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The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
John Rosevear |
Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history.   |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2007
Rich Duprey |
First Cash Not Subprime The pawnshop operator and payday lender notches records despite vaunted subprime market woes. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: No Bailouts for Anyone Some borrowers are going to suffer. That's the way the system works. Some lenders are going to suffer, too, and deservedly so. Write bad loans and you don't get your money back. The only people that deserve help are victims of outright fraud. |
This Old House
L. Gallant & D. Snoonian |
The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Gramlich's Words of Warning His suggested caution on subprime mortgage lending should be taken seriously... |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Payday Lending's Not Dead Yet Plenty of companies still profit from charging 400% interest. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
HBC Makes a Courtesy Flush All of those subprime loans from the last few years are getting ready to wreak havoc. How this story continues to play out for HSBC and other banks will be very interesting to watch. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Borrow Now or Borrow Never If you're thinking about buying a home, do your homework. Find a lender or mortgage broker early in the process, and get preapproved for a mortgage that will work for you. |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Paul Muolo |
Of Top-25 Subprime Funders, Four in '06 Went Bust Four of the nation's top-25 subprime funders in 2006 have gone bust over the past four months, with several others trying to sell themselves to avoid liquidity crunches. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A Tale of Two Borrowers Unfortunately, many homeowners never consider that they may not really be able to afford the home they own. As painful as it is to give up your home, it's not worth risking financial ruin to stay in a home you can't pay for. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2007
Dees Stribling |
Coming into Focus Mortgage REITs of all stripes tighten their lending practices to improve their outlook going forward. The subprime event may mark a permanent change in the business environment for mortgage REITs, as well as mortgage lenders and investors. |
This Old House
December 2007
Keith Pandolfi |
How to Escape Mortgage Disaster If you foresee trouble making you mortgage payments next year, don't panic - there are options out there to help you stay afloat |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2007
Gene G. Marcial |
Accredited Home Lenders: Bottom Fishers' Delight It is not surprising that no Street analyst has a buy rating on Accredited Home Lenders Holding, one of the few still-standing companies in the besieged subprime mortgage lending business. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Credit Tightens Outside U.S. Too Consumer credit is tightening in Japan. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: A Subprime Bull? With mass fear on the markets, is opportunity grinning its annoyingly cheeky grin somewhere? After all, there's nothing inherently wrong with subprime done right. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Dump "Liar Loans" Many lenders have either shut down or reduced their subprime lending practices in the last few months. However, isn't this a bit like closing the barn door after the horse has escaped? |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2007
Sham Gad |
The Skinny on Subprime Just like a stock, property is undervalued at one price, fairly valued at another price, and overvalued at yet another. The goal is to buy the first, avoid the second, and sell the third. Do this, and you will never have to worry about what cycle of the market you're in. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
Shedding Some Light on Subprime Lenders An interview with the CEO of a website that provides marketing leads to mortgage companies offers a peek into the subprime world and where that market is headed. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2008
Robert Berner |
'Help' Can Be Costly Beware up-front, nonrefundable fees of loan-modification pros. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Bill Mann |
Say Good Night, LENDie This subprime lender's days seem numbered. Buying LEND shares at $10, counting on a $15 deal when the company says it's on life support, seems like the worst kind of faith-based initiative. It's like a game of chicken. |
U.S. Banker
August 2001
Ted Cornwell |
Fears of Defaults Subprime loans are behind the fears. They have not been tested in a declining economy and analysts don't know what to expect. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
The Fed Eyes Subprime Loans Battles over lending to low-income, often minority, home buyers used to be about access to credit. Now they're about access to affordable credit. If new lending data hints at unfair pricing, lenders may have to take a good, hard look at their methods. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2007
Rich Greifner |
The Worst Is Yet to Come Think subprime was bad? The Alt-A fallout will make the subprime situation seem like a minor chimney fire. However, there are certain types of investments that should weather the Alt-A storm just fine -- or at least better than most. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
Peer-to-Peer Lending Makes Waves A new trend in online lending challenges traditional banking. Peer-to-peer lending sounds like fun and games, but there's always risk involved with lending. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The 5-Sigma Report A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week: Nxstage Medical ... New Century Financial... Domino's Pizza... TeleTech Holdings... Omniture... |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Tougher Credit Days Ahead The subprime-lending crisis may affect us non-subprime folks, too. |
BusinessWeek
March 26, 2007
Mara Der Hovanesian et al. |
Making Sense Of The Mortgage Mess The economy should be able to withstand the downdraft in the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Condemn Subprime Lending ... Completely How can we fuel continued growth in homeownership rates while decreasing the number of failed mortgages and foreclosures? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Rimmy Malhotra |
The Anti-Sheep of Subprime How the lessons of Enron apply to the subprime blowout. The sky is indeed falling on companies heavily invested in residential subprime mortgage-backed securities. But the emotion that has gripped this sector presents an opportunity for patient investors. |
Bank Technology News
August 2010
John Adams |
The Future Looks Smart for Mortgage Tools Considering that retail financial services is more than a decade into the Internet age, the relative lack of penetration of sophisticated mortgage loan application tools is surprising. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 26, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lending Tech Vendor Space to See Realignment As lenders find themselves in the throes of the credit crunch, the ill effects are trickling down to the lending technology vendors, ushering in a realignment in the space. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Meier |
Quick Take: Subprime Scariness The process, not the outcome, is the scary part of the subprime disaster. Who's to blame? The mortgage lenders? The home sellers? The buyers themselves? (Whatever happened to caveat emptor?) |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Henry & Goldstein |
The Subprime Mess: "It's Just Going To Get Worse" Many more borrowers could default when ARM rates rise. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
What Bubble? Here in the U.S., our struggling real estate market shows few signs of a swift recovery. However, Japan posts its first increase in land prices in 16 years. |
Entrepreneur
April 2007
Jennifer Pellet |
One Step Ahead Options for buying a home when you can't prove income. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Online revivals and Eastern recitals won bit parts in this week's Wall Street flick. Let's all go sue YouTube... Brother, can you spare a subprime?... |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2007
Emil Lee |
Cleaning Up in Subprime Loan World? This sector will turn volatile, so be careful when seeing if there's any value left. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The 5-Sigma Report A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week. Accredited Home Lenders... Newcastle Investment... NovaStar Financial... Fremont General... American Oriental Bioengineering... |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Emil Lee |
Fool on the Street: Capital One's Crystal Ball Capital One explains why the subprime mess has not spilled over into other consumer lending areas. Investors should take note. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
Peter Coy |
Under The Fed's Hammer How Fed rate hikes have turned into a regressive tax on weak borrowers. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010
Alan Kline |
Finding 'Harmony' in Refi Loans 1st Commonwealth of Virginia offers a new kind of loan aimed at retaining customers in times of lower rates, when borrowers typically defect. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Orderly Deleveraging at Bear Stearns Here is an investor's tour of the mess at Bear Stearns, which has been figuring out what to do about a couple of its hedge funds that have made some not-so-successful bets on the subprime mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Real Estate Reality Check Should you pay down your mortgage or put that money in the market? If your investment horizon is long -- at least 10 years -- then the stock market is likely to be a great place for your money. Here are some ideas. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Subprime Symptoms Starting to Spread? It seems that subprime mortgage difficulties have already started to spread. There will almost certainly be a more protracted softness for housing than we might have anticipated as recently as the final quarter of last year. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Justin Hibbard |
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry. |
