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Private mortgage insurers back in black post-crash

There are now six private mortgage insurers, which together wrote nearly $49 billion in new business in the second quarter, up 27 percent from the first quarter, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance. Of the publicly traded insurers, MGIC, … Continue reading

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Housing and Government: ‘Troubling Dip’ or Double Dip?

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Today the Obama administration released its monthly “scorecard” for the Making Home Affordable Program (MHA), a.k.a. the federal mortgage bailout. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which is part of MHA, … Continue reading

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Government’s Mortgage Bailout Under Attack

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article Today House Republicans will take up arms against a sea of government housing bailouts, voting to abolish the Federal Housing Authority’s (FHA) $14B Short Refi program and the $1B Emergency Mortgage … Continue reading

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Obama Administration Defends Housing Bailout

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article The Obama Administration is vigorously defending its mortgage bailout programs, from the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to the FHA Short Refi. They’ve taken to the … Continue reading

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