The Pulse
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IAS360 reports decline in U.S. home prices levels off in April Integrated Asset Services LLC (IAS), a default management and residential collateral valuation company, has released its latest IAS360 House Price Index. The benchmark for national house prices, based upon the timeliest and most granular... Read more |
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NAMB selects Home Loan Advocates as its home loan modification specialist The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) has signed a contract with Home Loan Advocates to act as its endorsed service provider for consumer home loan modification. After researching more than 20 nationally recognized loan... Read more |
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HUD Secretary Donovan and National Fair Housing Alliance roll out media campaign The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) have rolled out their national media campaign to fight foreclosures and discrimination. NFHA and HUD have... Read more |
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HUD and fair housing partners report record number of housing discrimination complaints A record 10,552 fair housing discrimination complaints were filed in fiscal year 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The report, which is produced for Congress each year,... Read more |
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Colorado amends Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act The Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed House Bill 1085 into law. HB 1085 concerns the regulation of mortgage loan originators, and, in connection therewith, modifying the "Mortgage Broker Licensing Act" to conform to the federal Secure... Read more |
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HUD Secretary Donovan visits public housing in Chicago, announces HUD "Recovery in Action" Week U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan joined Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to announce the official launch of HUD's "Recovery Act in Action" Week, along with $143 million in Recovery Act funds going... Read more |
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FDIC addresses the status of the Legacy Loans Program The FDIC has formally announced that development of the Legacy Loans Program (LLP) will continue, but that a previously planned pilot sale of assets by open banks will be postponed. In making the announcement, Chairman Bair stated, "Banks... Read more |
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Statement by Rep. Spencer Bachus during GSE hearing Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL), the top Financial Services Committee Republican, made the following remarks during a Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Present Condition and Future Status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:"
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J.D. Power and Associates reports: Customer commitment to retail banks declines for second consecutive year Driven by declines in both satisfaction and brand image, customer commitment to retail banks has decreased in 2009, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. This marks a steady decline in customer... Read more |
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Purchase activity increases, refinance applications decrease in latest MBA Weekly Survey The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 29, 2009. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 658.7, a decrease of 16.2 percent... Read more |