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Interthinx Report Finds Fraud for Housing As Much of a Problem as Fraud for...
Interthinx has released its annual Mortgage Fraud Risk Report, which highlights some of the most significant mortgage fraud risk trends based on analysis of loan applications processed in 2010 by the...
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Fannie Mae Survey Finds Consumer Pessimism Prevalent Nationwide
Fannie Mae's latest quarterly National Housing Survey (NHS) has found consumer pessimism growing, as most Americans are concerned about job loss, with 64 percent of Americans surveyed during the second...
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Government Triples Payout to Servicers for Principal Reduction Under Revamp...
The Obama Administration has announced additional enhancements to the Making Home Affordable Program, including the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The Obama Administration has made a...
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Panel Finds Housing Issues to Influence the Presidential Polls in November
At the Realtors 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, leading Democratic strategist Celinda Lake, and National Economic...
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360 Mortgage Group Sees Pipeline Rise by Nearly 700 Percent After HARP 2.0
360 Mortgage Group officially began accepting applications for HARP 2.0 loans on Monday, March 19, 2012, specifically serving challenged and underwater borrowers. Subsequently, 360 has experienced a...
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One in Three Refis Were Through HARP in June
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its June Refinance Report, which shows that one of every three refinances through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were made through the Home Affordable...
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HARP Refis Maintain Strong Pace in July
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its July Refinance Report, which shows a key milestone was reached when more than 519,000 loans were refinanced through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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Homeowner Equity Rises to Levels Last Seen in Q3 of 2008
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have released the September edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard—a comprehensive...
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Q3 Negative Equity Drops: Less Than 30 Percent Now Underwater
Negative equity fell in the third quarter, with 28.2 percent of all homeowners with mortgages underwater, down from 30.9 percent in the second quarter, according to the third quarter Zillow® Negative...
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HARP Refis Account for Nearly 25 Percent of All Q3 Refis
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its September Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans refinanced through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)...
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HARP Remains a Benefit to Underwater Borrowers
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its January 2013 Refinance Report, which shows that refinance volume remained high through the first month of this year. There were nearly 470,000...
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DataQuick Segments National Property Database to Better Identify Equity...
DataQuick has segmented its National Property Database into targeted prospect files enabling lenders, marketing managers and business development associates to more accurately identify home equity...
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Survey Finds Prospective Homebuyers Ill-Prepared for Mortgage Process
After several years of depressed demand for homes, buyers are returning to the market in droves. However, many homebuyers may be ill-prepared to take out a mortgage, answering basic questions about...
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July 1st Launch Set for New FHA Streamline Initiative
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will be launching a new, streamlined and easily accessible mortgage loan modification program starting July 1.Click to continue
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Study Concludes Underwater Homeownership Not a Factor in Relocation
On the heels of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) launching a new program to help underwater borrowers stay in their homes, Yuliya Demyanyk, a senior research economist with the Federal Reserve...
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