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August 2010 Servicers Fail to Deliver on Loan Mod Best Practices: J.D. Power  DSNews 8/31 American Home Mortgage Charged with Violating Debt Collection Laws  DSNews 8/31 Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama  CNN 8/30 Administration undecided on housing credit  Reuters 8/28 Fewer mortgages are in default  CNN 8/26 Mortgage rates drop to lowest in decades  Reuters 8/26 Foreclosures and Late-Stage Delinquencies Drop  DSNews 8/26 Chase Moves to Speed Loan Mod Evaluations  DSNews 8/25 The latest real estate rip-off?  CNN 8/23 GSEs' Foreclosure Pipelines Will Grow Well into 2011: S&P  DSNews 8/23 Mortgage fraud thrives in good and bad times  Reuters 8/20 Foreclosure program losing its punch  CNN 8/20 48 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program  AP 8/20 Refinancing applications at 15-month high  CNN 8/20 Mortgage Mayhem: Banks Do Too Little Too Late  Newsweek 8/20 New HAMP Report Disappoints, as Half Fall out of Trial Program  DSNews 8/20 TransUnion: Mortgage Delinquencies Drop for Second Straight Quarter  DSNews 8/17 30-year mortgage at lowest rate since 1971  CNN 8/16 Study Shows Foreclosure Lowers a Property's Value by 27%  DSNews 8/13 Mortgage rates extend drop, hit new low  AP 8/12 Bank repossessions drive up July foreclosures  Reuters 8/12 Home prices slowly creeping up CNN 8/11 $3 billion more for jobless homeowners   CNN 8/11 20% of mortgages are underwater  CNN 8/9 More homeowners who got federal mortgage aid fall behind  Reuters 8/7 Fannie Mae narrows loss, but asks for more aid  CNN 8/6 Mortgage rates drop to new low  Reuters 8/5 Fannie's Losses Narrow to $1.2B, with Taxpayers on the Hook for Less  DSNews 8/5 Home loan purchase demand up for a third straight week  Reuters 8/4 Fannie Mae Launches Online Resource for Struggling Homeowners  DSNews 8/3 FDIC Closes on Pilot Securitization of Mortgages from 16 Failed Banks  DSNews 8/2 As Housing Programs Falter, Administration Weighs New Refinance Plan  DSNews 8/2 July 2010 Foreclosures: How bad is your state?  CNN 7/30 FTC Bans Deceptive Marketers from Selling Mortgage Relief Services  DSNews 7/28 Mortgage demand dips on rising rates  Reuters 7/28 Home Prices Tumble in Most Distressed Property Categories in June  DSNews 7/26 New home sales rebound 24%  CNN 7/26 Financial Reform Legislation Adds $1 Billion to NSP Fund  DSNews 7/22 Home sales tumble 5.1 percent in June  AP 7/22 Mortgage volume rises, boosted by low rates  AP 7/21 Bank of America Opens Customer Outreach Center in New England  DSNews 7/19 Foreclosures fall 5%  CNN 7/15 Mortgage rates steady at record low   AP 7/15 Mortgage applications sink to 13-year low  Reuters 7/14 Midway into 2010, 1.65M Properties Have Received Foreclosure Filings  DSNews 7/14 The accidental CMBS recovery  CNN 7/13 Minority Borrowers Disproportionately Damaged by Foreclosure Crisis  DSNews 7/9 Refi demand drives up mortgage applications  Reuters 7/7 M&I Extends Foreclosure Moratorium Through September 30  DSNews 7/6 Low rates aren't helping the housing market  AP 7/5 Foreclosure Mediation in the Forefront  DSNews 7/2 Delinquencies Inch Up in May, Foreclosure Inventories Remain Flat: LPS  DSNews 7/2 Demand for homes slumps, impeding recovery  AP 7/1 Tax credit extension relieves late homebuyers  AP 7/1 Pending home sales 'fell off a cliff' CNN 7/1 June 2010 Foreclosures: How bad is your state?  CNN 6/30 Demand for home-buying near a 13-year low  Reuters 6/30 House votes to extend homebuyer credit  AP 6/29 What Wall Street reform means to your mortgage  CNN 6/29 Government Agencies Hold 46% of REO Inventory...and More Is Coming  DSNews 6/28 Fannie Mae Adopts New Rules for Pre-Mod Income Verification   DSNews 6/28 Refinancing might not be the best idea for you  AP 6/27 Report: 70% of Modifications in May Were Non-HAMP  DSNews 6/25 The housing head fake, part 362  CNN 6/24 Existing home sales slip 2% in May  CNN 6/22 More borrowers in trouble despite federal help   AP 6/21 Borrowers exit troubled Obama mortgage program  Yahoo Finance 6/21 Mortgage modification plan helps few borrowers  CNN 