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

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 793
  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 ...
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• Doomsday for FHA?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 140
  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 ...
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• The financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS - The Latest Casualty Count

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  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 ...
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• Home Loan : How To Get Home Loan in Florida

  
  CariHaL.com | Blog of Handphone Mobile Phone Adsense — Authority: 119
  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%, ...
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• 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 ...
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• 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 ...
  3 days ago

• FHA mortgage loans provide the Best Interest Rates, ((97%w 580 Fico))

  
  All Home Loan Info — Authority: 130
  FHA mortgage loans provide the Best Interest Rates   Florida FHA Mortgage Loan Florida home buyers should know the many advantages of the FHA mortgage loan programs. FHA loans were created to help increase home ownership. For the Florida home buyer the FHA program can simplify the purchase of a home, making ...
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• New Federal Restriction on Prepayment Penalties Won’t Apply to FHA Interest Charge

  
  Real Estate Investing For Real | A BiggerPockets Investment Property Blog — Authority: 505
  On October 1, new federal lending rules took effect under HOEPA–the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act .  One that will benefit consumers most is a restriction on prepayment penalties for higher-priced loans (those with an interest rate 1.5% above prime).  No longer will borrowers need to worry about an ...
  4 days ago

• Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

  
  Money employment & careers - money-employment.marc8.com — Authority: 147
  The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
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• Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
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• US Bank Among 6 FHA Lenders to Face HUD Actions

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  U.S. Bank, N.A., is accused of failing "to provide necessary documentation delayed the re-sale of the foreclosed property and the department’s mitigation of the FHA fund’s losses in connection with the claim," the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a news release. The Minneapolis-based ...
  6 days ago

• Race, wealth, and homeownership

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 669
  R eading Jason Kuznicki’s article in the latest issue of Cato Journal , I was struck by the similarities between his historical analysis and a post Jamelle wrote a few months ago. First, here’s Jamelle (emphasis mine): For what it’s worth, I don’t expect that to change; if we acknowledge the federal ...
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• FHA audit delay could mean agency will need bailout

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 793
  Filed under: Company News , Economy , Investing On Wednesday, the Federal Housing Administration was supposed to release its independent audit determining the soundness of the agency. Many have questioned that soundness because, as of Oct. 1, its reserve fund dipped below the required 2 percent of the agencys ...
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• Questions on Accuracy Delay Much-Awaited F.H.A. Audit

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Just as the report on the Federal Housing Administration was about to be made public, the auditor, Integrated Financial Engineering, said computer models were producing inconsistencies.
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• I want my FHA! (My FHA annual actuarial study, that is)

  
  The Curious Capitalist — Authority: 647
  Theres been a lot of chatter recently about whether or not the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is going to need a bailout. The FHA insures—but does not write—home loans, and thanks to the housing bust, the agency has had to dip a little further into its reserves than it probably would have liked to. [...]
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• Reverse Mortgages Feel the Squeeze

  
  loans-blog — Authority: 145
  Declining home values have put a serious squeeze on one of the mortgage market’s most popular and fastest-growing financing concepts: the Federal Housing Administration’s reverse mortgage program for people 62 and older. Source: Reverse Mortgages Feel the Squeeze
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• Bankers Debate Future of Fannie, Freddie

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  The American Bankers Association held its Annual Convention Business Expo and Directors’ Forum last week in Chicago. Lenders need to have more skin in the game for the government sponsored enterprises to have a future — a future that might include nationalizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a single entity or ...
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• Mortgage Rate Update 10/30/09

  
  Wallingford Wired — Authority: 126
  While daily volatility was high this week, mortgage rates ended just slightly lower than last week. The primary factors influencing mortgage rates were offsetting. The economic growth data released this week was stronger than expected, but inflation remained low. While the first two Treasury auctions produced ...
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• Mortgage Rate Update 10/30/09

  
  Wallingford Wired — Authority: 126
  While daily volatility was high this week, mortgage rates ended just slightly lower than last week. The primary factors influencing mortgage rates were offsetting. The economic growth data released this week was stronger than expected, but inflation remained low. While the first two Treasury auctions produced ...
  1 week ago

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