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		<title>US Government Sues Banks Over Failing Home Mortgages</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2011/09/02/us-government-sues-banks-over-failing-home-mortgages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government announced their plans to sue the country&#8217;s biggest banks, along with a few other financial institutions for violating federal and state laws in the sale of mortgage securities. Among the 17 institutions targeted by the lawsuits were Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JP Morgan Chase &#38; Co., Goldman Sachs. Securities of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Bans Lenders from Paying YSP to Mortgage brokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve announced that they were banning mortgage lenders from paying bonuses to brokers for higher interest rate sold to the lender. The change is among several announced by the Federal Reserve, which has been criticized for failing to rein in high-risk lending during the housing boom.  The Federal Reserve on Monday approved a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed to Keep Mortgage Rates Low</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/08/11/fed-to-keep-mortgage-rates-low/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed Reserve&#8217;s announcement yesterday moved the mortgage markets.  Industry insiders continue to brace for the feared double dip recession.  Many analysts that aren&#8217;t in Obama&#8217;s pocket believe the economy will take another dip. The housing sector is pretty flat and there are many regions that are in desperate need of some good news.  Consumer bankruptcies in the U.S. continue to [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
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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>California Mortgage Brokers Get Criminal Checks Yet Banks Are Exempt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One would think after the recent mortgage debacle and housing crisis that the government would really want to implement mortgage loan reform that closed the “loop holes” to significantly reduce the foreclosures and loan defaults that have been costing U.S. tax-payers billions of dollars each year.  California mortgage brokers face closer scrutiny as the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Loan Applications Decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of home loan applications in the U.S. for home purchases fell to a 13 1/2-year low last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported yesterday, in a further sign of the slump in home buying since a federal tax credit concluded at the end of April.  There have been fears for months that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prime-Rated Mortgage Loan Security Delinquencies Increase</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/14/prime-rated-mortgage-loan-security-delinquencies-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Fitch Ratings serious delinquencies of U.S. prime-rated residential mortgages rose in June from May, the 37th-straight month of sequential gains, though Alt-A and subprime mortgages extended a recent trend of declines.   While noting the continued drops are &#8220;noteworthy,&#8221; the portion of borrowers who had been current in the prior month but fell behind&#8211;or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA Mortgage Volume Drops</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/08/fha-mortgage-volume-drops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FHA Loan Guide published an article indicating that FHA originations decreased slightly in May. The government report showed that FHA loan closings dropped 3% in May from April’s volume.  FHA loan companies originated $22.3 billion of FHA loans for single-family homes in May.  Almost 72% of the 124,750 FHA loan approvals went to borrowers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo Announces Nearly 4000 Layoffs in Consumer Finance Unit</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/08/wells-fargo-announces-nearly-4000-layoffs-in-consumer-finance-unit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/08/wells-fargo-announces-nearly-4000-layoffs-in-consumer-finance-unit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo Announced Thursday that it would no longer originate subprime home loans and were closing their finance division that specialized in those higher risked loans. ]]></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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