6/21 Feds bust 485 mortgage fraudsters   DSNews 6/17 Mortgage rates up from yearly low  AP 6/17 75% of modified home loans will redefault  CNN 7/17 National Creditors Connection Establishes New Short Sales Desk  DSNews 6/16 New Index Finds U.S. Consumers in Financial Distress  DSNews 6/15 Two Connecticut Real Estate Agents Defraud Banks in Short Sale Scam  DSNews 6/11 Foreclosure rate steadies as banks hold back  AP 6/10 Foreclosure Filings Down 3%: RealtyTrac  DSNews 6/9 Applications for mortgages hit a 13-year low  AP 6/9 Loan Resolution Corporation Receives 10,000 HAFA Requests  DSNews 6/9 Home Prices Gain 0.9% in April as Tax Credit Winds Down: IAS  DSNews 6/8 Avoid foreclosure-prevention scams: 3 tips  CNN 6/4 Foreclosures: How bad is your state?  CNN 6/1 FHA's Delinquency Rate Falls to 8.5%  DSNews 6/1 Some homeowners just stop paying mortgages  NYT 6/1 Back to Top   May 2010 Think housing is recovering? Think again.  CNN 5/29 After foreclosure: How long until you can buy again?  CNN 5/28 Mortgage rates fall to lowest level of the year  MSNBC 5/27 Fannie Mae's Delinquency Rate Falls for First Time in Three Years  DSNews 5/28 Freddie Mac's Delinquency Rate Falls for Second Consecutive Month  DSNews 5/25 Home prices under renewed pressure  AP 5/24 U.S. Thrifts Turn $1.8B Profit Despite Mounting Foreclosures  DSNews 5/25 Financial reform may do little to squash mortgage scams  TheGrio 5/24 Reform Legislation Includes Fattah's Mortgage Relief for Unemployed  DSNews 5/24 Existing home sales soar in April  CNN 5/24 Survey: 59% of Borrowers Would Not Walk Away if Underwater  DSNews 5/20 Mortgage delinquencies hit 10%   CNN 5/20 Mortgages in Foreclosure Hit New High in Q1: MBA  DSNews 5/19 FBI's Mortgage Fraud Cases up 400% since 2005  DSNews 5/19 New home construction surges 41%  CNN 5/18 Housing index hits highest level since 2007  AP 5/17 Fannie Mae Automates HAMP Evaluations for Its Servicers  DSNews 5/17 Borrowers flunk out of mortgage mods  CNN 5/17 HAMP Servicers Put Nearly 300,000 in Permanent Mods  DSNews 5/17 Freddie and Fannie won't pay down your mortgage  CNN 5/14 Mortgage rates sink to five-month low  AP 5/13 Freddie Reports on Best Practices in Foreclosure Intervention Counseling  DSNews 5/12 HOPE LoanPort Launches Consumer-Based Web Site  DSNews 5/11 Foreclosures: Where does your state rank?  CNN 5/10 Home Values Continue to Decline in the First Quarter of 2010: Zillow  DSNews 5/10 Fannie Mae seeks $8.4 billion more in aid   AP 5/10 In these markets, housing has a long way to go  Forbes 5/9 Report Outlines Strategies for Responding to Housing Market Troubles  DSNews 5/7 Foreclosure Crisis Caused by Borrowers who 'Overreached': Study  DSNews 5/7 Drowning in home debt  CNN 5/5 S&P and Experian Collaborate to Create Consumer Credit Default Indices  DSNews 5/4 Fannie Mae Hones "First Look" Program for REO Property Sales  DSNews 5/3 Foreclosures: How bad is your state?  CNN 5/1 Back to Top   April 2010   Buying a home? Don't focus on sale price alone  AP 4/26   Mortgage Fraud Continues to Climb, Up 7% in 2009: Report  DSNews 4/26   New-home sales see biggest jump in 47 years  AP 4/23   The Fight Against Loan Modification Scams Intensifies  DSNews 4/23   Existing home sales soar in March  CNN 4/23   Short Sales...A Breeding Ground for Fraud?  DSNEWS 4/23   How foreclosure impacts your credit score  CNN 4/22   Mortgage Investors Say Big Banks Need to Modify Second Mortgages  DSNews 4/22   6 biggest mistakes homebuyers make  CNN 4/20   Foreclosure Rates Surge, Biggest Jump In 5 Years  AP 4/15   Mortgage rates drop, but still above 5 percent  AP 4/15   228,000 receive mortgage modifications  CNN 4/14   Foreclosures: Where does your state rank? CNN 4/13   Investigation finds fraud in WaMu lending  AP 4/12   Agency Launches Online HAFA Resource Center  DSNews 4/9   Survey: 24% of Borrowers Believe They Are Underwater  DSNews 4/9   Foreclosed? Here comes the tax man  CNN 4/8   Mortgage rates surge to highest in eight months  MSNBC 4/8   Overtaxed homeowners start to fight back  MSNBC 4/7   Winning the mortgage modification lottery  CNN 4/6   Financial crisis panel