Bank of America announced a new strategy today to tackle the pesky underwater mortgages on its books, many acquired via its merger with Countrywide. The… Read More »Bank of America Wants You to Earn Principal Forgiveness
There’s been a lot of talk about short sales lately, and considerable concern about related fraud. After all, there is lots of potential profit to… Read More »How Short Sale Fraud Works
Just days after details of the Treasury’s streamlined short sale program were revealed, several leading appraiser groups have criticized the proposal. The issue involves how… Read More »Short Sale Program Slammed by Appraisers
A staggering 67 percent of Californians who sold their homes in 2009 did so because they couldn’t meet their mortgage obligations, according to the California… Read More »67 Percent of Californians Sold Homes Because They Couldn’t Pay the Mortgage
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has finally gotten some legs, with permanent loan modifications doubling last month compared to December, according to the Treasury.… Read More »HAMP Permanent Loan Modifications Double
Former mortgage lender Countrywide Financial is mailing out checks to 2,700 borrowers as part of a settlement with Florida homeowners, according to a press release… Read More »Former Countrywide Customers to Receive Relief Payments
If you’ve been shopping mortgage rates lately, you may be wondering why the APR is sometimes lower than the advertised interest rate. It’s typically the… Read More »Why Is the APR Lower Than the Mortgage Rate?
Well, an increasing number of consumers are making sure the plastic is paid before the mortgage, bucking the historical trend and adding to strategic default… Read More »What to Pay First? Mortgage or Credit Card?
FDIC chief Sheila Bair, who spearheaded loan modification efforts early on at failed institutions such as Indymac, received a rather interesting mortgage from Bank of… Read More »FDIC Chief Bair Receives Curious Mortgage from Bank of America
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke noted in a speech yesterday that an increase in exotic mortgages, not monetary policy, was the cause of the latest housing… Read More »Bernanke: Exotic Mortgages Caused Housing Bubble
