Mortgage 101

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    • GSE Execs Rack Up Tens of Millions in Legal Expenses February 22, 2012
      An inspector general report examined legal fees being paid on behalf of former senior executives of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. One way that the two government-controlled enterprises can cut back on legal expenses is to stay all litigation until they are out of conservatorship since neither will ever be […]
    • HUD Clarifies HAMP Credits Toward Settlement February 22, 2012
      While some principal reduction on mortgages with government loan modifications can be credited towards the recent mortgage servicer settlement, the vast majority of loans modified under the federal program won't be eligible.The Department of Housing and Urban Development says that incentives paid to servicers under the Home Affordable Modification Progr […]
    • Mortgage Bankers Raise Origination Outlook February 22, 2012
      Home lenders cut their outlook for the volume of home purchases expected to be financed this year. But an increase in projected refinance production was enough to push the overall outlook higher.The latest mortgage production forecast has first-quarter residential originations 6 percent higher than was predicted last month.Even expected second-quarter financ […]
    • Apartment Loan Performance Leads CMBS Improvement February 22, 2012
      Led by improving multifamily performance, past-due payments on securitized commercial mortgages retreated -- though so did the overall amount outstanding.Delinquency of at least 60 days on loans that are part of conduit-fusion commercial mortgage-backed securities was 2 basis points better during January than in December.But late payments on securitized comm […]