Regulators set new subprime loan standards
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Bank regulators issued new standards for subprime mortgage lending on Friday that includes several new consumer protections.
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VIENNA, Virginia  - The head of the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision told Reuters on Friday that federal regulators will issue by the end of next week a final version of subprime lending standards for borrowers with weak credit.
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The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.
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The crisis in the 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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Federal bank regulators, worried about a surge in defaults on high-risk home mortgages, on Friday called on lenders to exercise caution in making subprime loans and closely evaluate borrowers' ability to repay them.
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U.S. bank regulators issued new standards for subprime mortgage lending Friday that includes several new consumer protections.
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New mortgage accelerator loans promise faster debt repayment.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho  - As regulators in Washington hammer out a final directive on how the mortgage industry should provide hybrid products, state regulators say the regulation must also address the ability of borrowers to repay loans on their homes.
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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday considered new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has finalized a rule that will require the nation&#39;s two largest housing finance companies to increase their purchase of mortgages for low- and moderate-income families and underserved communities.
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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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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed a much stricter set of rules for mortgage lenders as part of the central bank's effort to avert abusive lending.
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Lenders will have to confirm that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making a loan under protections proposed by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, following defaults and losses on U.S. subprime mortgages this year.
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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 Securities and Exchange  Commission is investigating how banks, credit rating firms and  lenders valued and disclosed complex mortgage-backed securities  that ultimately led to the subprime crisis, a top agency  enforcer said on Saturday.
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The top Republican on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a national registry and set new standards for mortgage originators in response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
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Banking regulators on Friday completed guidelines that call on lenders to strictly evaluate borrowers' ability to repay home loans.