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		<title>Did First Time Home Buyers Benefit from Tax Credit?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2011/05/19/did-first-time-home-buyers-benefit-from-tax-credit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 23:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government&#8217;s recent $8,000 cash incentive for first-time home buyers has proved even more costly for recipients than for taxpayers, according to data released Monday. The first time home buyers tax credit was sold by realtors and loan officer as a “no brainer”, but since then some financial advisors are questioning whether or not it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brokers Challenge Loan Officer Compensation Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loan officer compensation rules continue to be challenged as the mortgage industry groups gear up for a battle with the U.S. government.  Two groups representing mortgage brokers and other real estate industry professionals have filed suit against federal regulators over new rules governing loan officer compensation that are scheduled to take effect April 1. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Home Mortgage News</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/12/21/more-home-mortgage-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mortgage Bankers Association continues to report that interest rates are all over the map.  Home mortgage news has been focusing on interest rates rising and foreclosure proceedures being rectified. Is home financing available?  Yes. Mortgage brokers and mortgage bankers have access to a multitude of lenders and money is available. Also, interest rates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Financial Reform Bill Flawed?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/28/is-the-financial-reform-bill-flawed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much to the surprise of many pundits, the recently signed Financial Reform Bill did not outline guidelines for regulators to begin crafting the future of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.  Although this was viewed as an oversight by most, it was the right move because it will allow our political and financial leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Loan Applications Decline</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/16/home-loan-applications-decline/</link>
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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>Mortgage Rates Could Rise</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/12/mortgage-rates-could-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the benchmark mortgage rates were pressured higher by a modest rally in stocks,  consumer borrowing costs held their ground and went into the weekend only a few basis points more expensive versus the previous Friday.  As a result we are seeing the best  30-year fixed conventional mortgage rates in a range between  4.375 and 4.625% . [...]]]></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 Lead Generation Improving for Brokers and Lending Companies</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/05/mortgage-lead-generation-improving-for-brokers-and-lending-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/05/mortgage-lead-generation-improving-for-brokers-and-lending-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLV cited news sources like the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Lead Planet for the loan application statistics and mortgage lead data.]]></description>
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		<title>FHA and VA Get Exemptions in Finance Reform Bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/01/fha-and-va-get-exemptions-in-finance-reform-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mortgagerelatednews.com/index.php/2010/07/01/fha-and-va-get-exemptions-in-finance-reform-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frances Mae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report from the American Banker, the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs were awarded exemptions in the finance reform bill that passed last week.  From a loan origination perspective, VA and FHA lenders would be getting an unfair advantage. The reality is that in today’s mortgage market loan companies [...]]]></description>
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