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October 5, 2010
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Robo-Signers Spell More Trouble for Banks A new fiasco exposes big mortgage lenders to fraud charges.   |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Foreclosure Battle Rages On Don't bet on a quick end to the foreclosure fiasco. |
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
January 20, 2011
Nick Nejad |
What the Massachusetts Decision Means for the Major Banks If widespread deficiencies are found in the securitization process, then there would be a period of elevated costs for the largest issuers of mortgage-backed securities, like Bank of America, Barclays Capital, JPMorgan Chase, and Credit Suisse. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Bank of America to Halt Foreclosures Bank of America will halt foreclosures in all 50 states. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2010
Cronin-Fisk & Howley |
The Foreclosure Mess Could Last for Years Faulty foreclosures will lead to a flood of lawsuits that may haunt lenders, title insurers, and home buyers for years to come. |
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? |
This Old House
Mary Jo Patterson |
11 Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Worried you won't be able to make your mortgage payments? Protect your home and your investment with this expert advice |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Banks Say No Thanks to Reverse Mortgages Should you do likewise? |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Fannie, Freddie: "Keep the House!" Are taxpayers subsidizing deadbeat homeowners? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Homeowners Free-Riding on the Bank's Dime Foreclosed on, but still happily at home. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Problem for Housing Limits on loans by Congress will hurt hard-hit high-end housing markets. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Citigroup's Shameful About-Face on Mortgage Mods Beware this misguided effort to stop foreclosures. |
AskMen.com
Nick Kennedy |
The Foreclosure Crisis With recent news that many financial service companies had been employing "robo-signers" to help foreclose on thousands of homes around the country, many banks voluntarily declared a moratorium on booting people from their residences. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2009
Brian Grow |
What's Holding Back Mortgage Modification? Many mortgage services say they can't modify terms to let homeowners avoid foreclosure. But there may be fewer obstacles than they claim. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
What Foreclosuregate Means for Investors With tales of mortgage securitization "improprieties" and foreclosure fraud on the rise, investors may be wondering which companies will be affected. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Palmeri & Kopecki |
Why This Slump Is Different Foreclosures are rising fast, investors are sweating, and lenders are now bending over backwards to keep bad loans alive. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
The Government's "Bad Bank" Plan Will Fail The problem isn't the bad assets. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why You Should Still Fear the Housing Market Don't count on the housing market continuing to show signs of life. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
It's Time to Buy Bank of America and JPMorgan Today, despite the foreclosure mess, there may be some opportunity in the big banks -- specifically Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Dakin Campbell |
Wells Fargo Is Ready to Roll Careful mortgage lending practices helped the San Francisco bank avoid the problems plaguing large rivals such as Bank of America and Citigroup. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Ilan Moscovitz |
What Will Happen on Wall Street Today? A recap of today's biggest moves in the banking sector. |
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
September 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Mortgage Lenders' Dual Masters Whatever steps some lenders and loan service agents are willing to take to help troubled mortgage holders, the crush of delinquencies and foreclosures, along with radically tightened credit standards in the mortgage industry, will make for a slow recovery for the U.S. housing market. |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Kate Berry |
Paying Seconds First Despite falling behind on mortgages, borrowers continue to make payments on home equity loans. |
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? |
BusinessWeek
January 14, 2010
Zainab Fattah |
Dubai: The First Foreclosure Barclays' landmark case paves the way for other lenders to go after homeowners in default |
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. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2010
David McLaughlin |
Why Florida's Foreclosure Machine Is Slowing Down As more questions arise about the legitimacy of foreclosure proceedings, Florida is having a hard time clearing its case backlog. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Housing Worse, Despite Yelping NAR The past week has seen the National Association of Realtors trade group issue a slew of misleading press releases, all intended to jump-start a withering housing market. Investors, be cautious. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Paulson's Plan to Punish the Public Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to protect homebuyers from their mistakes -- extending loan teaser rates for a few years -- will punish us all. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2010
Campbell & Henry |
The Home-Equity Hurt Ahead for Banks Bad second mortgages are about to batter earnings and slow efforts to resolve the foreclosure crisis |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2009
Peter Coy |
Foreclosure: Now an Upscale Blight Rising job losses and falling home prices are dragging down people who never dreamed they would get in trouble. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Freezing Mortgage Rates Is Not the Answer People who shouldn't have qualified for a mortgage got their keys to a piece of the American dream. But now the bill is coming due. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Rising Star Shorts: Bank of America and Lender Processing Services You may have been hearing about the various mortgage fraud scandals ripping through Wall Street and the economy. We've decided to put a little bit of capital into betting against two of the biggest apparent culprits. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of 40-Year Mortgages They have their plusses, but you may find better deals. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Peter Coy et al. |
Mortgage Mess: Shredding the Dream The foreclosure crisis isn't just about lost documents. It's about trust - and a clash over who gets stuck with $1.1 trillion in losses. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Beating Isn't Good Enough for Banking Giants You can expect the earnings and stock prices of investment banks and their universal banking cousins to be increasingly volatile over the next several quarters. Earnings visibility is still poor, risks remain. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Let's Stop the Housing Crisis Once and for All It's hard to believe how easily it all could have been prevented. By simply following an old-fashioned standard for taking out a mortgage loan |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Senate Passes Taxpayer Subprime Bailout The Senate, nearly unanimously, passed a bill that would allow the Federal Housing Administration to insure bigger mortgages with lower down payments. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Credit Crunch on Housing Savvy investors should wait until the homebuilders' business strengthens obviously and meaningfully before accumulating positions in the group. |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2008
Morgan Housel |
By the Numbers: Mortgage Foreclosures Let's compare foreclosure data with last week's delinquencies data, provided by the Federal Reserve, to show how delinquencies have turned into foreclosures. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Dawn Kopecki |
The SEC Wants More Answers The Securities & Exchange Commission is expanding its probe into the mortgage mess. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
3 Reasons Mortgage Modifications Are Failing Want a mortgage modification? Cross your fingers, and don't expect a lot of help from banks. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Extreme Bank Makeover, Continued Bank of America asks itself, "Does this mortgage lending business make my assets look too big?" |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
Real Estate Revisited Have real estate prices finally hit bottom? As far as home prices go, the data says they have. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
Roundtable: The Biggest Threat to Banking Is the biggest threat to banking commercial real estate? Credit card losses? Falling housing prices? Derivatives? Government regulation? Something else? |
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. |
