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Obama Debt Market Catches Break a...

Obama Debt Market Catches Break a...


Obama Debt Market Catches Break as US Auctions Peak
BusinessWeek
The so-called narrower yield curve may cap mortgage rates, which are pegged to 10-year Treasury note yields, as the central bank's $1.25 trillion in ...

Argentina Seizes the Central Bank - ...

Argentina Seizes the Central Bank - ...


Argentina Seizes the Central Bank
Wall Street Journal
Closer to home, there is Barack Obama, who didn't back Ben Bernanke's controversial second term as head of the Federal Reserve out of magnanimity. ...

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Corporate Bond Spreads Rise Most Sin...

Corporate Bond Spreads Rise Most Sin...


Corporate Bond Spreads Rise Most Since November: Credit Markets
BusinessWeek
Mortgage bonds with higher coupons and guaranteed by Washington-based Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in McLean, Virginia climbed to records as benchmark ...

Crime boss Lock gets 13 years for mo...

Crime boss Lock gets 13 years for mo...


Crime boss Lock gets 13 years for mortgage fraud
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
But it was his multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that may have the longest-lasting consequences for the neighborhoods where Lock was raised. ...

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Fannie Mae put action explodes in af...

Fannie Mae put action explodes in af...


Fannie Mae put action explodes in afternoon trading
FXstreet.com The Forex Market
FNM – Fannie Mae – Mortgage-financer, familiarly known as Fannie Mae, jumped onto our 'most active by options volume' market scanner ...


Government & Economy

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False Profits: We Will Be Sufferi...
Dollar edges down vs. most rivals; g...

Dollar edges down vs. most rivals; g...


Dollar edges down vs. most rivals; gains vs. yen
MarketWatch
... positions after a late sell-off in US equity markets. That sell-off preceded testimony from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke scheduled for Tuesday.

1-2 punch: Bernanke and the debt cei...

1-2 punch: Bernanke and the debt cei...


Mineweb
1-2 punch: Bernanke and the debt ceiling
WND.com

WORLD FOREX:Yen Down Vs High-Yieldin...

WORLD FOREX:Yen Down Vs High-Yieldin...


WORLD FOREX:Yen Down Vs High-Yielding Units As China Stocks Rise
Wall Street Journal
Market participants are focused on comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who is set to appear before House lawmakers Wednesday. ...

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A Raring Recovery - Forbes

A Raring Recovery - Forbes


New York Daily News
A Raring Recovery
Forbes


Secondary Market

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Media Digest 2/9/2010 Reuters, WS...

Media Digest 2/9/2010 Reuters, WS...


Media Digest 2/9/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
24/7 Wall St. (blog)
WSJ: Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) will remain “wards of the state” and will concentrate on mortgage modifications. ...

NYLX Pricing Engine is First to Supp...

NYLX Pricing Engine is First to Supp...


NYLX Pricing Engine is First to Support Freddie Mac Servicing Released Pricing
PR Web (press release)
For Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers, NYLX has programmed Freddie Mac (FHLMC) Servicing Released Pricing into its LoanDecisions product eligibility and loan ...

Why I Trust Casinos More Than Banks ...

Why I Trust Casinos More Than Banks ...


eCreditDaily.com
Why I Trust Casinos More Than Banks
Seeking Alpha (blog)

SRA International nearly doubles pro...

SRA International nearly doubles pro...


SRA International nearly doubles profit
Washington Post
The trust, a subsidiary of American Capital, invests exclusively in mortgage securities backed by government agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Where's the Reform on Fannie Mae, Fr...

Where's the Reform on Fannie Mae, Fr...


eCreditDaily.com
Where's the Reform on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac?
eCreditDaily.com


Lending

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Mortgage Rates May Be on the Verg...

Mortgage Rates May Be on the Verg...


FreeRateUpdate.com
Mortgage Rates May Be on the Verge of Rising Again
Nightly Business Report

Current Mortgage Rates: Current 30 Y...
Jumbo Loan Rates: Jumbo Mortgage Rat...
US HOT STOCKS: Electronic Arts, Harm...

US HOT STOCKS: Electronic Arts, Harm...


US HOT STOCKS: Electronic Arts, Harman Active In Late Trading
Wall Street Journal
Shares of home builders surged Monday with no builder showing a loss as recent quarterly results generally were positive and as an analyst resumed coverage ...

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Home Builders Buoyant - Wall Street ...

Home Builders Buoyant - Wall Street ...


