Finance & Mortgage
Monitor Begins Work Overseeing $25 Billion Mortgage Pact
Feature : In Foreclosures, Occupy Groups See a Unifying Cause
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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that the number of active permanent mortgage loan modifications agreed to by banks rose 13,836 during February to 782,609 by the end of the month. Fed Rules on Turning Foreclosures into Rentals
The Federal Reserve took steps to encourage banks to turn more of their foreclosed homes into rental properties in new policy guidelines issued on Thursday that could help lessen the flood of distressed property sales that is depressing prices. Federal Judge Approves $25 Billion Mortgage Pact
A federal judge approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five top U.S. banks over allegations of foreclosure abuses and misconduct in servicing home loans, according to court documents. Morgan Stanley CEO Took Home $13 Mln in 2011
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman took home compensation totaling $13 million in 2011, down 14.5 percent from 2010, in contrast to the increases enjoyed by other big Wall Street CEOs. U.S. Mortgage Rates Ticks Down To 3.98%: Freddie Mac
U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages declined slightly to 3.98 percent in the week ending April 5 as recent economic indicators were mixed, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. Americans Brace For Next Foreclosure Wave
Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hoping the crisis is finally nearing its end. Geithner Says U.S. Far Behind on Housing Finance Reform
The United States is far behind on reforming the country's housing finance system, where the government's mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provide funding for the bulk of U.S. home loans, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday. Mortgage Rate : How to Grab the Best Now
With mortgage rates still hovering near historic lows, this could be the right time to buy a home or refinance a mortgage, but nailing down a low-rate, low-fee loan isn't that easy. Mortgage Applications Picked up Last Week : MBA
Applications for U.S. home mortgages gained last week after seven straight weeks of declines, helped by a jump in purchase demand as interest rates retreated, an industry group said on Wednesday. Ambac sues JPMorgan over mortgage losses
Ambac Financial Group Inc, the bond insurer that last month won court approval to emerge from bankruptcy, has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co to recover losses on mortgage securities that it insured and were made by the former Bear Stearns Cos.
