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David Stevens
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CNBC interview. When the mortgage industry's frontman in Washington talks taxation, take note.
Here's a good overall state of housing from Mortgage Bankers Association chief David Stevens. Bloomberg video.
Here's a good overall state of housing from Mortgage Bankers Association chief David Stevens. Bloomberg video.
Good CNBC interview with a sober look at housing.
Good Bloomberg video of David Stevens discussing current housing stats and lender environment.
Good Bloomberg video of David Stevens discussing current housing stats and lender environment.
Bank risk retention rules mired in bureaucracy.
Bank risk retention rules mired in bureaucracy.
Today’s links on loan limits, debt ceiling options, U.S. and Europe’s debt quagmires, Finreg year 1, trading don’ts, and your best source for NFL news. -‘Sacred AAA Rating’ At Risk Even Without Default (InvestmentNews) -Debt Ceiling Charade: The 3 Smart Options (CalculatedRisk) -“Impossible Math” behind Euro Crisis (PragmaticCapitalist) -Mortgage Bankers Reverse Course On Loan Limits
FHA Commissioner David Stevens resigned Thursday and will vacate his post end-of-April. Former mortgage banker Stevens stepped in July 2009 and helmed the FHA during a tricky time: FHA-insured home loans were jolted back into relevance when Congress drastically increased FHA loan limits to (regional caps of) $729,750. But this increase happened in a crisis
A story in “Inside Mortgage Finance” from August 31st stated, “The Federal Housing Administration is not considering adopting the Home Valuation Code of Conduct appraisal system now in place at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Coming from a recent meeting with FHA executives, top officials of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers said they were
Congratulations to David Stevens. On Friday the U.S. Senate confirmed Dave to head the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Stevens will take over the agency in the middle of their huge surge in business, and many feel that with the non-HVCC appraisals and the fact that the FHA insures mortgages with a small down payment for