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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/30/2009 - 1:05am
Personal incomes and spending fell in September, even as a rise in the gross domestic product has economists declaring that the recession has ended.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/29/2009 - 1:41am
The U.S. Senate has reached broad agreement on a bill to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and offer a credit to existing homeowners as well, according to numerous media sources.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/28/2009 - 1:32am
Virtually all credit cards offered online by major banks still include abusive practices that will be outlawed early next year, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trust.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/26/2009 - 1:01am
A government program designed to help at-risk homeowners refinance their mortgages is struggling, even as conventional mortgage refinances have surged in response to historically low interest rates.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/23/2009 - 4:20pm
Existing home sales posted a strong increase in September, according to the National Association of Realtors, as first-time homebuyers took advantage of low interest rates and a soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit.
Existing home sales posted a strong increase in September, according to the National Association of Realtors, as first-time homebuyers took advantage of low interest rates and a soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/22/2009 - 12:03am
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose again in September, making six straight months the index has risen and providing hope that an economic recovery is in the offing.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/21/2009 - 12:03am
The incentives mortgage servicers receive for managing a home loan are a significant obstacle to loan modification that would help financially troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure, according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/20/2009 - 12:18am
A new program to help low- and moderate-income homebuyers obtain mortgages has been announced by the Obama administration.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/19/2009 - 12:39am
Thirty percent of U.S. foreclosures are occurring among the top third, an indication that the foreclosure crisis is hitting well-to-do homeowners in almost equal proportion to lower income families.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/16/2009 - 12:08am
Mortgage rates rose slightly this past week, but still remained under 5 percent for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, according to the weekly survey by government-backed lender Freddie Mac.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/15/2009 - 12:44am
U.S. foreclosure filings hit an all-time high in the third quarter of the year, according to the foreclosure data firm RealtyTrac, with one home in 136 receiving at least one foreclosure filing during that period.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/14/2009 - 12:40am
Retail sales fell in September, but analysts are still hailing it as a hopeful sign for the economy. That's because nonautomotive sales actually rose for the second straight month and more than analysts expected.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/13/2009 - 12:53am
U.S. home prices fell slightly in August, raising concerns of a new downturn following several months in which the market appeared to be rallying, according to a new report from national foreclosure management company Integrated Asset Services (IAS).
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/12/2009 - 12:47am
Current government programs to help homeowners keep their homes are inadequate to address a coming wave of foreclosures and will only delay foreclosure for many, according to a new report from the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Panel.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/09/2009 - 12:22am
The Federal Housing Administration may be running low on cash, but it won't need a government bailout, FHA Commissioner David Sterns told members of Congress on Thursday.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/08/2009 - 12:12am
More than one-quarter of all nondistressed homes for sale in the U.S. have seen at least one price cut since going on the market, at an average discount of 10 percent off the listed price, the real estate data firm Trulia Inc. reported today.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/07/2009 - 12:30am
Mortgage applications surged to their highest level since last spring, as 30-year interest rates remained below 5 percent for the third consecutive week, according to the weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/06/2009 - 12:02am
Consumers are becoming increasingly upset with their credit card companies, with about one in six recently closing out at least one card in response to actions taken by their credit card issuers.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/05/2009 - 12:31am
Black and Hispanic mortgage loan applicants in the United States continued to face higher rejection rates on than whites and Asians last year, according to data released by the Federal Reserve last week.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/02/2009 - 12:21am
Pending home sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in August, the National Association of Realtors has reported, the longest streak of monthly increases since the organization began reporting data in 2001.
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 10/01/2009 - 12:19am
Completed foreclosures rose almost 17 percent in the second quarter of the year, with lenders reclaiming 106,000 properties from U.S. homeowners, according to official government figures released Wednesday.
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