Mortgage News Archive - October 2009
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Personal Spending Falls Even as GDP Rises
October 30, 2009Personal incomes and spending fell in September, even as a rise in the gross domestic product has...
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Senate Said to Agree on Extending Homebuyer Tax Credit
October 29, 2009The U.S. Senate has reached broad agreement on a bill to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax...
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Abusive Credit Card Pratices Increase Despite Law
October 28, 2009Virtually all credit cards offered online by major banks still include abusive practices that will be...
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Government Mortgage Refinance Program Struggling
October 26, 2009A government program designed to help at-risk homeowners refinance their mortgages is struggling, even as...
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Existing Home Sales Up Strongly in September
October 23, 2009Existing home sales posted a strong increase in September, according to the National Association of...
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Leading Economic Indicators Up Six Straight Months
October 22, 2009The Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose again in September, making six straight months the index has...
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Report: Foreclosure More Profitable than Loan Modifications for Servicers
October 21, 2009The incentives mortgage servicers receive for managing a home loan are a significant obstacle to loan...
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Home Finance Agencies to Get Lending Boost
October 20, 2009A new program to help low- and moderate-income homebuyers obtain mortgages has been announced by the Obama...
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Foreclosures Hitting High-End Homes
October 19, 2009Thirty percent of U.S. foreclosures are occurring among the top third, an indication that the foreclosure...
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Mortgage Rates Up Slightly
October 16, 2009Mortgage rates rose slightly this past week, but still remained under 5 percent for a 30-year fixed rate...
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Record Foreclosures in Third Quarter of 2009
October 15, 2009U.S. foreclosure filings hit an all-time high in the third quarter of the year, according to the foreclosure...
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New Retail Sales Figures Seen as Positive Sign
October 14, 2009Retail sales fell in September, but analysts are still hailing it as a hopeful sign for the economy. That's...
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Home Prices Down for Second Straight Month: IAS360
October 13, 2009U.S. home prices fell slightly in August, raising concerns of a new downturn following several months in...
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Loan Modification Program Inadequate, Report Says
October 12, 2009Current government programs to help homeowners keep their homes are inadequate to address a coming wave of...
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FHA Won't Need Bailout, Commissioner Says
October 09, 2009The Federal Housing Administration may be running low on cash, but it won't need a government bailout, FHA...
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Prices Cut On One Listed Home in Four
October 08, 2009More than one-quarter of all nondistressed homes for sale in the U.S. have seen at least one price cut since...
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Mortgage Rates Fall Again
October 07, 2009Mortgage applications surged to their highest level since last spring, as 30-year interest rates remained...
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Irate Consumers Cancelling Credit Cards
October 06, 2009Consumers are becoming increasingly upset with their credit card companies, with about one in six recently...
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Blacks, Hispanics See Increased Mortgage Rejection Rates
October 05, 2009Black and Hispanic mortgage loan applicants in the United States continued to face higher rejection rates on...
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Home Sales Rise, Interest Rates Drop
October 02, 2009Pending home sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in August, the National Association of Realtors has...
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Foreclosures Up, But New Filings Slow
October 01, 2009Completed foreclosures rose almost 17 percent in the second quarter of the year, with lenders reclaiming 106,...
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