(AP) — Wells Fargo’s embattled CEO John Stumpf is stepping down as the nation’s second-largest bank is roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. The San Francisco bank said Wednesday that Stumpf is retiring effective immediately and also relinquishing his title as chairman. He won’t be receiving severance pay […]
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Since the real estate downturn, investors have stepped up their purchasing practices. However, there have been limitations for some investors requiring a loan…
Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos discussed Federal Housing Authority (FHA) practices that led to its $16 billion shortfall in 2012, what it’s doing about it and the potential of Congress to offer the administration a bailout.
The official overseeing of the vast pool of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has defied the White House and more than 100 members of Congress for the second time by formally rejecting a plan to use bank bailout funds to write down principal balances for underwater homeowners.
This past Monday, Anthony Renzi, who heads the largest division at Freddie – the single family mortgage division is leaving. This past year has seen a slew of talent and executives leave this past year, and was no surprise back in March, when Freddie announced their 2011 financial results. […]
Who does the settlement cover? The settlement covers borrowers who have loans that are serviced by one of the five big banks: Ally Financial Inc./GMAC Mortgage, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. These banks handle payments on 55% of U.S. […]
Rates are low. So are home prices. So what’s preventing many from buying? For some, buying has become an obstacle as they are finding that financing their real estate purchase has become difficult. With a strong credit background, considerable down payments and reserves, many potential home buyers are finding that […]
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of Thrift Supervision announced enforcement actions against 14 large residential mortgage servicers
The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives, including ex-CEOs, of misrepresenting their holdings of high-risk mortgage loans in the GSEs’ portfolios. “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives told the world that their subprime exposure was substantially smaller than it really was,” Robert […]
It is no surprise that rates are a historic low. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.12% for the week ending Sept. 8, down from 4.22% last week and 4.35% a year ago. The mortgage’s previous low was set the week ended Aug. 18, when the rate averaged 4.15%. With […]
Many lending institutions are facing a large inventory of foreclosed properties. Many of them have sat vacant after foreclosure for lengthy periods of time and have fallen into disrepair, vandalism and theft or even fraud in some cases. There have been many ideas presented, but the growing inventory, limited resources […]
For the interested buyers that are looking in today’s market, there are two recurring obstacles that seem to prevent many of them from obtaining necessary loans to purchase: mortgage approval and condition of property.
Recently, there is a rise of a new scam aimed at hijacking just one or two mortgage payments from unsuspecting homeowners. With many mortgages being transferred to new service providers through the life of a loan, many homeowners are unaware of what the actual process is for notification, or what […]
Proposal was outline Friday that the Obama administration would plan to address the mortgage markets which could possibly include phasing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “Officials portrayed a housing-finance system that would include a role for both the public and private sectors, but would be different from the current […]
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with her counterparts in the rest of the country and the District of Columbia, have launched a joint investigation into allegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowners.
Current sellers may benefit in the short-term from fewer foreclosures on the market, which account for large percentage of transactions currently. RealtyTrac estimates that distressed sales account for a third of the residential real estate market, and depressing home prices by about 26%. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito.
FHA has changed their mortgage insurance premiums which will start with cases ordered on October 4, 2010. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito.
In mid-July, President Obama signed sweeping financial services reform into law. The 2,300-page law creates an oversight agency for financial services companies and a consumer financial protection bureau. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito.
ShoreBank, the South Side lender that carved out a national reputation by successfully lending in low-income urban neighborhoods for three decades, was seized by regulators Friday after an extraordinary rescue effort featuring the nation’s largest financial firms fell short.
What is the future for Fannie and Freddie and how will it affect buyers and the current market? Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito.
Crain’s today reported that sales similarly jumped 27.5% to 2,526, compared to 1,981 homes sold in June 2009, the 10th consecutive month of higher year-over-year sales for the city. There are future obstacles ahead though. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito.
Doing some homework can prevent obstacles that can stall contracts, miss opportunities or prevent the buyer’s credit. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net by Sherwin Sucaldito
A short sale scenario occurs prior to a property going into foreclosure, and is sometimes a more viable option as it may be more economically beneficial to sell the property for a minor loss rather than going into the foreclosure process. A short sale can occur even if Notice of Default has not been recorded. Originally published at https://realtyevolved.net.