Homeowners may be the ones who are the main victims of the foreclosure process but renters are not immune from the housing problem. An article in USA today stated that renters are suffering a tough rental market because the number of vacancies is going down, there is not a huge inventory of rentals, monthly rent [...] read more »
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Many people are opting to walk away from their property when all other options for saving their home for foreclosure have been exhausted. Many people are now considering walking away a “business decision”. Since property values have dropped so much and so quickly, homeowners believe that they do not have a better alternative. There are [...] read more »
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Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. announced its subsidiary closed on a $1.75 billion facility. The lender and terms of the facility were not disclosed. The Florida-based company hopes the new line will help it expand its third-party originations. read more »
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The cost of funds index was 2.92% in May, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco reported. The index dropped from April and from May 2007, FHLBank reported. The last time the index was this low was in August 2005. read more »
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Lone Star Funds has agreed to acquire $9.3 billion in home lending assets and related servicing operations from CIT Group Inc., CIT announced. Lone Star will reportedly pay $1.5 billion in cash and assume $4.4 billion in outstanding debt and other related liabilities. Lone Star is the parent of LSF5 Accredited Investments LLC, which in turn is the parent of Accredited Home Lenders Inc. read more »
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Countrywide Financial Corp. was acquired by Bank of America Corp. on Tuesday. The merger creates a bank with around $773 billion in deposits -- more than any other U.S. bank, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Board. The combined entity will likely originate around $425 billion annually, making it the biggest residential lender in the country. read more »
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Sanjiv Das has been named chief executive office of CitiMortgage, according to a company memorandum. Das begins his new role on July 16, the statement said. He previously worked at Citigroup from 1991 to 1999. read more »
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Fortes Residential Mortgage Co. has been launched as a national mortgage banker, the company's parent announced. The unit was created when Fortes acquired a significant portion of National City Bank's wholesale mortgage unit and a retail mortgage banking platform earlier this year, the statement said. The integrated operation includes five regional wholesale operations centers, three retail banking offices and eight reverse mortgage branches. read more »
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Thinking of renovating? Here are four things to avoid if you may want to sell down the road. read more »
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Deciding which of two loans to pay down first is tricky business, says Dr. Don Taylor. read more »
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Wachovia won't charge prepayment penalties to customers who want to refinance out of payment-option mortgages. read more »
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The constant depressing news about foreclosures and the economic state of the entire world is more than enough to cause anyone to give up and wait for Armageddon to come. However, you can still fight back against foreclosure and do something about your financial situation.
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