Home Builders Buoyant
Wall Street Journal (blog)
In recent weeks, many home builders have been reporting less bad quarterly results, with fewer write-downs and new-home order cancellations along with ...

Reverse Mortgages

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Madigan files suits against mortg...

Madigan files suits against mortg...


Madigan files suits against mortgage brokers
Legal News Line
Unlike traditional mortgages, however, borrowers in a reverse mortgage receive money based upon their home's value, the amount of equity in the home and the ...

State sues Woodridge mortgage compan...

State sues Woodridge mortgage compan...


State sues Woodridge mortgage company over deceptive marketing
Chicago Daily Herald
These were the first two suits the office filed related to reverse mortgages, said spokeswoman Natalie Bauer. "Given the economic downturn, mortgage rescue ...

WSJ: Reverse Mortgage Through FHA or...

WSJ: Reverse Mortgage Through FHA or...


WSJ: Reverse Mortgage Through FHA or Family?
Reverse Mortgage Daily
By reading the article you would think that family “reverse mortgages” are as easy as 1-2-3; that there is little to consider except saving fees. ...

Community briefs - Feb. 8 - Fort Mor...

Community briefs - Feb. 8 - Fort Mor...


Community briefs - Feb. 8
Fort Morgan Times
Participants will learn the facts about reverse mortgages and how to live through retirement financially sound. Representatives of Fort Morgan State Bank ...

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Reverse mortgages offer benefits, at...

Reverse mortgages offer benefits, at...


Reverse mortgages offer benefits, at a price
New Haven Register (subscription)
And, unlike a conventional mortgage, reverse mortgages are non-recourse loans — you can't lose your home for failing to make payments, since there are none. ...


Document Services

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MRG Increased Strategic Alliances...

MRG Increased Strategic Alliances...


MRG Increased Strategic Alliances in 2009 to Assist Lenders with Mortgage ...
Benzinga
... strategic integrations and partnerships in 2009, increasing the number of lenders that access its compliant mortgage document preparation services. ...

Fifth Third Bank Taps Ingeo, Rekon F...

Fifth Third Bank Taps Ingeo, Rekon F...


Fifth Third Bank Taps Ingeo, Rekon For E-Recording
Mortgageorb
... a document preparation and management software vendor, recently signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank to submit mortgage documents ...

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Ingeo Systems and Rekon Technologies...

Ingeo Systems and Rekon Technologies...


Ingeo Systems and Rekon Technologies Sign e-Recording Contract with Fifth ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
... and Rekon Technologies, the leading document preparation and management software vendor in the mortgage loan servicing industry, recently signed a ...

Stewart National Title Services Adds...

Stewart National Title Services Adds...


Stewart National Title Services Adds Reeder as Vice President, National ...
Benzinga
Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries throughout the United ...

MRG Increased Strategic Alliances in...

MRG Increased Strategic Alliances in...


MRG Increased Strategic Alliances in 2009 to Assist Lenders with Mortgage ...
Business Wire (press release)
... strategic integrations and partnerships in 2009, increasing the number of lenders that access its compliant mortgage document preparation services. ...



Valuation & Risk Management

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Some homebuyers are confused by n...

Some homebuyers are confused by n...


Some homebuyers are confused by new federal rules for 'closing'
Chicago Daily Herald
A. The term "BPO" is shorthand for "broker's price opinion," and is often used by lenders who are trying to market a foreclosed property. ...

First American Valuation and Propert...

First American Valuation and Propert...


First American Valuation and Property Solutions Offers New Appraiser Validated ...
RealEstateRama
... opinions that provide a second level of review for broker price opinion (BPO) users, without the need to build expensive in-house review functions. ...

Navy Federal Streamlines Mortgage Le...

Navy Federal Streamlines Mortgage Le...


Navy Federal Streamlines Mortgage Lending with MDA MindBox®
Benzinga
The company offerings include MDA DataQuick®, MDA MindBox® and traditional settlement services, such as collateral valuation, title and property search, ...

First American Offers Appraiser Revi...

First American Offers Appraiser Revi...


First American Offers Appraiser Reviews of BPOs
Housing Wire
Michael Ramer, president of the National Association of Broker Price Opinion Professionals (NABPOP) said the concept of using appraisers to verify BPOs is ...

First American Introduces Appraiser-...

First American Introduces Appraiser-...


First American Introduces Appraiser-Validated Price Opinions
Mortgageorb
Appraiser-Validated Price Opinions, the company says, are expert opinions that provide a second level of review for broker price opinion (BPO) users, ...