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• FHA cash reserves fall below legal limit

  
  loans-blog — Authority: 146
  The Federal Housing Administration’s cash reserves have shrunk to a level far below what is required by law, and the agency could need taxpayer funding if worst-case scenarios play out, according to an independent audit designed to measure the agency’s financial soundness. Source: FHA cash reserves fall ...
  18 hours ago

• FHA Mortgage Florida, FHA loan Florida, FHA home loan Florida

  
  All Home Loan Info — Authority: 130
  Florida FHA Home loans Florida is a beautiful state full of beautiful Florida homes. The Florida dream of owning a Florida home may seem difficult, but with thanks to the Federal Housing Administration, that dream is not an impossibility. We can help you become a Florida homeowner with the help of an easy, ...
  23 hours ago

• FHA Needs A Bailout

  
  Refinance Home Mortgages — Authority: 430
  It has guaranteed thousands of defaulted home loans. Big surprise. It now needs a bailout. The government stepped in to insure home loans that free market lenders did not want to guarantee. (...)
  1 day ago

• Foreclosures Hit Record Highs In Orange County

  
  Refinance Home Mortgages — Authority: 430
  We were waiting for the flood and now it is here. Banks are bringing thousands of foreclosed homes on to the open market, depressing prices. (...)
  1 day ago

• Next Bailout Candidate

  
  Dollars & Sense blog — Authority: 490
  And the winner is...The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)! Lest it be forgotten, as the article duly notes: The FHA and the government-sponsored housing agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac currently provide about 90 per cent of all new mortgages in the US housing market. From The Financial Times: Defaults ...
  1 day ago

• FHA Cash Reserves Down Sharply

  
  Melissa Savenko's Richmond Real Estate Review — Authority: 124
  This  is not good news.  The Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") has lending programs for higher risk borrowers, which provide minimum 3.5% down payments and allow extremely low credit scores.  FHA guaranteed loans to extremely marginal buyers in 2007 and 2008 (average credit scores of 633).  10% of 2007 FHA ...
  1 day ago

• The Week in Government Failure

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 740
  Over at Downsizing Government , we focused on failures in the following departments and agencies this week: Export-Import Bank: Call it the “Boeing Bank” HUD: Federal Housing Administration woes continue and housing subsidies for the dead Transportation: High-speed rail lobbyists squabble over taxpayer ...
  1 day ago

• Government Housing Adventures

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 740
  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have already consumed $112 billion in taxpayer bailouts, may have additional losses if they can’t recoup claims from struggling private mortgage insurers. From the Journal : Fannie Mae has about $109.5 billion of mortgage-insurance ...
  1 day ago

• DPA Blamed for FHA Shortfall

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 449
  The Federal Housing Administration’s capital reserve level has fallen below the federally mandated minimum of 2 percent, according to a report to Congress. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development noted that as a result of seller-funded downpayment schemes, FHA’s estimated economic net worth is $10.4 ...
  1 day ago

• Real Estate: Small Signs of Optimism

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  The median price paid for a Bay Area home is $365,000, compared with $177,900 nationally. That regional median price peaked at $665,000 in June 2007.
  2 days ago

• Underwriting Hurdles Increase Banks Raise Mortgage Qualification Standards

  
  Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog — Authority: 123
  Despite the economy’s improvement and prodding from Congress, banks don’t seem ready to open their purse strings just yet. Nationally, mortgage approval standards are tightening . The data comes from a quarterly survey the Federal Reserve sends to its member banks.  The Fed asks senior bank loan officers ...
  2 days ago

• Housing Agency’s Cash Reserves Down Sharply

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  The government stopped short of saying the F.H.A. might need a direct bailout, but critics were less sure that help wasn’t needed.
  2 days ago

• New, Less Restricttive FHA Rules for Condo Loans

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
  In a dramatic temporary reversal of policy , the Federal Housing Administration is giving condo buyers a much-needed break. read more
  3 days ago

• FHA Streamline Refinance Program Updates

  
  Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog Your Mortgage Planner 2.0 Blog — Authority: 123
  Consider this a last call for FHA Streamline Refinances.  Starting next Tuesday, the popular rate-lowering program gets strict on borrowers. There’s 5 days left. Under the current streamline refi guidelines, FHA homeowners have minimal program eligibility requirements. FICO scores must be 620 or higher The ...
  3 days ago

• The FHAs reserve fund could be a black hole for U.S. taxpayers

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 794
  Filed under: Economy , Investing As mortgages continue to sour, the Federal Housing Administrations reserve fund continues to deteriorate. Thats not a big surprise. What might be a surprise is the fact that the FHA can get bailout money from the U.S. Treasury without seeking approval from Congress . An automatic ...
  4 days ago

• Doomsday for FHA?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 139
  Housing Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration was created during the New Deal to rebuild confidence in the housing market. Today, it is the only federal agency to not rely on taxpayer dollars: its funding comes from borrowers who take out FHA-financed mortgages. However, the Washington Posts’ Dina ...
  5 days ago

• The financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS - The Latest Casualty Count

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 450
  Just a short list about the financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS. This is not about community banks, or little companies anymore. Companies with assets > 10B are not small. Capmark($20B) CIT ($70B) U.S. Bank, NA, of Minneapolis ($19B) GMAC ($187B) United Commercial Bank ...
  5 days ago

• Home Loan : How To Get Home Loan in Florida

  
  CariHaL.com | Blog of Handphone Mobile Phone Adsense — Authority: 121
  Florida FHA loan, Florida FHA MortgageHome Loan : How To Get Home Loan in Florida – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) runs several home loan programs to promote home ownership across Florida. In most cases, Florida FHA loans are mortgages obtained with the help of the FHA. With a down payment as low as 3.5%, ...
  5 days ago

• Mortgage Rate Update 11/6/09

  
  Wallingford Wired — Authority: 126
  As expected at its Wednesday meeting, the Fed made no change in the fed funds rate. The statement kept the same language indicating that the Fed will hold rates at extremely low levels for an “extended period.” The Fed reported that economic activity has “continued to pick up” and that the housing market has ...
  6 days ago

• Mortgage Rate Update 11/6/09

  
  Wallingford Wired — Authority: 126
  As expected at its Wednesday meeting, the Fed made no change in the fed funds rate. The statement kept the same language indicating that the Fed will hold rates at extremely low levels for an “extended period.” The Fed reported that economic activity has “continued to pick up” and that the housing market has ...
  6 days ago

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