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		<title>Fannie Mae CEO Quits</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2012/01/10/fannie-mae-ceo-quits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael J. Williams, the CEO who was hired to help Fannie Mae find the road to financial recovery in 2009 announced he was stepping down, step down as its CEO. Williams says he will continue as CEO and as a director until a successor is found. &#8220;I decided the time is right to turn over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Mortgage Fees to Fund the Payroll Tax Cut</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frances Mae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, it seems politicians will go to great lengths for Obama’s reelection campaign as they are now moving to fund the payroll tax cuts by taxing future government mortgages. It’s hard to believe that with the social security well running dry that we would slash the payroll taxes that actually fund it, but then to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Affordable Refinance Revived</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2011/11/08/home-affordable-refinance-revived/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a year of talking about the U.S. government stepping in again to help revive the housing sector, the HARP mortgage breathed new life as the Obama Administration rolled out there plane to expand the Home Affordable Refinance Program.  When the HARP mortgage program was initially rolled out, it was very difficult to find a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Tightens Mortgage Lending Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/11/28/fannie-mae-tightens-mortgage-lending-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that lenders have tightened Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHA guidelines in 2010.  Fannie Mae has made it clear that they will continue to require more from borrowers in 2011.  Fannie Mae is getting tougher on debt-to-income ratios, or the amount of a borrower’s gross monthly income that goes toward paying off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fueling Mortgage Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street insiders continue to discuss the future mortgage bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Home foreclosures and mortgage defaults continue to mount, even as FHA mortgage rates have fallen below 4% on fixed rate 30-year terms.  Home mortgage refinancing applications are up starkly from the previous quarter, but the mortgage crisis deepens.  Another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conventional Mortgages Rebounding</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/09/14/conventional-mortgages-rebounding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates crept up slightly last week, but demand continues to be strong for homeowners seeking a refinance loan.  According to Colorado mortgage lender, Shawn Downs who founded Downs Financial Inc., “The mortgage industry has certainly seen better days, but at the end of the day conventional lenders are very good at underwriting mortgages to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Obama Mortgage Relief Gone Too Far?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/14/obama-mortgage-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration funded the Home Affordable Refinance Program, Home Affordable Modification Program, Hope for Homeowners and now the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program.  Most of these tax-payer funded mortgage-bailout programs failed miserably.  However, the Home Affordable Refinance Program,initiatve did help underwater homeowners with 125% mortgage refinancing , but only a small percentage of homeowners met th Fannie Mae and Freddie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency Homeowner Loan Program</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/11/emergency-homeowner-loan-program/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/11/emergency-homeowner-loan-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word on the finance street is that the Federal government will soon announce the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program.  The latest round mortgage bail-outs from the Obama Administration is said to be focused on aiding homeowners who have under-water mortgages.  According to CNNMoney, the Obama administration pledged another $3 billion in additional funds available to assist distressed homeowners in a foreclosure prevention effort. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Offers Home Loan Advice</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/03/fannie-mae-offers-home-loan-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/03/fannie-mae-offers-home-loan-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many homeowners are confused by mortgage relief opportunities today, as home refinancing and loan modification offers are being promoted on the TV and airwaves.  Homeowners who are struggling to make mortgage loan payments now have a new place to turn for information on home loan programs that could help. Mortgage giant Fannie Mae has just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Activity Slowing Despite Record Low Home Loan Rates</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/06/mortgage-activity-slowing-despite-record-low-home-loan-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/06/mortgage-activity-slowing-despite-record-low-home-loan-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 has been a roller coaster ride for mortgage professionals because interest rates have been low but consumers are slower to do anything because of our sluggish economy.  Record low home mortgage rates have done nothing to stop a renewed housing slide, as new home sales fell to record lows in May and both mortgage [...]]]></description>
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