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Volume 27 - Number 33 | August 19, 2010
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Non-Conforming Market Keeps Shrinking In 2010 Despite Some Production Gains
The non-conforming mortgage market saw some modest increases in loan production levels during the second quarter, but not enough to make much of a dent in the overwhelming share of new ori-ginations eligible for the agency securitization markets. Non-agency mortgage originations – the sharply downsized jumbo market along with trace amounts of nonprime production – increased by... [Includes two data charts]


Fed Clears TILA Rulemaking Ledger as Agency Prepares To Shift Consumer Protection Responsibilities to BCFP
In one fell swoop, the Federal Reserve cleared its desk this week of an assortment of proposed, interim and final rulemaking, all part of earlier efforts to revise and update regulations implementing the Truth in Lending Act, the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act and certain provisions in the new financial reform law. The Aug. 16 announcement included...


Still No Consensus on the Nature, Extent of Federal Government Role in Housing Finance in the Future
Industry representatives, academic researchers, community advocates and government policymakers have for months ratcheted up their brain-storming activity on how best to reform the U.S. mortgage finance system. But there remains little agreement on...


Treasury Slammed for Not Including Consumer Groups in Housing Finance Reform Think Tank
Certain community groups are expressing disappointment at having been left out of this week’s public discussion of housing finance reform and restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, warn-ing that the omission could be a harbinger of darker days ahead. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition said...


Fannie Mae Straightens Out ‘Unintended Result’ Of Loan Quality Initiative on Credit Reports
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week released new guidance aimed at clearing up lender confusion over whether a second credit report has to be drawn just before loan closing to make sure the borrower hasn’t taken on any undisclosed debt since the loan was underwritten. They don’t, although...


Treasury Looks for Help Tweaking Loan Mod Program That’s Failed to Meet Expectations
The Treasury Department continues to tinker with the net present value model that is a key element in the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program and, according to some observers, partly to blame for HAMP’s disappointing results. The model, which is being adjusted for the fourth time, is used to...


Title Industry Sides With GSE Regulator In Crackdown on Transfer Fee Covenants
Much of the U.S. land title industry supports a proposed regulation issued last week by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that would bar Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from buying or securitizing mortgages with private transfer fee covenants. It would also prohibit the Federal Home Loan Banks from...


Mortgage Market at a Glance
Weekly mortgage rates and application survey data as well as indexes for ARMs.

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