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May 17, 2013

Reverse mortgage legislation approved by Texas House

The Texas House of Representatives approved legislation that would reverse mortgage lending in Texas....

Flagstar CEO steps down, moves to his old position

An executive shake-up swept through Flagstar Bancorp this week. The Michigan-based firm says current CEO and President Michael Tierney is stepping down from the top job and returning to his previous position, executive vice president of personal financial services. Taking his place is Alessandro DiNello, who was named CEO and president.

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"He is withholding his support for getting a significant piece of getting this recovery going," Frank said. "It's moving, but he can make it better. As the recovery picks up speed, the FHFA is a beneficiary because they own more houses than anybody."

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Lots of chatter over the HECM program without a clear solution

The reverse equity debate inside the Rayburn House Office Building reached a boiling point Thursday as representatives from the Federal Housing Administration listened to lawmakers fire off questions about the importance, or lack thereof, of the reverse mortgage program.

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The billion-dollar question facing Carol Galante

The Federal Housing Administration is on the brink of the next big government bailout. Potentially. Yet Commissioner Carol Galante insists there is strength ahead.

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The art of nonprofit

by Megan Hopkins

Nonprofits — the Cuyahoga Land Bank, NeighborWorks America, Rebuilding Together, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, PCV|VRM Seeds of Hope and many more local organizations — are investing significant resources to improve America’s most vulnerable housing markets.

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Seeking common ground

by Janneke Ratcliffe

It is time to set a clear direction for the future state of mortgage finance. Despite low rates and stabilizing home prices, it is still too hard to get a mortgage to purchase a home.

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