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The Motley Fool
December 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Who's to Blame for the Mortgage Mess? Because the problem lies with unqualified borrowers -- not inefficient servicers -- it's reasonable to assume the success rate won't go appreciably higher than it currently is.   |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Housing: 24 Hours From the Next Leg Down? In 24 hours, the Federal Reserve will stop buying mortgage-backed securities. When it does, there's a good chance the economy will shift in big ways. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
3 Reasons Mortgage Modifications Are Failing Want a mortgage modification? Cross your fingers, and don't expect a lot of help from banks. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Why This Mortgage Move Is a Bad Idea The rumored proposal to allow refinancing doesn't address the true problem. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Where Bank of America Gets It Right The smartest thing it's done in years. |
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
March 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Homeowners Free-Riding on the Bank's Dime Foreclosed on, but still happily at home. |
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
November 8, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Fixing Housing: Easier Said Than Done Ever since 2007, there's been a push from both private executives and public policy makers to do more, tweaking every knob in an attempt to end the housing slump sooner rather than later. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The $215 Billion Hole in the Housing Market Underwater homeowners and the looming debt bomb. |
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 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Dumbest Stimulus Plan to Date Punishing prudence, one bank at a time. One year ago, banks were ridiculed for making so many bad loans. Today, they're being threatened with fines for not making enough. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Dangerously Delaying the Inevitable In order to help the economy recover, the Obama administration relaxes the requirements for government-backed mortgage modifications. |
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. |
Reason
January 2009
Michael Flynn |
Anatomy of a Breakdown Concerted government policy helped trigger the financial meltdown -- and will almost certainly extend it. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Last Straw for Suffering Homeowners A spike in mortgage rates threatens any chance of a housing recovery. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Marla Brill |
Mortgage Bonds Offer Mixed Bag A cooling housing market, rising interest rates and regulatory scrutiny have bond fund managers and fixed-income strategists keeping a watchful eye on the direction of the $5.8 trillion mortgage-backed securities market. |
U.S. Banker
July 2010 |
Mandatory Education To prevent future stress in the housing market at the levels we see now, financial education should be required of anyone who receives a mortgage. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Howley & Miller |
As the Fed Pulls Back, Can Housing Stand Alone? Home sales just fell again. With the central bank about to stop buying mortgage securities and the housing tax credit expiring, questions abound over housing's future |
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 18, 2011
Sean Williams |
Housing's Catch-22 Things continue to go from bad to worse in the housing sector, and it looks like we may just crash straight through the double-dip floor and head right into the basement. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Failure of the Year Mortgage modification re-defaults -- modified loans that fall back into default -- are quite high. And not just a little high, not just annoyingly high, but horrifyingly high. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Bailout Ben's Bogus Brainstorm The Fed chairman would like to up the federal role, and use your money, to solve housing's woes. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 3, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
J.P. Morgan Chosen as Custodian in Fed's MBS Program The goal of the program is to provide support to mortgage and housing markets and to foster improved conditions in financial markets more generally. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2009
Palmeri & Francis |
How Real Is the Rally in Real Estate Bonds? Companies are jumping back into mortgage securities, but they may regret their moves. |
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
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
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? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 10, 2011
Karen Weise |
States Test Mortgage Principal Write-Downs Some economists say home-loan forgiveness is the key to a real estate rebound. |
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
April 16, 2007
Dawn Kopecki |
How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Dissecting McCain's Bailout Plan A little "straight talk" on the candidate's mortgage proposal. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are Homeowners Idiots? There's nothing that confuses economists more than people not acting in their own best interest by continuing to pay a large mortgage on a devalued house. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Stop Picking at the Housing Carcass The latest attack on banks sounds reasonable but makes no sense. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2009
Brian Grow |
What's Holding Back Mortgage Modification? Many mortgage services say they can't modify terms to let homeowners avoid foreclosure. But there may be fewer obstacles than they claim. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
Bill Mann |
Showdown: Greenspan vs. Fannie On Tuesday Greenspan followed up on a Federal Reserve report from last month, stating before Congress that government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would threaten the economy if they were allowed to continue to grow apace. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Risky Business of Mortgage-Backed Bonds Mortgage-backed securities can be attractive, but be aware of their risks. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Shiller: The Housing Recovery Could Be on Shaky Ground Yale professor Robert Shiller gives his opinion on the current state of the housing market. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Life After Fannie and Freddie: Canada Edition A modest proposal, modeled after our neighbors to the north. |
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 14, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Housing Worse, Despite Yelping NAR The past week has seen the National Association of Realtors trade group issue a slew of misleading press releases, all intended to jump-start a withering housing market. Investors, be cautious. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Fannie, Freddie: "Keep the House!" Are taxpayers subsidizing deadbeat homeowners? |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Housing Policy That Makes a Tiny Bit of Sense Rent your home from the government. News that Fannie Mae is starting a program to lease homes back to homeowners on the brink of foreclosure makes some sense. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Are You Ready for Round II of the Mortgage Meltdown? A troubling report on the mortgage crisis has far-reaching implications. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Russ Krull |
The Government: Worst Investor Ever? Here's a closer look at the U.S. Treasury's recent investments. |
