Jann Swanson - Mortgage News Daily Article Contributions
Rising Interest Rates Curtail Mortgage Activity
Study Shows Apparent Disparities in Lending to Women
HOPE NOW Aided over 100,000 Homeowners in January
Threat Of Rising Rates Poses Funding Risks For GSEs And Banks
VantageScore 3.0 Released, Touts Big Changes
Republicans Attacking CFPB on Multiple Fronts
Investors Shouldn't be Worried about FHFA's Plan to Merge GSEs -Report
Less Than 4 Percent of Lenders 'Acceptable' According To New Risk Assessment Tool
MBS Buying Clearly Helping, But May Need To Be Adjusted- Fed's Duke
Mortgage Insurers Active in HAMP, HARP Programs
Senator Requests DOJ Investigation of LPS Related to Fees, Double-Billing
Fed Reports Results of First Dodd-Frank Bank Stress Tests
HAMP Servicers Continue to Improve on Assessments: Housing Scorecard
Consumers More Upbeat on Housing than Broader Economy
Unintended Consequences of Judicial vs Non-Judicial Foreclosure
Foreign-Born Households will Drive Homeowner and Rental Markets this Decade
Refinancing Actvity Surges Back to January Levels on Lower Rates
Fannie Mae Announces 2012 Servicer Achievement Scores
Multi-Family/Commercial Delinquency Rates Show Improvement in Q4
Home Prices Rise 9.7%, Largest Annual Gain Since 2006: CoreLogic
Consortium of 49 Groups Asks Regulators to Align QM, QRM
DeMarco Outlines Plan to Merge Fannie, Freddie into New Securitization Firm
MBA's Stevens Critical of FHFA Securitization Platform Proposal
Freddie Mac Turns Corner to Full-Year Profitability
NY Attorney General Reportedly Investigating BOA over Mortgage Securities
REO, Short Sales were 43 Percent of 2012 Market
Housing a Bright Spot in Fed's Latest Household Debt and Credit Report
MBA, NAR Outline Importance of FHA
Regulators Outline $9.3B Foreclosure Compensation Plan for 13 Servicers
Pending Home Sales Highest Since 2010 Tax Credit
Mortgage Applications Fall 3.8% in Lackadaisical Holiday Week
Is the Mortgage Interest Deduction Impeding Home Ownership?
January New Home Sales Soar 15.6%, December Better than First Reported
FHFA Reports Home Prices Increase 1.4% in Q4 on Low Inventories
Home Prices Close Out Strong 2012 with 6.8% Gain in December
Q4 Bank Profits up 36.9 Percent from Previous Year
Cordray: CFPB Addressing Debt Traps, Dead Ends, and Discrimination.
Individual Loan Officer Applications Fall for the First Time Since 2011
Bi-Partisan Commission Issues Suggestions for Housing Reforms
Housing Fundamentals Suggest Solid 2013 Recovery
NAHB Calls for Broad Reform of Appraisal System
Mortgage Settlement Aids 550K Homeowners, Totaling $45 Billion
Record Drop in Foreclosure Starts, but 90 Day Delinquencies Increase -MBA
Sellers' Market Developing According to NAR
FHA Market Share Continues to Ease, Refinancing at Recent Highs
Building Permits and Single Family Starts at 5 Year Highs Despite Multi-Family Slump
Mortgage Application Volume Dips Again as Rates Move to Five Month Highs
Home Builder Confidence in Holding Pattern at 6 Year High
Study Finds Substantial Misrepresentations in RMBS
HARP 2.0 Reaches 1 Million Milestone