Mortgage Applications at the Highest Level Since July 2005
Despite a jump in borrowing costs US mortgage applications rose last week to the highest level since July 2005.
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Despite a jump in borrowing costs US mortgage applications rose last week to the highest level since July 2005.
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Fannie Mae’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mud announced today that they had enough capital to weather a negative housing market through 2008.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to cut the benchmark funds rate by an estimated .25 percent tomorrow as the credit market has put stress on the economy.
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Today’s foreclosure rate as published by the Mortgage Bankers Association is bad news for the housing market.
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President George Bush is expected to announce tomorrow plans that will help borrowers struggling to pay their mortgage payments.
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After today’s closing bell Fannie Mae announced that they will sell 7 billion dollars in preferred stock and cut it’s dividend 30 percent to gain capital throughout 2008.
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H&R Block, the owner of the subprime home mortgage lender Option One Mortgage, announced today that the sale to Cerberus Capital Management was canceled.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced today that he is confident that there will soon be an agreement that will help homeowners avoid mortgage default by extending the fixed period on adjustable rate mortgages.
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Joining in on the earlier Federal Reserve member’s speech, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke today at the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce about the credit market and monetary policy.
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In accordance to the Congressional mandate to make the Federal Reserve more transparent in sharing information with the public the Fed announced several changes that were made on November 14th.
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