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HomeStreet goes on MetLife hiring spree - Housing Wire

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HomeStreet goes on MetLife hiring spree Housing Wire By Kerri Panchuk HomeStreet Bank hired more than 160 former MetLife Home Loans employees this week after MetLife's parent company said it would halt originations on forward mortgages. MetLife Home Loans, the lending division of insurer MetLife ($37.70 ... HomeStreet Bank Hires Former MetLife Home Loans Mortgage Professionals From ...MarketWatch (press release) HomeStreet renews a downsized IPO effortThe Seattle Times all 12 news articles »

EPF in talks with FT agency over RM300m home loan - The Malaysian Insider

EPF in talks with FT agency over RM300m home loan The Malaysian Insider By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said today it is in talks with a government agency to provide loans to city renters to buy homes but that the deal has not been inked. It also said that the terms involve lending ... and more »

Mass. AG wants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to modify home loans - Legal News Line

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Mass. AG wants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to modify home loans Legal News Line The leaders of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have expressed unwillingness to participate in programs for federal loan modifications, including the forgiveness of principal. In Coakley's letter to the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ... A Mortgage Tornado Warning, UnheededNew York Times Lawmakers Push Bill to Put Fannie, Freddie on BudgetWall Street Journal 8 Steps for Boards to Stop Fannie Mae From Killing Your Co-op / Condo's SalesHabitat magazine Press-Enterprise -Bend Bulletin -Banker & Tradesman all 144 news articles »

Faulty Loans Top $72 Billion as Banks Seek Legal Deal: Mortgages - BusinessWeek

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Faulty Loans Top $72 Billion as Banks Seek Legal Deal: Mortgages BusinessWeek The mounting costs are pushing lenders and regulators to resolve investigations and lawsuits over faulty home lending, including a 50-state review of foreclosures. The wrangling over the status of old loans has made some banks more reluctant to make ... Faulty Loans Top $72 Billion as Banks Seek Deal With Regulators: MortgagesBloomberg U.S. ready to enforce tougher penalties on mortgage abusing banksGlobal Property Guide Reduce the principal to fix the housing mortgage crisisPocono Record Business Insider -CBS News -San Francisco Chronicle all 83 news articles »

State home-loan insurance fund readies for launch - Business Day

State home-loan insurance fund readies for launch Business Day The aim of the insurance fund is to help people who earn too much to qualify for the government's housing subsidies, but too little to qualify for home loans from commercial banks. "We are putting together all the elements to meet the requirements of ...

Letter: Obama fails to speed home-loan modifications - Florida Today

Letter: Obama fails to speed home-loan modifications Florida Today Before everyone gets too excited at our illustrious leader's claim he has commanded banks to help people refinance their home loans, remember three years ago when the president claimed he had commanded banks to help people modify their home loans.

Councilors explain vote to forgive part of $400K housing loan - KPAX-TV

Councilors explain vote to forgive part of $400K housing loan KPAX-TV MISSOULA - The Burns Street Commons affordable housing units on Missoula's north side just got more affordable thanks to the city of Missoula. "Approximately $20000 per home can be reduced off the price making them extremely competitive," Ward Three ... and more »