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December 15, 2011

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 [...]

December 8, 2011

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 [...]

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 to get rid of Tarp,’ because they want [...]

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NATIONAL Banks will gain FHA relief under foreclosure servicing settlement Government officials are likely to offer a sweetener for the banks sitting at the foreclosure servicing settlement table, by releasing these lenders from liability relating to their loss-mitigation efforts on delinquent FHA-insured loans, sources cited by the American Banker say. The deadline for resolving their [...]

Banks will gain FHA relief under foreclosure servicing settlement

Government officials are likely to offer a sweetener for the banks sitting at the foreclosure servicing settlement table, by releasing these lenders from liability relating to their loss-mitigation efforts on delinquent FHA-insured loans, sources cited by the American Banker say. The deadline for resolving their differences is Christmas, so the government is ready to give [...]

The foreclosure settlement amount suddenly shrinks from $25bn to $18.5bn

State attorneys general are working with banksters to finalize the foreclosure settlement agreement, but it looks like they are losing field each day. DsNews and the Wall Street Journal blames California Attorney General, Kamala Harris for the failure. The initial deal – at the time when California AG was still part of the committee – [...]

November 24, 2011

NATIONAL GSE penalties contributed to robo-signing? Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) has several questions to ask from the GSEs’ regulators, such as “Did policies in place at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help fuel foreclosure abuses such as robo-signing?” According to documents obtained by Cummings, the nation’s two largest mortgage financiers assessed $150 million in fines [...]

GSE penalties contributed to robo-signing?

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) has several questions to ask from the GSEs’ regulators, such as “Did policies in place at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help fuel foreclosure abuses such as robo-signing?” According to documents obtained by Cummings, the nation’s two largest mortgage financiers assessed $150 million in fines against servicers last year for not [...]

Obama signs for FHA loan limit extension

President Obama gave green light to a government spending bill yesterday morning which reinstalled higher conforming loan limits for the FHA (Federal Housing Administration) through the end of 2013. This means that starting yesterday, FHA can ensure loans up to $729,750 from $625,500 in the most expensive neighborhoods. An earlier proposed amendment to the bill [...]

November 17, 2011

NATIONAL Long awaited batch of Dodd-Frank rules due out soon The central bank will soon issue a long-awaited package of proposed rules, implementing the Dodd-Frank Act, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said. “The Federal Reserve will soon release for comment its proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards that would apply to large bank [...]