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The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Opportunity Interest rates on jumbo mortgages rose nearly half a percentage point in August, even as regular mortgage rates were mostly coming down. Is it time to raise the jumbo loan amount minimum?   |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Problem for Housing Limits on loans by Congress will hurt hard-hit high-end housing markets. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Real Estate Roundup Financial advisors should understand that the deflation of the real estate bubble presents investors with tough choices -- and intriguing opportunities. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 23, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
Fannie, Freddie Troubles May Have Been Avoided If Technology Was Used Properly As observers watch cash-strapped Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being propped up by the government, many wonder how technology failed to save the agencies and the lenders supplying mortgages to them from being left holding the bag on so many bad loans. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Kathleen Madigan |
After The Housing Boom What the real estate slowdown means for the economy. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor The real costs of a housing bubble. |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2009
Peter Coy |
Foreclosure: Now an Upscale Blight Rising job losses and falling home prices are dragging down people who never dreamed they would get in trouble. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Who Really Caused the Housing Bubble The second-home boom. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: No More Jumbo Loans From Capital One Capital One pulls the plug on its nonconforming mortgage business. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Randall Dodd |
Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Newest Homeowners: Big Banks The vortex of price declines sucking down values could spiral out of the investment bankers' control, leading to their own subprime devaluation. Investors, take note. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2007
Nicolas P. Retsinas |
Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure A look at what went wrong in the subprime industry and why. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
In Defense of Mortgage Brokers Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Kathleen M. Howley |
Delays in Short Sales Frustrate Home Buyers Short sales could accelerate the resolution of the housing crisis -- if the process is streamlined by the big federal mortgage lenders |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Fannie Awaits the Wrecking Ball Mortgage guaranty company Fannie Mae is set for demolition after the Fed's recent moves. |
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. |
AskMen.com
September 2, 2002
Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
U.S. Banker
November 2008
Anthony Malakian |
At Your Service: Retained Loans Catch On The issuance, re-selling and servicing of mortgages has become such a tangled mess that some consumers are beginning to seek out banks that will retain the servicing of the mortgages they originate and maintain direct relationships. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
John Rosevear |
Is It Time to Buy a House Yet? The subprime mortgage mess has created a mixed blessing for potential homebuyers. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey... |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
The Heat On Countrywide Embattled Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo answers critics who claim the lender helped bring on the housing crisis. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Appraisal Nightmares on Main Street If a low appraisal jeopardizes your real estate deal, don't panic. See if your lender will obtain a second appraisal. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Peter Coy |
It's Out Of Bernanke's Reach There's little the Fed can do about the information gap behind investors' panic. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Peter Coy |
When Home Buying by the Poor Backfires The steady push of homeownership to lower and lower income groups by government initiatives, while positive in many ways, is not an unadulterated good. For many families, a house can be a bad investment. |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Lee Conrad |
Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction. |
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. |
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. |
FDIC FYI
March 28, 2002 |
Housing Market Strengths and Risks A report released today in the FDIC's Regional Outlook evaluates changes in mortgage underwriting during the last expansion, and the likelihood that weakening home price growth could adversely affect home borrowers and lenders... |
FDIC FYI
February 7, 2002 |
Subprime Mortgage Lending Faces the Test of a Slowing Economy Entry by FDIC-insured institutions into subprime lending as a targeted line of business was largely a phenomenon of the 1990s. These lending programs are now being tested by recession, in most cases for the first time... |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
When Debt Is Too Good to Be True Beware of interest-only mortgages and other extreme loans. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2009
Russ Krull |
Banking on Clues From the FHA FHA funds report sheds some light on mortgage performance. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2003
Len Deering |
Multifamily Property Owners Benefit From Competitive Financing Soft occupancies force lenders to be more creative in competing for multifamily loans. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Roben Farzad et al. |
Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever. |
FDIC FYI
March 23, 2006 |
Scenarios for the Next U.S. Recession. A string of positive reports on the U.S. economy and banking industry has led some analysts to ask -- How long can these good times last? |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2007
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Lender Woes Go Beyond Subprime Few are feeling the hangover from housing's heyday as much as subprime lenders that cater to risky borrowers. |
BusinessWeek
August 22, 2005
Peter Coy |
Piggy Bank -- Or House Of Cards? As downpayments shrink sharply, highly leveraged homebuyers may be in for a fall. |
U.S. Banker
March 2008
John Engen |
The Politics of Lending Sen. John McCain took time to present his vision of a world with simplified mortgage applications, and even suggested that the government might need to jump in to help mitigate the worsening crisis. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Let's Stop the Housing Crisis Once and for All It's hard to believe how easily it all could have been prevented. By simply following an old-fashioned standard for taking out a mortgage loan |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Mortgages for the Military The Veterans Administration has programs for current and former members of the military to help them get financing to buy a home. Serving in the military generally makes you eligible to take out a VA loan. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
