Wed, May 12 2010, 10:30 AM
FDIC Proposes Risk Retention Rules for Securitized Loans; The Price Mechanism and Discounting Risk; FHA Broker Approval Update
Tue, May 11 2010, 10:04 AM
Two Housing Reports:Underwater Homeowners and Home Values; Chase Updates Flipping Policy; Fannie Mae DU Version 8.1; GSE Reform Bill
Mon, May 10 2010, 10:47 AM
Quality Control Second Credit Report Requirements; FHA Broker Approvals; Do Not Call Lists; Lender Turn Times Redefined
Fri, May 7 2010, 11:26 AM
Impact of Fannie's Quality Control Initiative on Lenders; PMI Reports Improving Home Values; HUD Gives Guidance on Lead Paint
Thu, May 6 2010, 10:43 AM
Plethora of Job Openings for Originators; Negative Convexity Explained; Clean Energy Loans; Freddie Mac Earnings
Wed, May 5 2010, 10:11 AM
Cinco de Mayo: HAMP Incentives Denied to NonCompliant Servicers? High Balance Loans; Penny Mac Earnings; Flood Zone Alert
Tue, May 4 2010, 12:56 PM
MARI Says Loan Fraud "Significantly Understated"; Risk Retention Reform Issues; Jumbo Loan Pricing; Comparing Loan Production Activity in 2010;
Mon, May 3 2010, 10:39 AM
Fannie Mae Cuts Interest Only Program and Releases ARM Updates; FDIC Shuts Down Seven More Banks; Citi; MGIC, Foreclosures,
Fri, Apr 30 2010, 11:11 AM
Last Day to Take Advantage of Home Buyer Tax Credit; Last Day of GFE Leniency From HUD; Carry Trade Primer
Thu, Apr 29 2010, 11:15 AM
Originators Face Moral Dilemma: Cheer On The Economy or Root For Low Mortgage Rates; Ginnie Issuance Down in March; Greek Ramificationsnews from Fanni...
Wed, Apr 28 2010, 11:02 AM
Do Brokers Have Better Pull-Through Then Retail Originators? Home Prices; Updates from Wells, ING, Citi
Tue, Apr 27 2010, 10:56 AM
How Will Mortgage Bankers Survive in 2010?; HUD Online Training; Mortgage Rate and Yield Spread Primer
Mon, Apr 26 2010, 10:14 AM
Fed vacancies; FDIC targets Illinois; USDA update; MI news; New Homes figures of interest
Fri, Apr 23 2010, 10:20 AM
Ratings Agency Primer; More on the Non-Agency Mortgage Market; Wells Fargo Still Battling Baltimore; Swimming Pool Requirement
Thu, Apr 22 2010, 10:52 AM
Life in the Secondary Mortgage Market; More on FHA Approvals; New $100 Note; Govie Loan Volume; Updates from Chase and BofA
Wed, Apr 21 2010, 10:19 AM
FHA Issues Final Rule on Lender Approval Process; No Guarantee Tax Credit Loan Close By June 30; Several Investor Updates
Tue, Apr 20 2010, 11:39 AM
Anything New in Warehouse Lending?; Long Term Locks and RESPA; DO/DU Version 8.1 Release Notes; Earnings News
Mon, Apr 19 2010, 10:59 AM
Flood Insurance Extension; Citi earnings; More Discussion on Goldman Sachs News; Updates from BofA, Flagstar, Pinnacle, GMAC, AmTrust, USB
Fri, Apr 16 2010, 10:39 AM
Top Ranked Mortgage Originators; Important Appraisal Updates; BofA Q1 Results; Loan Mod Progress; Reform
Thu, Apr 15 2010, 10:43 AM
Fannie Mae Reduces "Waiting Period" for Re-Established Credit; Ginnie to Allow Securitization of Single Loans; More Foreclosures; RESPA Updates
Wed, Apr 14 2010, 10:42 AM
How FICO Scores Are Calculated; Chatter from the Trenches; JP Morgan Chase Earnings; Updates: Wells, Freddie, Provident, Citi, USB
Tue, Apr 13 2010, 10:45 AM
The Magnitude of the 2nd Mortgage Problem; Numerous Investor Bulletins; Banks and Hedge Funds Buying; SATO
Mon, Apr 12 2010, 10:57 AM
Mortgage Insurance Updates; Credit Union Shut Down; HUD Accepts Electronic Signatures; Wells Reminds About Appraisal Flipping
Fri, Apr 9 2010, 10:55 AM
FHA to Accept Electronic Signatures; Closing, Settlement, Funding, and Signing Discrepancies; Does a GFE Need a Property Address?
