By Mike Colpitts Driven by a spike in Treasury prices, mortgage rates saw a major drop lower as worries over a Greek default and the Federal Reserve’s dim economic outlook rattled financial markets. Rates paid to investors seeking the safest investment in Treasury bonds reached the lowest yield in four months Monday, hitting 1.84% on… Continue reading Mortgage Rates Drop Lower
Category: Loans
Stung by Losses Banks Call Loans
By Kevin Chiu Stung by huge losses, banks are calling loans on businesses and home mortgages in efforts to protect their businesses and keep regulators at bay. A total of 157 banks failed last year, and were taken over by the FDIC, the most since the U.S. Savings and Loan Crisis ended in 1992. Homeowners… Continue reading Stung by Losses Banks Call Loans
Loan Modifications Top 3.7 Million Homes
By Kevin Chiu Mortgage servicers have modified nearly 3.7-million home mortgages since the housing crisis started in 2007, according to a private group of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors. The organization, Hope Now estimates the industry completed almost 150,000 permanent loan modifications during August, the last month for which figures are available.… Continue reading Loan Modifications Top 3.7 Million Homes
Millions Walking Away from Mortgages Could Still be Helped
A non-government backed mortgage rescue program started to stop homeowners walking away from mortgages is gaining momentum with the addition of Ohio’s Hardest Hit Fund. The state is one of the most severely impacted in the foreclosure crisis. The Responsible Homeowner Reward program has been included as an alternative resource in the state’s Hardest Hit… Continue reading Millions Walking Away from Mortgages Could Still be Helped
Hard Money Lending to Hit $2-Trillion
By Kevin Chiu Homeowners and business owners alike are borrowing money to keep their homes and commercial properties at high interest rates by the droves, sending hard money lenders busily searching for more cash to loan. The business of hard money lending is projected to hit a record $2-trillion in the U.S. within a year.… Continue reading Hard Money Lending to Hit $2-Trillion
Hard Money Lending Booms in Tough Economy
By Kevin Chiu Hard money lenders, where the downtrodden and desperate seek money are having a field day in the current tough economy, reaping huge profits from clients, most of whom are just trying to get by from day to day. The real estate market has been hit hard and many conventional mortgage lenders, including… Continue reading Hard Money Lending Booms in Tough Economy
Real Estate Rewards Mortgage Rescue Program Hands Out $86 Million
By Mike Colpitts A mortgage rescue program intended to save under water mortgage holders from defaulting on mortgages has offered $86-million in real estate rewards to homeowners since launching. The private company program implemented by Loan Value Group, a New Jersey based firm has helped more than 1,000 mortgage borrowers in its first four months… Continue reading Real Estate Rewards Mortgage Rescue Program Hands Out $86 Million
Nationalized Lending May be Permanent
Nearly 9 out of 10 home mortgages are now being sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government sponsored enterprises taken over by the federal government at the peak of the financial crisis and backed by taxpayer money. The government supported program has strongly nationalized mortgage lending and put the housing market on life-support.… Continue reading Nationalized Lending May be Permanent
Benefits of FHA Loans
FHA loans are fast becoming a popular option for home buyers, and rightly so. With their backing from the federal government they are appealing not only to the home buyer but also to the lender. Today’s lending markets are tough; good credit, significant down payments and steady employment is necessary. FHA loans make these requirements… Continue reading Benefits of FHA Loans