Reinforcingtheirpositionasthecornerstonesofthe
Americanhousingmarket,FannieMaeandFreddieMac
nowhaveenoughcapitalonhandtopurchaseall
$2trillionworthofmortgagesthatareexpectedto
beoriginatedthisyear,theirsafety-and-soundness
regulatorsaidattheConferenceofStateBankSupervisors\'
annualmeeting.
WhileFannieandFreddiehavebeenslowtopurchase
so-calledjumboconformingloans,the...[
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Manysubprimeborrowerswhoreceiveloanmodificationsare
stilllikelytofallbackintodefault,accordingtoservicing
executiveswhospokeThursdayatSourceMedia\'ssecondannual
mortgageservicingconferenceinDallas.
Weakhousingmarkets,apossiblerecession,andchanging
borrowerbehaviormeanthathelpingborrowersavoidforeclosure
bymodifyingtheirloanswillnotalwayskeepthoseborrowers
outoftroublefo...[
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TheNationalConsumersLeaguehasannouncedthelaunchof
MortgageTown,awebsiteaimedathelpingprospectivebuyers
understandtherisksandbenefitsofhomeownership.
MortgageTownexplainsnineessentialstepstofinancing
ahome,advisingconsumersonchoosingtherightloan,
closingonahome,protectingthemselvesfromfraud
andpredatorylenders,andpreventingforeclosure.
MortgageTownisauser-friendlyandreli...[
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OFHEOhasformallyagreedtoloosencapitalrequirements
onFannieMaeandFreddieMacinamovetheagencyexpects
toprovideupto$200billioninimmediateliquidityto
theMBSmarket.
OFHEOestimatesthatcombinedwithexistingcapabilities,
thenewinitiativeshouldallowthegovernment-sponsored
enterprisestopurchaseorguaranteeabout$2trillion
inmortgagesthisyear.
Undertheplan,OFHEOisreducingits30%cap...[
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1)Allloanshavetobemanuallyunderwrittenuntil
itsautomatedunderwritingsystemisupdated.
2)Despitetheconservativelendingstandards,
Fannieischargingaspecialfeeof25basispoints
onfixed-ratejumbosanda75-bpfeeonARMs.
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1)ThelimitwillbeeffectiveasearlierasMarch17th
(Somelenders).
2)GSEswillpurcahse30yrfixedand15yrfixedAprilst.
Purchase5/1ARMMay1st
3)Herearesomeguidelines:
a)Nocash-outallowed.
b)PurchaseCLTV90%for15yrfixedand30yrfixed.
CLTV80%for5/1ARM.
c)Forrefi,LTV/CLTVis75%/95%.
So1stloancanonlybe75%.
MinimumFICO660.
d)For2ndhomes,CLTV60%.
QQHmeifyouhavemorequesti...[
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TheOfficeofFederalHousingEnterpriseOversight
isliftingtheportfoliocapsonFannieMaeandFreddieMac,
whichwillallowthetwogovernment-sponsoredenterprises
toprovidemoreliquiditytothemortgagemarketandinvestinjumbomortgages.
OFHEOwillremovetheportfoliogrowthcapsforbothcompanies
onMarch1,2008,OFHEODirectorJamesLockhartsaid.
TheunexpectedactiongivestheGSEsmoreroomtouse
theirnewaut...[
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TheFederalHousingAdministrationexpectstobeginprocessing
thesehigher-balanceloans30daysafterPresidentBushsigns
thebill.
JohnGarvin,deputyassistantsecretaryoftheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentsaidthat150kmoreloanswillbeendorsed(85,000willbepurchaseloansand69,000willberefinancings).
HenotedthatHUDiscalculatingtheloanlimitsformetropolitanstatisticalareas,whichshouldbecompletedwi...[
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Congresshaspassedtheeconomicstimulusbillthattemporarily
raisestheloanlimitsforFannieMae,FreddieMacandtheFederal
HousingAdministrationinhigh-costareastoprovideneeded
liquidityinthejumbomortgagemarket.
TheSenatebackedthestimulusbillbyan81-16voteonThursday
afterexpandingthetaxrebatetoseniorsanddisabledveterans.
TheHouseapprovedthechangeslaterthatnightbya380-34
vote.Preside...[
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Maytheyearoftheratwillbringyouandyour
familyhealth,happinessandprosperity.
Therearesomechangesforthemortgageindustry(forthose
whowanttorefiandpurchase):
1)Itwillbehardertoget2ndloaninthewholesalemarket.
Especiallyforthosewhomakeslessthan15%downpayment.
2)TheCongressandPresidentwillapprovethenewConforming
LoanLimit.Thelimitwillbegoodtemporarytill12/31/2008.
Itwasprop...[
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