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Americans are not Shopping Smart for Mortgage Loans

Homeowners appear to be less than savvy shoppers when it comes to finding a mortgage to purchase or refinance their homes ... have obtained a quote from only one lender and to make less use of technol... read more

Weekly Commentary: The Perils Of Inflationism

The problem is it doesn't work in reverse ... "U.S. borrowers filed the most loan requests to buy a home and to refinance one in two months as most lending costs declined to their lowest levels since ... read more

Question of the Week: Government Intervention in the U.S. Housing Market Does More Harm than Good

We are already taxed to extinction without paying our neighbors mortgage, too. Besides, if people can't meet some common sense guidelines when applying for a home loan, they can ... the availability o... read more

The Not-So-Bright Spot in the Gloomy Housing Report

Distressed home ... on the other hand didn’t start falling until 2007. So today’s sales drop may be a leading indicator of another drop in house prices. Second, as Felix Salmon points out at Reuters, ... read more

Credit-Driven Train Crash, Part 1

What did Peter mean by that statement? Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons ... an extraordinarily cogent comment that I’m going to use from no... read more

New Product Could Springboard Reverse Mortgages Into the Mainstream

Armed with a new product, there was a sense of optimism over the panelists during the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders ... cautious about how quickly the loan could pay off and whether it’s a “steppi... read more

The Dos and Don’ts of Paying a Debt Collector

“Never [pay this way],” says Mike Arman, a retired mortgage ... Peter they need to reach out for help.” If you cannot pay a debt collector without taking on new debt, seek help from a credit counselor ... read more

Ten Years Later: What Did the Financial Crisis Teach Us?

“I went home and looked at its return expectations ... Lehman and Tishman’s Archstone-Smith deal is perhaps emblematic of the heady use of leverage during the pre-crisis high, described by the Financi... read more

American Capital Mortgage Investment's Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

American Capital Mortgage Investment (NASDAQ ... 10% to 15% due to the increase in mortgages rates we could see some deceleration. Further as refinance activities slows and bank portfolios becomes mor... read more

McCain Gives Economy Speech in Ohio, Warning Against 'Dangerous Threesome' of Democratic Leaders

Instead, he once again promised to provide incentives for people to stay in the stock market, use the government's bailout money to buy up and refinance bad mortgages and lower taxes on business. "Thi... read more

Who will benefit from the new federal housing act?

Banks had a big hand in ensuring that under the bill, troubled homeowners could refinance into FHA-insured mortgages, so long as lenders agree to reduce mortgage principal. To date, lenders and loan . ... read more

How the U.S. Housing Market Can Save the U.S. Economy

GSEs such as Fannie and Freddie help increase the flow of mortgage money in the financial system. They amass a pool of money, which they can use to buy mortgages that they ... And will have to lend at ... read more