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April 19, 2012 06:19 AM
Bank of America profits more than halved

Bank of America ($13.19 -0.08%) profits dropped in the first quarter despite narrowing losses in its shrinking mortgage department.

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April 18, 2012 05:20 PM
House panel votes to move CFPB funding

The House Financial Services Committee voted 31-26 Wednesday in favor of moving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding under the authority of an appropriations panel.

The House budget panel instructed the financial services committee to find $29.8 billion...

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April 18, 2012 04:23 PM
Barclays predicts ResCap may be 30 days from bankruptcy

After Ally Financial disclosed its struggling mortgage unit ResCap missed a payment on its debt, Barclays Capital analysts warned of more trouble from a possible bankruptcy.

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April 18, 2012 03:31 PM
Moody's downgrades Radian senior debt rating

The ongoing stress at Radian's ($12.73 -0.17%) mortgage insurance units and its constrained liquidity position prompted Moody's...

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April 18, 2012 12:47 PM
CFPB to focus on disparate impact claims

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will use all available legal avenues to deal with predatory lending, including "disparate impact" claims when bringing cases under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.  

Disparate impact is a legal claim at the center of...

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April 18, 2012 12:29 PM
CFPB to focus on disparate impact claims

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will use all available legal avenues to deal with predatory lending, including "disparate impact" claims when bringing cases under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.  

Disparate impact is a legal claim at the center of...

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April 18, 2012 12:34 PM
California foreclosure reform moves forward

Seven bills reforming some foreclosure rules passed committees in the California state legislature this week.

The bills were introduced in February. One set of bills extends...

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April 18, 2012 12:14 PM
California foreclosure reform moves forward

Seven bills reforming some foreclosure rules passed committees in the California state legislature this week.

The bills were introduced in February. One set of bills extends...

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April 18, 2012 12:27 PM
Freddie Mac to lower interest rate on mortgage mods

Freddie Mac will soon tell mortgage servicers to reduce the standard interest rate on its mortgage modifications, according to a senior official.

The government-sponsored enterprise will lower the rate to 4.625% from 5% for loans modified outside the Treasury...

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April 18, 2012 02:48 PM
Freddie Mac to lower interest rate on mortgage mods

Freddie Mac will soon tell mortgage servicers to reduce the standard interest rate on its mortgage modifications, according to a senior official.

The government-sponsored enterprise will lower the rate to 4.625% from 5% for loans modified outside the Treasury...

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April 18, 2012 11:56 AM
Freddie Mac to lower interest rate on mortgage mods

Freddie Mac will soon tell mortgage servicers to reduce the standard interest rate on its mortgage modifications, according to a senior official.

The government-sponsored enterprise will lower the rate to 4.625% from 5% for loans modified outside the Treasury...

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April 18, 2012 01:21 PM
Ocwen believes Basel regulations give nonbanks upper hand in MSR purchases

Basel regulations are dampening growth of banks’ mortgage servicing business, allowing nonbank entities to swoop in and become major sources of mortgage servicing rights funding, said John Britti, an executive vice president at Ocwen Financial Corp....

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April 18, 2012 12:05 PM
Ocwen believes Basel regulations give nonbanks upper hand in MSR purchases

Basel regulations are dampening growth of banks’ mortgage servicing business, allowing nonbank entities to swoop in and become major sources of mortgage servicing rights funding, said John Britti, an executive vice president at Ocwen Financial Corp....

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April 18, 2012 11:51 AM
Brookings: Foreclosures could displace eight million children

The foreclosure crisis impacted the lives of 8 million American children, and has left them and their parents at increased risk of homelessness and poverty, the Brookings Institution said.

Brookings scholar Julia Isaacs said 2.3 million children lost homes during the...

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April 18, 2012 11:11 AM
Brookings: Foreclosures could displace eight million children

The foreclosure crisis impacted the lives of 8 million American children, and has left them and their parents at increased risk of homelessness and poverty, the Brookings Institution said.

Brookings scholar Julia Isaacs said 2.3 million children lost homes during the...

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