Thu, Apr 8 2010, 10:33 AM
Changes in Originator Commission Plans; Prepayment Speeds and Delinquency Buyouts; No Fee Reverse Mortgages; Commercial Loan Rankings
Wed, Apr 7 2010, 10:16 AM
FHA net worth requirements; loan profitability study; primer on FHA Compare Ratios & Neighborhood Watch
Tue, Apr 6 2010, 10:25 AM
More flood insurance updates worth noting; seller financing increasing; problems with modifying 2nds
Mon, Apr 5 2010, 10:27 AM
UFMIP Reminder; HUD Shuts Down Two Lenders; REO Appraisal Guidance; Primary Dealers; Texas Laws Pay Off
Fri, Apr 2 2010, 10:36 AM
FDIC Finds Buyer for $491 Million in RMBS; Freddie Selling Foreclosed Homes; Flood Insurance Directives; Condo News
Thu, Apr 1 2010, 10:27 AM
ARM rates can actually change; Wells changes name; Puerto Rico SAFE Act update; Option ARM's resurface
Wed, Mar 31 2010, 10:18 AM
Flood Insurance Guidance from Lenders; Wells Says No Signatures on GFE; Housing Prices Need Buyer Volume to Confirm Rise
Tue, Mar 30 2010, 9:58 AM
Lender Bulletins: Quality Control, Suspended Programs, HPML's, No MI for I/O, Useable FICO Scores, FHA Flipping, Allowable Fees, Appraisal Required fo...
Mon, Mar 29 2010, 10:48 AM
Flood Insurance Program Not Extended; FHA MIP Reminder; Wells Fargo Jumbo Rollout; PIMCO Hiring; Bank Failures
Fri, Mar 26 2010, 10:54 AM
RESPA & Changes to Fees Based on Updated Loan Amount; Cali Homebuyer Tax Credit; New Principal Reduction Program; Mortgage Jobs
Thu, Mar 25 2010, 11:23 AM
Loan Modification Buybacks; ACORN Closing State Chapters; Bank of America's FHA Flipping Policy & Principal Reduction Plan;
Wed, Mar 24 2010, 9:53 AM
New FHA Compliance Manager; Long Road of Housing Reform Ahead; Short Sale Primer; PMI Freddie Mac Approved; FHA Delinquencies, Broker Pricing Opinions...
Tue, Mar 23 2010, 10:08 AM
FHA Guidance for Merging Mortgage Ops; Chase Joins HAMP 2nd Lien Program; USDA Update; Corporate Rates Lower than Treasuries; News from, USB, FAMC, R...
Mon, Mar 22 2010, 11:04 AM
Citi "Re-Entering" Correspondent Channel; Reverse Mortgages; Updates From Almost Every Major Lender; Seven Bank Failures
Fri, Mar 19 2010, 10:00 AM
Underwriter Compensation and Production; Mortgage Insurance Update; Fannie Mae Buyout Details
Thu, Mar 18 2010, 10:20 AM
The Cost of Labor in the Mortgage Market; FHA Origination Down 10% in January; Wells to Modify 2nd Liens; FHA Condo Questions
Wed, Mar 17 2010, 10:31 AM
Federal Home Loan Bank's Suit Against Nine Private Label MBS Dealers; ; No Change from Fed
Tue, Mar 16 2010, 10:20 AM
Fed Doves & Hawks Defined; More on USDA; ResCap & Goldman; Rent vs. Buy; Refinancing Government Debt
Mon, Mar 15 2010, 11:04 AM
FDIC Selling Mortgage Assets of Failed Banks; "Good" Foreclosure Stats; Updates from: Chase, WAMU, USB, Wells, FAMC,SunTrust
Fri, Mar 12 2010, 9:42 AM
Loan Officers Who Sell Real Estate; Wells Expands Market Making in Mortgage-Backeds; FDIC Acts on a Thursday; Freddie Mac Bulletin
Thu, Mar 11 2010, 10:56 AM
Lenders Relaxing Non-Agency ARM Regs; High Cost Loan Reporting Guidance; Negative Convexity Defined; New Mortgagee Letter; MGIC Update
Wed, Mar 10 2010, 11:22 AM
Underwriters: Loan Quality Still in Need of Improvement; Interesting FICO Score Data; Will the Fed sell their MBS Holdings?;
Tue, Mar 9 2010, 10:29 AM
Second Mortgages in the Spotlight; Reverse Repurchase Primer; My Opinion on Mortgage Rates After the Fed; Provident Cuts Interest Only
Mon, Mar 8 2010, 11:01 AM
Credit Unions Expanding Loan Production; Ready for Buybacks?; Lender Rating Model; FHA Approval News; Four More Bank Failures;
Fri, Mar 5 2010, 10:57 AM
Lender Implementation of FHA Flipping Guideline; SAFE Act Still Weighs on Originators, Thornburg Execs in Trouble
Thu, Mar 4 2010, 9:47 AM
Underwriters Marching to Lenders' Tune; The Next Generation of Borrowers; New Faces at the Closing Table; MBS Trading Margins
