovery resulted in improved financial results.

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June 13, 2013 09:02 AM
Mortgage rates climb higher: Freddie Mac

Fixed-mortgage rates climbed higher for the sixth consecutive week amid a solid employment report for May. Regardless, mortgage rates are coming off all-time record lows, which is helping to keep homebuyer affordability high, Freddie Mac said in a report Thursday.

Since...

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June 13, 2013 08:52 AM
Mortgage rates climb higher: Freddie Mac

Fixed-mortgage rates climbed higher for the sixth consecutive week amid a solid employment report for May. Regardless, mortgage rates are coming off all-time record lows, which is helping to keep homebuyer affordability high, Freddie Mac said in a report Thursday.

Since...

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June 12, 2013 12:36 PM
Representatives sound alarm on non-government housing

While representatives of the Committee on Financial Services agreed during a hearing on Wednesday that the government should not back nearly 100% of the mortgage market, most are weary that a world without explicit government guarantees is dodgy.

There are a number of...

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