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Beazer To Pay $55 Million Penalty For Fraud Industry Scandals

Federal prosecutors filed criminal conspiracy charges against one of the nation’s 10 largest home builders and made a deal that permits it to clear its record after it supplies millions to repay borrowers who were defrauded by its former mortgage sector.


Read More...                                   Thursday, July 02, 2009

Mortgage Industry Increases Employment In May Mortgage Jobs



The number of people employed by mortgage bankers and servicers increased in the latest employment report for the month of May from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS).
Click "read more" for a detailed breakdown of monthly employment in the mortgage industry.


Read More...                                   Thursday, July 02, 2009

Mortgage Applications Fall Almost 20% Apps & Rates


Graph: MBA Applications Index over 52 Weeks

Click "read more" to see a detailed breakdown of the weekly report on mortgage demand.


Read More...                                   Thursday, July 02, 2009

Ohio Seeks End To Foreclosure Rescue Scams Mortgage News

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray recently filed three lawsuits in an ongoing attempt to purge all foreclosure rescue scam operations from the state.


Read More...                                   Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Fannie Mae Portfolio Improved for Month of May D.C. Watch


Fannie Mae's book of business expanded in the month of May from the year ago period.





Read More...                                   Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Woman Charged With $220K Theft To Pay Personal Bills Industry Scandals

A Lakeville, Minnesota woman has been charged with five felony counts of theft and three felony counts of theft by swindle while she was employed with a Burnsville title and real estate agency as an independent closer.


Read More...                                   Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Senator Reviews Problems With Reverse Mortgages D.C. Watch

At a Senate field hearing in St. Louis, Missouri, Senator Claire McCaskill-D addressed many concerns about reverse mortgages like charging over-the-top fees and fierce marketing tacticts used to sell them to seniors.


Read More...                                   Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Freddie Mac Portfolio Shrinks In May D.C. Watch

The second-largest U.S. home funding company, Freddie Mac, said its mortgage investment portfolio shrank by an annualized 9.9 percent rate last month, while delinquencies on loans it guarantees increased.




Read More...                                   Monday, June 29, 2009

Three Former Portland-Area Brokers Charged With Fraud Industry Scandals

Three former Portland-area mortgage brokers have been charged with mortgage fraud during the U.S. housing boom by a federal grand jury.


Read More...                                   Monday, June 29, 2009

Expansion Of Refi To Mod Program Mortgage News

The Walnut Creek, California-based mortgage insurer, PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., announced on Thursday an expansion that doesn’t just include Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) eligible loan owners or guaranteed -by-government-run conservatorships, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.




Read More...                                   Friday, June 26, 2009

Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly For The Week Apps & Rates


Graph: Average 30-year Fixed-Rate Mortgage over 52 weeks

Click “read more” to view a detailed breakdown of the weekly averages for a number of fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans.


Read More...                                   Friday, June 26, 2009

Bigamy, Kidnapping, Murder, Fraud And A Wedding Industry Scandals

A couple recently married by a Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge in Lisbon, OH, may face bigamy charges after securing a marriage license that should never have been legally issued.


Read More...                                   Thursday, June 25, 2009

Citi Halts Loan Originations Mortgage News

Citigroup Inc. immobilized mortgage loan applications at a unit which drove half the company’s residential loans in 2008 after an evaluation found a number of appraisals and income documentation were missing, according to a recent news report.


Read More...                                   Thursday, June 25, 2009

Existing Home Sales Continue To Rise In May Housing Market



Click “read more” to view several graphs providing a detailed breakdown of existing home sales, inventory, and home prices for the last 12 months.


Read More...                                   Thursday, June 25, 2009

Mortgage Applications Climb Over 6% Apps & Rates


Graph: MBA Applications Index over 52 Weeks

Click "read more" to see a detailed breakdown of the weekly report on mortgage demand.



Read More...                                   Thursday, June 25, 2009

New Home Sales Drop Slightly From April Housing Market



Graph: New Home Sales over a Two-Year Period

Click “read more” to view several graphs providing a detailed breakdown of new home sales, inventory, and home prices for the last 12 months.


Read More...                                   Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Fitch Boosts ResCap Rating Mortgage News

The Detroit, Michigan-based company serviced close to 2.7 million loans dropping from 2.8 million the prior year.




Read More...                                   Wednesday, June 24, 2009

United Guaranty Cuts Jobs Mortgage Jobs

The Greensboro, North Carolina-based mortgage insurance provider is slashing approximately 15 % of their worldwide workforce.




Read More...                                   Wednesday, June 24, 2009

'Apprentice' Winner Accused of Fraud Over Home Sale Industry Scandals

The winner of the third season of Donald Trump’s television show, “The Apprentice” and Boynton Beach real estate agent is facing allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.


Read More...                                   Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Lenders Leave Desperate Homeowners Hanging Mortgage News

As a result of President Obama’s $75 billion dollar foreclosure relief plan being plagued with backlogs and delays, tens of thousands of desperate homeowners are left waiting out in the cold.


Read More...                                   Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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