turns to risky mortgages  AP 4/5   HAFA is Officially Underway  DSNews 4/5   Time running out to use homebuyer tax credit  AP 4/5   Vultures circle the hedge fund capital  CNN 4/2   Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Eliminate Servicing Conflicts of Interest  DSNews 4/2   HUD Redefines "Foreclosed" to Include 60-Day Delinquencies   DSNews 4/2 Back to Top   March 2010   Don't foreclose! Do a short sale  CNN 3/29   U.S. unveils plan to shrink some home loans  AP 3/26   White House Adds Help for Underwater, Unemployed to Housing Plan  DSNews 3/26   Latest housing plan likely to help just a few  MSNBC 3/26   Q&A: Obama’s new mortgage aid plan  AP 3/26   Foreclosure relief plan still coming up short  MSNBC 3/25   White House to Announce Plan to Cut Mortgage Principals  DSNews 3/25   Stall in housing market threatens economy  AP 3/24   Fannie Mae Introduces Alternative HAMP Modification  DSNews 3/18   Mortgage help: 170,000 get aid  CNN 3/17   BofA Completes Nearly 21,000 Permanent HAMP Mods  DSNews 3/15   Homeowners take ‘cash for keys’ to escape debt  Reuters 3/12   Mortgage relief aid reaches few homeowners  AP 3/12   Foreclosures leveling off  CNN 3/11   Survey: Pace of foreclosures may be slowing  MSNBC 3/11   National Quick Sale and Hollander Financial Partner on Short Sales  DSNews 3/9   RebuildUS Sells the Foreclosed Homes Banks Can't  DSNews 3/9   Congressman Calls for Second Lien Write-Downs  DSNews 3/8   HUD Addresses Root Causes of Foreclosure Crisis  DSNews 3/5   Pending home sales tumble amid winter woes  AP 3/4   Where does your state rank?  CNN 3/2   Foreclosures Decrease in January: Report  DSNews 3/1   Government extends refinance program a year  AP 3/1   Administration's Refinance Program Gets One-Year Extension  DSNews 3/1   Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market  AP 3/1 Back to Top   February 2010   Home prices fall another 2.5%  CNN 2/23   Home prices gain for seventh straight month  AP 2/23   Short Sales See Big Jump in Activity  DSNews 2/22   Obama considers changes to mortgage plan  AP 2/22   Late FHA loans spike 62%  CNN 2/19   Fewer people falling behind on home loans  AP 2/19   $1.5 billion in housing help coming to 5 states  CNN 2/19   Obama unveils $1.5 billion in housing aid  Reuters 2/19   Foreclosures fall - but don't get excited  CNN 2/12   Home prices fell 12% in 2009  CNN 2/11   Mortgage rates dip below 5 percent  AP 2/11   Citi offers alternative to foreclosure  CNN 2/11   Distressed homeowners get temporary reprieve  AP 2/11   Report: 1 in 5 U.S. homeowners underwater  Reuters 2/10   Homebuyers finding that cash really is king  MSNBC 2/9 Should you refinance?  MSNBC   Mortgage rates edge up slightly  AP 2/4   You lost your house - but you still have to pay  CNN 2/3   No help in sight, more homeowners walk away  The New York Times 2/3   Realtors see modest increase in sales activity  AP 2/2 Health of the Housing Market   2/1 MSNBC Back to Top   January 2010   In hard-hit markets, some see signs of bottom  MSNBC 1/29   Mortgage rates nearly flat this week  AP 1/28   Home sales tumble as first-time buyers back off   AP 1/25   450,000 at risk in foreclosure-prevention program  CNN 1/23   Get help - before you fall behind on your FHA mortgage  CNN 1/22   Housing starts fall, but permits soar  CNN 1/20   Homebuyer tax credit: No e-file and four-month delays  CNN 1/18   Mortgage relief reaches 7 percent of borrowers  AP 1/15   More homeowners get long-term help  CNN 1/15   Record 3 million households hit with foreclosure in 2009  CNN 1/14   Mortgage rates fall for second straight week  AP 1/14   Foreclosures set a grim record in 2009  AP 1/14   Find the sweet spot in real estate  CNN 1/14   Homes: Don’t Bank On Them  Newsweek 1/7   Walk Away From Your Mortgage!   NY Times 1/7   Mortgage rates begin new year with slight drop  AP 1/7   Housing industry may be headed for double dip  AP 1/5   U.S. loan program may have made things worse  NY Times 1/4   Lower home appraisals appear to be up  AP 1/3   3 reasons home prices are heading lower  CNN 1/1   10 years...no gain in home prices  CNN 1/1 Back to Top