Archive for December, 2009

Mortgage applications down 11% last week – Daily Business Review

ortgage applications in the U.S. fell last week for the first time in a month as purchases and refinancing weakened. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of loan applications decreased 11 percent to 595.8 the week ended Dec. 18, the lowest …

Mortgage demand drops, rates hold steady – Bizjournals.com


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Mortgage demand drops, rates hold steady
Bizjournals.com
Fewer people were applying for loans last week, even as mortgage rates held steady across the board, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly
Weekly Mortgage Applications Drop 10.7%: MBAWall Street Journal
US MBA Mortgage Applications Index Decreased 11% Last WeekBusinessWeek
US mortgage applications drop to two-month lowReuters
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Mortgage demand drops, rates hold steady – New Mexico Business Weekly

Fewer people were applying for loans last week, even as mortgage rates held steady across the board, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s weekly report. Mortgage loan application fell by 10.7 percent in the week ended Dec. 18. The index …

The Direction of CD Rates and Mortgage Rates in 2010 Will Be Higher – MonitorBankRates.com

The Direction of CD Rates and Mortgage Rates in 2010 Will Be Higher
MonitorBankRates.com
The record low Fed Funds rate has also forced deposit account rates and mortgage rates to record lows as well. Low mortgage rates have been a blessing to
Housing market in fragile reboundmsnbc.com
Well, That's The End Of The Good News On HousingThe Business Insider

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S&P Downgrades Five Mortgage Insurers – National Underwriter Property And Casualty Insurance News

S&P Downgrades Five Mortgage Insurers
National Underwriter Property And Casualty Insurance News
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on five US mortgage
Mortgage insurers surge on housing dataMarketWatch
Mortgage Insurers Soar After Strong Housing DataWall Street Journal
PMI restructures certain policies, gets $51 mln benefitReuters
PR Newswire (press release) -Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area -BloggingStocks (blog)
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We’ll Soon See Whether Mortgage Bonds Can Stand On Their Own – Wall Street Journal


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We'll Soon See Whether Mortgage Bonds Can Stand On Their Own
Wall Street Journal
The Federal Reserve's $1.25 trillion program to purchase mortgage-backed securities, considered the most critical support, will draw to a close in the first
Mortgage-Bond Yields Jump to 4-Month High, Boosting Loan RatesBloomberg
New Mortgage Program Offered To PA ResidentsWHAG
Fannie Mae RedemptionRTT News (press release)
Financial Times -Trading Markets (press release) -Chicago Tribune
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S&P Downgrades Five Mortgage Insurers – Seekingalpha.com

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services downgraded credit ratings of five U.S. mortgage insurers on Tuesday as losses of these mortgage insurers were bigger than S&P’s expectations. The rating agency also expects that unemployment will continue to rise …

MBA: Mortgage Applications Hit Lowest Levels In Two Months – RTT News

(RTTNews) – Despite mortgage interest rates remaining below the psychological tipping point of five percent, mortgage applications sunk to their lowest levels in two months last week. The housing market had seen a boost in activity since the Obama …

Freddie Mac sheds mortgage assets, delinquencies up – Reuters

Freddie Mac sheds mortgage assets, delinquencies up
Reuters
N) mortgage investment portfolio shrank in November while the rate of delinquencies on the loans in guarantees escalated, the US home funding company said
Freddie Mac Delinquencies Rise AgainWall Street Journal
Freddie Mac Monthly Volume Summary: November 2009PR Newswire (press release)
Freddie Mac Reports Monthly Volume Summary For November 2009 – Quick FactsRTT News

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U.K. Mortgage Lending Picks Up – Wall Street Journal


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U.K. Mortgage Lending Picks Up
Wall Street Journal
LONDON — Net mortgage lending by UK banks in November picked up from a month earlier, while consumers continue to pay down debt and
Mortgage Approvals More Than Double In NovemberNew York Times
U.K. mortgage loans hold up, unsecured loans dipMarketWatch
Mortgage approvals reach two-year highguardian.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk -RTT News -The Press Association
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