Mortgage Lending's Benevolent Bureaucracy
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As defaults surge, the stodgy Federal Housing Administration proves its worth.
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Will this newfangled kind of mortgage help you buy a house?
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Many U.S. banks have made it harder for creditworthy borrowers to obtain a mortgage, according to a Federal Reserve survey released yesterday that underscored the spread of the credit crisis.
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Social-networking principles have spawned a lending marketplace that lets individuals make loans to almost anyone.
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Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least.
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At a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday, legislators and consumer advocates prodded federal banking regulators to move more quickly to put restrictions on non-traditional mortgage lending, because, they said, the new kinds of mortgages may place borrowers and lenders at financial risk.
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The new rules would force companies to show that customers can realistically afford their mortgages.
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âMaxed Outâ examines why the most vulnerable segment of society is victimized by the lending industry and finds a simple answer: Itâs obscenely profitable.
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Business & money: Mortgage lending rose to record levels last month as borrowers reacted to further interest rate rises.
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Investor's Business Daily - Cleveland Fed chief Sandra Pianalto said policymakers must try to &quot;preserve the benefits of financial innovation while protecting consumers from unfair and abusive practices.&quot; Such innovation has lowered costs for borrowers and given them a wider range of loan choices. But their interests may conflict with those of mortgage brokers, who are usually compensated only when a loan is made, Pianalto said.
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Legitimate mortgage lenders inadvertently support--and get tangled in--spam traps.
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With more than $1 trillion in subprime mortgages still outstanding, some fear the financial sector's troubles have only just begun
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The proposal by federal regulators comes as subprime mortgages have come under stress and scrutiny.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.
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The crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market has heightened tension between mortgage lenders and brokers who both hope to shape any laws aimed at stamping out dangerous loans.
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As the appetite for home loans soared, the apparent inability of lenders to spot suspicious transactions is puzzling to some.
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The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.