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The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Get the Point on "Points" If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about origination and discount points. There's a time you should pay points, and a time you should skip them.   |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
John Rosevear |
Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
HBC Makes a Courtesy Flush All of those subprime loans from the last few years are getting ready to wreak havoc. How this story continues to play out for HSBC and other banks will be very interesting to watch. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006 |
Mortgage Points, Explained If you're learning about mortgages, you'll hear the term "points" a lot. A "point" is 1% of the value of the mortgage loan. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Citi Picks Principal Citigroup purchases Principal Financial Group's mortgage operations unit. |
Bank Technology News
May 2005
John Adams |
Mortgage: Republic Hits Vegas With Less Paper Republic Mortgage is using imaging for customer delivery and secondary market sales in the fast growing Vegas market, shaving paper and storage costs. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Michael Leibert |
Citigroup's a Champ After a long slump, this bank's shares are poised to outperform. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need to Do This Again Mortgage rates are down again. Time to refi? |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004 |
"Points" Explained If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about points. Learn what points are before you pay them. |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Thomas P. Vartanian |
Crisis and Opportunity In Subprime Mortgage Markets Problems in the subprime mortgage business will inevitably lead to opportunities for those who can evaluate, service or manage the underlying loans, securities and real estate. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Lenders Switch On Their Back-Up Systems After one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders announced earnings 17% below expectations, investors wondered if the nation's three-year-long mortgage bonanza might end not with a soft landing but with an earnings-pummeling thud. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
What If Citigroup Had Bought Wachovia? Around this time last year, Citigroup struck a deal to buy Wachovia, a bank that surely would have failed without being bought. What would have happened if they did? |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Newest Homeowners: Big Banks The vortex of price declines sucking down values could spiral out of the investment bankers' control, leading to their own subprime devaluation. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
May 2009
Alan Kline |
Will Dismal 2008 Give Way to a Banner 2009? Will historically low mortgage interest rates draw buyers back into the home market? |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Borrow Now or Borrow Never If you're thinking about buying a home, do your homework. Find a lender or mortgage broker early in the process, and get preapproved for a mortgage that will work for you. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Really Just Walk Away? Giving up on your mortgage and letting the bank foreclose on your property might seem easy, but how smart is it? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Good Credit Won't Save You Now The "adverse market" surcharge could cost mortgage borrowers thousands annually. |
Bank Technology News
November 2007
Anthony Malakian |
Loan Origination: Making Gains in Times of Turmoil Glenview State Bank and Washington Trust Bank are centralizing several mortgage processes into a single platform that can be integrated with other lending operations. |
U.S. Banker
April 2007
Holly Sraeel |
Tough Lessons for the Subprime Market...Again That New Century finds itself in this predicament should come as no surprise. The burning question? When will the other shoe(s) drop, and how painful will that be for the industry and investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
40 Years Is a Bad Way to Spell Relief Countrywide and other mortgage companies begin promoting 40-year mortgages. Investors, don't jump into this option without much due diligence. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Paul Muolo |
Shelves Empty, Buyers Few Consolidation in the mortgage business has slowed. With the refinancing business booming, few servicers are up for sale, and potential buyers are showing little enthusiasm... |
U.S. Banker
April 2005
Lee Conrad |
The End of Cheap Money Mortgage rates can't hold out much longer against the steady rate hikes from the Federal Reserve; industry consolidation may follow. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Poor, Poor Citigroup Who loves the beleaguered bank? Only Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
SEC Fears Banks Are Putting Lipstick on Piggish Loans Are overvalued real estate loans inflating the book value of your bank? |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 1, 2005
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
E*Trade's Mortgage Surprise E*Trade Financial CEO Mitch Caplan talks about the online brokerage's exposure in the mortgage business. |
Bank Technology News
February 2009
John Adams |
They'll Be Careful This Time Today's more sober underwriting environment and skittish capital markets that have rediscovered risk should prevent a rash of bad Web-enabled loans this time around -- one hopes. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Kristen French |
The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Are Foreclosures Unavoidable? Experience is showing that when banks have modified loan terms it is only moderately effective in avoiding foreclosures. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2006 |
Your Down-Payment Portion Don't put down 20% on your new home unless it makes sense for you. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
A Farewell to ARMs? Adjustable-rate mortgage rates haven't behaved the way they should -- and that's bad news both for borrowers and for policymakers trying to restore stability to the financial system. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
More Shameful Behavior by Bank of America And another potential negative earnings surprise. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is All Well at Wells Fargo? Mortgages have weakened, but Wells Fargo still looks strong. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
You're Still a Mess, Citigroup Surprise! Another quarter of losses ... |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006 |
Some Debt Is OK The important thing is the interest rate -- and your ability to pay. |
U.S. Banker
May 2007
Lee Conrad |
Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Russ Krull |
Citigroup: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A SWOT at Citigroup. |
U.S. Banker
April 2002
Paul Muolo |
2001 Great, But Not Perfect Residential loan volumes hit amazing records in 2001, but the picture wasn't so cheery on the servicing side... |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Anne Tergesen |
Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
Bank Technology News
December 2002
Melissa Solomon |
Making the Most of Refis Mortgage lenders and analysts support the idea of an effective prepayment tool that would assign numbers to individual borrowers based on their propensity to refinance, but they're cautious in their optimism. |
U.S. Banker
February 2008
Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward Finding a path forward from the ashes of the subprime mess will require stronger leadership overseeing risk, a culture more respectful of interdependent risks and new technologies measuring them across the enterprise. |
Financial Advisor
July 2007
Eric L. Reiner |
Housing Sings The Blues Real estate woes bring both worry and opportunity to the financial sector. |
U.S. Banker
March 2008
Anthony Malakian |
Reverse Mortgages Move Into the Mainstream Whether as a last resort to keep one's house or to finance a Mediterranean trip reverse mortgages are increasingly enticing seniors in want of additional income. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
As Loans Shrink, Which Banks Are Winning? Which of the "majors" is coming out on top? |
AskMen.com
September 2, 2002
Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Donal Griffin |
Pandit Stakes Citi's Future on Emerging Markets Citigroup, which already earns more than half its profits in developing nations, sees an "explosion in trade and capital flows." |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Refinancing Catch-22 Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least. |
