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NATIONAL Sen. Scott Brown asks for criminal investigation of GSEs Sen. Scott Brown believes the civil lawsuit filed by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) a couple days ago against ex-CEOs of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, fails to achieve justice and accountability for the American. He is trying to push the Justice Department and [...]
Written on December 28, 2011 | Posted in
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Sen. Scott Brown believes the civil lawsuit filed by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) a couple days ago against ex-CEOs of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, fails to achieve justice and accountability for the American. He is trying to push the Justice Department and the SEC to open immediately criminal investigations into Freddie and [...]
Written on December 27, 2011 | Posted in
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The nation’s biggest lenders’ servicing portfolio is likely to stabilize, as nearly 90% of all first lien mortgages are still current, the office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported. Both early stage and serious delinquencies remained unchanged over the quarter, the OCC said in its latest report. Looking at these mortgage delinquencies separately, the [...]
Written on December 24, 2011 | Posted in
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NATIONAL November 2011 scorecard published The Treasury and the HUD recently released the latest edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The most recent survey featured as news the scan of the nation’s 10 largest mortgage servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program, in order to promote transparency regarding its performance. The Scorecard tracks [...]
Written on December 21, 2011 | Posted in
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According to recent data released by the controversial Lender Processing Services, mortgages aren’t performing too well. The comprehensive report shows a nearly 3% increase in seriously delinquent mortgages at the and of November. The LPS reports that 8.15% of the country’s mortgages is more than 30 days past due, however, it is not yet in [...]
Written on December 20, 2011 | Posted in
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The Treasury and the HUD recently released the latest edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The most recent survey featured as news the scan of the nation’s 10 largest mortgage servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program, in order to promote transparency regarding its performance. The Scorecard tracks the key indicators of the [...]
Written on December 17, 2011 | Posted in
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NATIONAL The need for a defined foreclosure timeline Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae representatives upheld the companies’ practice of collecting penalties from servicers who fail to meet defined timelines for processing foreclosures. It is clear now, that both Fannie and Freddie representatives aim to keep borrowers in their home, because it is the better [...]
Written on December 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae representatives upheld the companies’ practice of collecting penalties from servicers who fail to meet defined timelines for processing foreclosures. It is clear now, that both Fannie and Freddie representatives aim to keep borrowers in their home, because it is the better outcome for GSEs, but Edward Seiler, a director [...]
Written on December 13, 2011 | Posted in
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Sen. Johnny Isakson has submitted his idea for reforming the housing finance system. Isakson’s 30 year of experience as a real estate agent made him to develop an original plan for a reform. He introduced legislation Thursday that would wean the secondary market off government support and pay taxpayers back for the bailout of Fannie [...]
Written on December 10, 2011 | Posted in
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NATIONAL Treasury wants to put the bailout to bed The Treasury Department has sent out letters to the banks that received Troubled Asset Relief Program funds expressing its will to put the bailout to bed.“They’re saying to the 380 remaining banks, ‘We want to light a fire under you to figure out how you’re going [...]
Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in
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