Quick takes from Obama’s speech: FHA loans to rescue? Plus great Bin Laden story.
Posts Tagged ‘FHA’
Mortgage Borrowers To Fund Payroll Tax Cut
File this under: the latest way politicians hurt consumers when they think they’re helping.
Homeowners Pay For Payroll Tax Cut
Regulation update. How does this stuff get so complicated?
Originations: Why Housing Hasn’t Bottomed
Must-read mortgage and housing links for today.
Strong MBS Demand Holds Rates Down
Simple supply and demand dynamics driving MBS trade.
Conforming & FHA Loan Limits 2011 – 2012 (CRITICAL UPDATE 11/18/2011)
FHA loans restored to $729k. Conforming loans $625k. Here’s FHA and Conforming limits for 1-4 unit properties.
Enough Money In FHA Mortgage Insurance Fund?
HUD says FHA is doing ok. Is it true?
FHA Bailout. New Bill To End Fannie & Freddie.
Is FHA next to fail? And proposal on how to unwind Fannie/Freddie.
Conforming Loan Limits October 1, 2011 (FHA)
[Critical Loan Limit Update on 11/18/2011] We appear to be marching toward a reduction in the temporary loan limits, although there are numerous attempts to extend it. HUD weighed in last week with its FHA single-family loan limits which are effective on or after October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Here are the FHA [...]
FHA After Banks For Bad Loans. Rates Remain Low.
Banks are sitting on huge amounts of cash. The reasons for this include reserves held for bad loans, the inability to find credit-worthy lending outlets, and the continued threat of mortgage buybacks by government agencies. American Banker reports that loan repurchase requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are finally tapering off but that the [...]
