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May 15, 2013 12:18 PM
Title II misses Dodd-Frank's too-big-to-fail goals

A provision of Dodd-Frank designed to protect taxpayers from future bank bailouts caused a stir on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act has analysts wondering if procedures designed to deal with troubled financial firms will be ineffective in curtailing excessive risk...

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May 15, 2013 11:12 AM
Title II misses Dodd-Frank's too-big-to-fail goals

A provision of Dodd-Frank designed to protect taxpayers from future bank bailouts caused a stir on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act has analysts wondering if procedures designed to deal with troubled financial firms will be ineffective in curtailing excessive risk...

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May 15, 2013 09:35 AM
NAHB: Builder confidence blooms in May

After dropping in April, builder confidence turned around in May, reflecting improvement in all three index metrics — current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of...

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May 15, 2013 09:30 AM
NAHB: Builder confidence blooms in May

After dropping in April, builder confidence turned around in May, reflecting improvement in all three index metrics — current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of...

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May 15, 2013 09:52 AM
Redwood strikes early, setting the stage for more private-label RMBS

Redwood Trust holds significant growth potential in the private-label space as guarantee fees continue to rise and the enterprises pursue potential risk-sharing ventures, analysts claim.

As such, Paul...

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May 15, 2013 09:32 AM
Redwood strikes early, setting the stage for more private-label RMBS

Redwood Trust holds significant growth potential in the private-label space as guarantee fees continue to rise and the enterprises pursue potential risk-sharing ventures, analysts claim.

As such, Paul...

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May 15, 2013 06:00 AM
Mortgage applications retreat after steady climb

Mortgage applications retreated this past week as refinancing and home purchase filings slowed.

The volume fell 7.3% from a week earlier when analyzing the survey period...

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May 15, 2013 07:20 AM
DeMarco: FHLBanks should grow involvement in secondary market

As the debate on housing finance reform moves forward, more attention will be paid to the activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks, and how these institutions fit into the future...

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May 14, 2013 03:30 PM
DeMarco: FHLBanks should grow involvement in secondary market

As the debate on housing finance reform moves forward, more attention will be paid to the activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks, and how these institutions fit into the future...

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May 14, 2013 11:42 AM
Ocwen-backed HLSS bundles up new Homeward Residential assets

Home Loan Servicing Solutions, which purchases some mortgage business from sister company Ocwen Financial, is bringing a mortgage servicer advance receivable to the market.

The asset-backed securitization will be collateralized by Ocwen...

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May 14, 2013 11:20 AM
Ocwen-backed HLSS bundles up new Homeward Residential assets

Home Loan Servicing Solutions, which purchases some mortgage business from sister company Ocwen Financial, is bringing a mortgage servicer advance receivable to the market.

The asset-backed securitization will be collateralized by Ocwen...

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May 14, 2013 11:28 AM
Experts paint a private capital market for regulators

To bring private capital back into the mortgage finance market, experts are proposing various restructuring initiatives, including plans to turn the jumbo mortgage market back to the private sector and to form securitization cooperatives that function like ...

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May 14, 2013 10:52 AM
Experts paint a private capital market for regulators

To bring private capital back into the mortgage finance market, experts are proposing various restructuring initiatives, including plans to turn the jumbo mortgage market back to the private sector and to form securitization cooperatives that function like ...

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May 14, 2013 09:29 AM
Early launch of streamlined loan mods boosts mortgage market: FBR

Freddie Mac’s decision to kick...

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May 14, 2013 09:13 AM
Early launch of streamlined loan mods boosts mortgage market: FBR

Freddie Mac’s decision to kick...

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