RBS hires 16 in mortgages, including 15 from Bear
Reuters - 6 hours ago
L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), said on Wednesday it has hired 16 people to join its mortgage-backed securities team, including 15 from the former ...


July saw record mortgages modified: HOPE NOW
Reuters - 9 hours ago
HOPE NOW said that 192000 borrowers were helped out of their current troubled home loan or saw the terms of that mortgage adjusted to make them affordable. ...


Mortgage applications rise 0.5% as most rates dip
USA Today - 14 hours ago
The Mortgage Bankers Assocation said Wednesday that its composite index of loan applications rose slightly in the week ended Aug. ...
Mortgage applications up for first time in three weeks MarketWatch
The Going Rate U.S. News & World Report
Mortgage volume rises CNNMoney.com
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Washington Post

Foreign spigot off for US consumers
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 15 hours ago
Borrowed funds are used to buy mortgages and bundles of mortgages. They provide credit guidelines and purchase mortgage issued by banks. ...
Fannie, Freddie shares rise; portfolio growth slows Reuters
Housing Rebound Unlikely Before 2009, HUD Chief Says (Update2) Bloomberg
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae share prices rise 100 Mortgages
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Pimco Looks To Invest $5B In Distressed Mortgages
Orange County Business Journal, CA - 4 hours ago
By Dan Beighley Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co. is looking to invest as much as $5 billion in mortgage bonds with a new fund, ...
Pimco Seeks as Much as $5 Billion for Distressed Debt (Update1) Bloomberg
Pimco seeking as much as $5 billion to buy "senior" debt SmartBrief
PIMCO Looks Towards RMBS Rubble: Report Housing Wire
Telegraph.co.uk - MarketWatch
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AMP to insure Aussie mortgages
The Australian, Australia - 23 hours ago
MORTGAGE broker Aussie Home Loans has formed a strategic alliance with AMP under which AMP will offer it customers mortgage protection insurance. ...


This is London

New fears over quality of Northern Rock mortgages
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 26, 2008
By Philip Aldrick New evidence that Northern Rock owns a poorer quality mortgage book than its peers has emerged just days after previously unseen documents ...
Taxpayers may foot Northern Rock bill for defaults Times Online
Northern Rock arrears exposure in question Banking Times
One in 13 UK repossessions a Northern Rock borrower, report says CityWire.co.uk
This is London - Bloomberg
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San Diego Union Tribune

FHA Raises Its Premiums to Insure
Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago
At a time when house prices generally are falling, the share of new mortgages insured by the FHA has soared to 23% in July from a low of 1.8% in 2006, ...
Lending Over Backward Forbes
Get ready for a mortgage maze Minneapolis Star Tribune
Declines in equity strain many ARMs Chicago Tribune
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New York Times

Housing fix backfires
CNN - 11 hours ago
And the raised caps forced the mortgage giants to spread their limited capital across a much larger market of mortgages. Add in the new fees that Fannie and ...
Freddie pares mortgage commitments; Fannie to buy more MarketWatch
Higher Fees for Mortgages New York Times
Obama Wrapped in Hands of Mortgage Industry The Cutting Edge
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S&P cuts Radian Group's counterparty credit rating
CNNMoney.com - 14 hours ago
Insurers pay out claims on mortgages when customers default. S&P did note it believes mortgage insurers' near-term ability to pay claims remains strong. ...
S&P Downgrades Units Of Three Mortgage Insurers Wall Street Journal Blogs
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