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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote April 1 on a Democratic foreclosure relief bill that would provide $4 billion to communities to purchase foreclosed homes, increase disclosure requirements for subprime mortgage loans, and pay for debt counselors so Read More...
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Yesterday, the Federal Reserve unexpectedly announced it was cutting the federal funds rate that effects consumer loans as well as the discount rate effecting bank loans by three-quarters of a percentage point each. This is a bold move which shows that Read More...
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WASHINGTON – Dec. 6, 2007 – The Bush administration has come up with a plan to help strapped homeowners facing a daunting jump in their monthly mortgage payments. The proposal, reached in negotiations led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Read More...
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WASHINGTON – Sept. 28, 2007 – A top House Democrat’s plan to reform oversight of the mortgage sector would have a major impact on multiple levels of the $11 trillion industry, according to a draft summary of the bill obtained by Dow Read More...
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WASHINGTON – Sept. 28, 2007 – Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a second straight week, a sharp rebound after hitting a four-month low. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.42 Read More...
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Long-term mortgage interest rates dipped again Tuesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.37 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average dropped to 5.92 percent, and the 15-year fixed rate slipped to 5.58 percent. The 1-year adjustable Read More...
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NAR Says Homeowners and Buyers Will Benefit From FHA Reform Legislation and FED Rate Cut WASHINGTON, September 18, 2007 - Today is a good day for housing, noted the National Association of Realtors®. On the same day that the Federal Reserve cut the Read More...
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A bill in the works by Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Al Green (D-Texas), both members of the House Financial Services Committee, would make changes to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in order to simplify mortgage disclosures. Under the Read More...
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Daily Real Estate News | June 21, Mortgage rates broke a 7-week streak of increases, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling back to 6.76 percent, according to Bankrate’s weekly national survey of large lenders. The national weekly Read More...
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Mortgage rates increased for the fifth consecutive week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to the highest point since August, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders. The average 30-year fixed mortgage Read More...
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Housing activity this year will be somewhat lower than in earlier forecasts, with clearer analysis of the effects of stricter lending standards and a decline in subprime mortgage origination, according to the latest projections (PDF 136K) by the National Read More...
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The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate at 5.25 percent yesterday — the level where it's been since June 2006. The decision means that credit cards, home equity lines of credit and other loans will stay at 8.25 percent, and 30-year home Read More...
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The mortgage Market Composite Index on a seasonally adjusted basis was up 3.6 percent to 680.7 from 657.2 the previous week. On an unadjusted basis, mortgages applications were up 4 percent compared with the previous week and 19.9 percent compared with Read More...
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Congress is scratching its head over whether legislative reforms will fix the mortgage industry or make it worse. "It's kind of like the Pillsbury doughboy," says Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C. "If you push in one place, it juts out somewhere Read More...
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NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – March 26, 2007 – More than three in 10 homeowners (34 percent) do not know what type of mortgage they own, according to a new poll released by Bankrate.com. Furthermore, 28 percent of those surveyed worry about how Read More...
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