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Here in Denver the city is preparing for next Wednesday's presidential debate. And what would an election be without a Chia Pet in the shape of your favorite candidate . (Although Newt looks like someone's grandma.) For today's trivia , the last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928!! There are 41 days until the election, and it seems like the nation has been watching the campaign and the primaries for years. At this point many polls have President...
Sep 26, 2012 5:49PM GSE Foreclosure Prevention has Reached 2.4 Million Homeowners
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) completed approximately 129,000 foreclosure prevention actions during the second quarter of 2012, bringing the total to nearly 2.4 million since they were placed in conservatorship in September 2008. The two companies completed 50,373 loan modifications, 36,343 repayment plans, 5,352 forbearance plans and 36,496 home forfeiture actions, most of which were short sales. During the first quarter there were 146,099 foreclosure prevention actions completed with a...
MBA Revitalizes MISMO Government Forum in Effort to Improve Industry Data Standards OIG Investigates Freddie Mac's Inverse Floater Investments Mortgage Rates Relentless In Mission To Move All-Time Boundaries Lower Still MBS RECAP: Light Supply Helps MBS Keep Better Pace, But Twin Peaks At 106 New Home Sales Down Slightly but Median, Mean Home Prices Jump Claims Process Underway for Foreclosed Homeowners
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Bouncing Back From Previous Weakness After Strong 5yr Auction
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Well Off Previous Highs Ahead Of Auction. Some Reprice Risk
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ECON: New Home Sales Fell (Or Climbed?) In August
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Bond Markets Steady At Stronger Levels Ahead Of Rate Sheets
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Just When You Think They're Done, MBS Keep Surging To All Time Highs
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MBS Hold Ground, Fed's Plosser Cool On Inflation, But Not A QE3 Fan
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MBS At Lowest Levels Of The Morning As Risk Rally Continues
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Biggest Moves Of The Morning On Stronger Confidence Report
LPS Reports U.S. Home Prices Up 0.2 Percent for the Month; Up 1.8 Percent for the Past Year DataQuick: August Phoenix Home Sales Report FHFA: Agencies Reopen Comment Period on Swap Margin and Capital Proposed Rulemaking US Banks' Leverage Should Be Halved to Cut Risks, Bair Says FHFA: GSEs Help More Than 2.4 Million with Foreclosure Prevention Actions; State-Level Data European 'Crisis Is Not Over': Barclays Analyst uch of a mention about FHA. For those of us underwater and locked out of the FHA streamline program with the discounted mortgage insurance because..."
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