Jann Swanson - Mortgage News Daily Article Contributions
Mortgage Application Volume Down for Sixth Week
NY Fed Provides New Delinquency and Foreclosure Data Tool
Freddie Mac Releases Monthly Volume Survey
January S&P-Case Shiller Housing Indices Hit New Low Marks
ABA Breaks Down Mortgage Lending in 2011
Americans Still See Homeownership as Positive
Homeowners Discouraged by Short Sales; Investors Picking up Slack
Pending Sales Slipped Slightly in February
New Home Sales Slip but Prices at Seven Month High
Is Fed Endorsing Ending to Too Big to Fail?
BoA Testing Distressed Homeowner-to-Renter Program in Three States
AIG Retires One Part of its TARP Debt
OIG Finds FHFA Adequately Supervises GSE Charitable Giving
GSEs Spend $600K at MBA Convention Prompting OIG Review
No "Psychological" Bottom Yet in Housing Prices
OIG Finds FHFA Deficient in Oversight of Fannie Mae Underwriting Guidelines and Variances
CoreLogic says Shadow Inventory "Persistent"
Existing Home Sales Slip in February, Still Outpacing 2011 Sales
MBA: "Sand States" Becoming "HARP States" as Program Popularity Grows
Fortress Investment Planning ResCap Acquisition
Title Insurance Industry says 2011 was a $10 Billion Year
LPS Previews March Report on Delinquencies and Foreclosures
Building Permits, Starts Well Above Early 2011 Pace
TBW Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
Federal Reserve Reports Decreased Income, Sends $75B to Treasury
FHFA Releases GSE Q4 Data, Introduces Interactive Borrower Map
Signals Improving for both Home Builders and Remodelers
State, Local Laws Adding to Foreclosure Problems FHFA Official Says
A Simplified Review of the $25B Mortgage Settlement
Foreclosure Filings More than Double in Several States
Foreclosures Rise, but Improvement Seen in Foreclosure Inventory
Year End STAR Achievers Announced by Fannie Mae; PHH Shines
Loans Lead Presumed Losses under Fed Stress Test
Despite HARP, Purchase Increases, Application Volume Falls
OIG Audit: One BofA Manager Signs 67,908 Documents in 2 Year Period
Appraisals not Assessments Should Determine Losses in Mortgage Fraud Cases
Three Thornburg Mortgage Officers Charged with Securities Violations
BofA will Broaden Principal Reductions, Feds will Reduce Penalties
FHFA Sets Roadmap, Compensation Structure for GSEs
Freddie Mac Posts Positive Income Numbers, Requests Small Draw
CoreLogic: Housing and Economy Looking Up; Judicial Foreclosures a Hurdle
AG Warns of Scams from $25B Mortgage Settlement
Applications for Refinancing Retreat as Purchase Apps Rise
OIG Finds Numerous Shortcomings in FHFA Control of Servicers
Two Surveys Show Home Prices Lowest in 10 Years, Down 31% Since Peak in 2006
Fannie Mae: Attitudes Towards Housing and Economy Stabilizing
President to Announce Reduced FHA Refinance Fees
White House Announces Mortgage Insurance Decreases for FHA Streamlines
LPS: Foreclosure Backlog May be Starting to Move
HOPE NOW Reports 74K Loan Mods in January, Focuses on Military