Tag Archives: Loss Mitigation

To Stem Losses, FHA Mortgages Get More Expensive

The federal agency that some credit with saving the housing market during the worst of the recent crash, may now be in need of taxpayer help itself. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which insures more than $1 trillion worth of … Continue reading

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Federal Regulators Hit Banks on Mortgage Practices

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article It’s not the big penalty from the fifty state attorneys general, but it will hit big bank bottom lines in a big way. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, … Continue reading

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Mortgage Principal Reduction in Play

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article This week state attorneys general from Virginia, Texas, Florida and South Carolina sent a letter to their colleague in Iowa, Attorney General Tom Miller. He is leading the 50 state investigation … Continue reading

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