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Pending Home Sales Tumble 16 Percent in November January 5, 2010, ABC News via Reuters Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in November because of the end of a rush to beat the initial expiration of a popular tax credit...
Fannie, Freddie Suspend Foreclosures December 18, 2009, The Associated Press Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending foreclosures and evictions for about two weeks in a temporary break for borrowers during the holiday season...
What's Behind the Foreclosure Decrease November 12, 2009, U.S. News & World Report Even as the housing market continues to stagger, foreclosure filings in October declined for the third month in a row. Foreclosure filings were reported on 332...
About one hour after hearing from Secretary Shaun Donovan of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has seen loan volume skyrocket over the past year to account for about 24 percent of the mortgage origination market, a small group...
Treasury Plan to Deal With Toxic Assets Banks on Private Cash Wall Street Journal Noting that the U.S. financial system "is still working against economic recovery," the Treasury Department Monday revealed details of its plan to address toxic...
Battling to reverse the nation’s foreclosure fiasco, President Barack Obama today announced a $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan aimed at helping an estimated 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure. “The plan I’m announcing focuses...
Loan Modification Can Stop the Foreclosure Crisis Wall Street Journal January 30, 2009 This week the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation aimed at helping Americans keep their homes through bankruptcy. I introduced the Helping Families Save...
Battle lines are being drawn in New York’s real estate market, pitting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae against subprime lenders in New York. Last week, New York Governor David A. Patterson signed into law a subprime lending reform bill (S.8143-A/A.10817...