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January 27, 2011
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Fannie and Freddie's Big Foreclosure Backlog They have more homes than they can sell -- and as the backlog builds, the housing market could suffer   |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Paulson's New Plan: A Cheap Mortgage for Every Home A new rescue plan for the economy would use nationalized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower the 30-year fixed mortgage rate down as far as 4.5%, over a full point lower than the current level. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Fannie, Freddie: "Keep the House!" Are taxpayers subsidizing deadbeat homeowners? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Homeowners Free-Riding on the Bank's Dime Foreclosed on, but still happily at home. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Homeowners About to Hit the Lottery? Rumors are that the Obama administration is about to order lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2008
Morgan Housel |
By the Numbers: Mortgage Foreclosures Let's compare foreclosure data with last week's delinquencies data, provided by the Federal Reserve, to show how delinquencies have turned into foreclosures. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
What Happens to Housing After Life Support? So much stimulus, so little time left. Much of housing's life support will have its plug pulled in the coming weeks and months. |
Bank Technology News
November 2010
Michael Sisk |
Underinvestment In Tech Drove Foreclosure Mess As trouble in the nation's foreclosure process leaked out-from robo-signing to lost documents to backdated notarizations-the hunt was on for a culprit. |
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
July 18, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Are These Former Heroes Going to Zero? Mortgage insurers -- the companies that made it possible to put less than 20% down to buy a home -- have become victims of the housing bust. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Bank of America to Halt Foreclosures Bank of America will halt foreclosures in all 50 states. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Robo-Signers Spell More Trouble for Banks A new fiasco exposes big mortgage lenders to fraud charges. |
AskMen.com
Nick Kennedy |
The Foreclosure Crisis With recent news that many financial service companies had been employing "robo-signers" to help foreclose on thousands of homes around the country, many banks voluntarily declared a moratorium on booting people from their residences. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Foreclosures Picking Up Steam Despite efforts to slow the foreclosure rate, a new report indicates it's increasing. |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
Kathleen M. Howley |
A Housing Rebound Won't Lift the Economy With the foreclosure mess still to be played out, any recovery in housing sales is unlikely to boost growth much. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2010
Cronin-Fisk & Howley |
The Foreclosure Mess Could Last for Years Faulty foreclosures will lead to a flood of lawsuits that may haunt lenders, title insurers, and home buyers for years to come. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Citigroup's Shameful About-Face on Mortgage Mods Beware this misguided effort to stop foreclosures. |
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
October 19, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Foreclosure Battle Rages On Don't bet on a quick end to the foreclosure fiasco. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2009
Russ Krull |
Banking on Clues From the FHA FHA funds report sheds some light on mortgage performance. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2008 |
Virtuous Circle A look at the possible positive effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy. |
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
February 24, 2011
Sean Silverthorne |
What's Government's Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing? The private market should be the main supplier of mortgage credit, but it should be carefully monitored using new approaches to regulating mortgage securitization. The government should play a role of "guarantor of last resort" in periods of crisis. |
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
February 1, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why We Care About Idiot Homeowners There are broad repercussions from homeowners who walk away from their homes. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Fannie and Freddie Why in the world are people still buying these stocks? |
Fast Company
November 2009
Anne C. Lee |
Residential Real Estate by the Numbers It may be a buyer's market out there, but it isn't a broker's. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Fannie and Freddie's Winners and Losers What does the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mean for investors? Who are the winners? Who are the losers? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
12 Steps to Solving Our Biggest Housing Problem Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a blight on the housing market, but I think there may be a solution. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007
David Lee Smith |
7 States With Delinquency Problems The Mortgage Bankers Association guides us to where housing problems are the most severe. Clearly, housing's widespread overall recovery isn't imminent. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2011
Evan Niu |
Lender Processing Services Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of mortgage processer Lender Processing Services are getting foreclosed on today, down by as much as 17%, after the Nevada attorney general sued the company. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Housing's Bottom Isn't Showing Yet While builders' shares have improved, the housing news remains weak. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
June 2008
Joseph Rosta |
The Two-Step: As Reform Ebbs, Congress Doles Out More Rope Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being given new powers by Congress in an effort to reinvigorate the jumbo-loan market. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Defaulting Homeowners Finally Pay the Price Don't expect another crack at the American Dream. Last week, Fannie Mae decided that it had had enough of the "strategic default" phenomenon. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Ilan Moscovitz |
What's Next at Lender Processing Services? Lender Processing Services, a major provider of back-end support for the mortgage industry, reported a 5% rise in revenue for the fourth quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why You Should Still Fear the Housing Market Don't count on the housing market continuing to show signs of life. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Peter Coy et al. |
Mortgage Mess: Shredding the Dream The foreclosure crisis isn't just about lost documents. It's about trust - and a clash over who gets stuck with $1.1 trillion in losses. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie and Fannie Free-Fall There may be no choice but to bail out the behemoth mortgage lenders. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Last Call for Smart Homeowners The Fed's recent move has triggered a sharp downtick in mortgage rates. If you want to refinance, it may be now or never. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Not the Time for Countrywide The news certainly isn't all bad at mortgage giant Countrywide these days. It is a solid company that will likely emerge stronger from the current crisis, but it will take time. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2008
Ollen Douglass |
Is a Sagging Fannie Attractive? Even with the recent upticks, shares of the ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both down over 80% from their 52-week highs. Is now the time to invest? |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Pacific Capital Bancorp Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of mortgage insurer Pacific Capital Bancorp plunged more than 10% in intraday trading on normal volume. It finished the day down 6%. |
The Motley Fool
April 16, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Who Called the Housing Crash Offers Advice Yale professor Robert Shiller on how to fix the housing finance system. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Amid Losses, Fannie Mae Takes on More Risk A deteriorating balance sheet, combined with dramatically increased risk exposure, could spell disaster for Fannie Mae. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Good Credit Won't Save You Now The "adverse market" surcharge could cost mortgage borrowers thousands annually. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 22, 2009
Orla O'Sullivan |
Suicide Suspected in Freddie Mac CFO Death David Kellermann, 41, found dead in a reported suicide. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Radian Group Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of mortgage insurer Radian Group jumped more than 10% in intraday trading on big volume. |
BusinessWeek
July 8, 2010
Woellert & Miller |
Time to Rethink Fannie and Freddie The debate has begun on how to reform the mortgage giants. |
