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IndyMac-FDIC Mortgage Modification Plan: Still in the Real World

In testimony Thursday on Capitol Hill, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Sheila Bair provided the first public update on the FDIC’s loan modification program put into place at IndyMac Federal Bank since it was introduced roughly two months ago. ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  23 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Freddie Mac,  Fannie Mae

Home Overimprovement Trending Down

One of the regular battles we'd get into in the comments on this blog in 2005-2006 was the "Good MEW/Bad MEW" thing. It would go like this: CR would post some data on Mortgage Equity Withdrawal and its impacts on consumer spending. Immediately, folks ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  19 Feb 2008
Related Topics: New York Yankees

Walking Away or Hiding Away?

Mortgage servicers: this is called "reaping what you sow." Spend decades building ever-larger, more consolidated servicing portfolios through mergers, acquisitions, and bulk purchases. Chase marginal improvements in efficiency with automation, ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  17 Feb 2008

Quote of the Day

Despite what Wall Street wants you to believe, owning a home isn’t the same kind of investment as stocks or bonds. What you get is a USE asset that depreciates over time while it grows in market value. All you have to do is keep the home in good repair ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  16 Feb 2008

LFKAJ* Update

As you all know, the stimulus bill just passed raises the statutory conforming loan limit from its current $417,000 in all states (except Alaska and Hawaii) to a new variable limit, equal to the greater of the current limit or 125% of the area median ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  16 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Doug Duncan

Sauce for the Goose

Homeowners are being advised that it would be cheaper to walk away from big mortgages than incur further losses on their household budgets, increasing the chances that more high-end real estate transactions will collapse. This advice from lawyers ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  15 Feb 2008

NAHB: More Than Just A Touch Off

ORLANDO -- The cavernous convention center, the site of this week's International Builders Show, is lined row after row with slick display booths and polished sales reps peddling retro-style ovens, state-of-the-art foam insulation and a ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  14 Feb 2008

Triad Visits the Confessional

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb 13, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Triad Guaranty Inc. today reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 of $75.0 million compared with net income of $8.1 million for the same quarter in 2006. . . . ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  14 Feb 2008

Happy Valentine's Day

If you'd like to be added to the Blogroll, please send me an email with the subject "Blogroll". Please specify "Economics" or "Housing Sites" and provide a link to my blog. Thanks! ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  14 Feb 2008

Freddie Mac: Project MI Lifeline?

McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) today announced it is temporarily changing its Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements [PDF 160K] in order to increase the claims-paying and capital retention capacities of its mortgage insurance ...

From TANTA, Calculated Risk,  14 Feb 2008
Related Topics: NYSE

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