Fed to Unveil Home Mortgage Plan
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WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve plan being unveiled Tuesday would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against shady lending practices.
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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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WASHINGTON - Americans may be disappointed the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut won't translate into lower monthly mortgage payments and a revival of the housing market.
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The Federal Reserve endorsed new rules Tuesday that would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against shady lending practices.
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The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday a public hearing on potential new rules to curb abusive home mortgage lending practices would cover prepayment penalties, low documentation loans and consideration of borrowers' repayment abilities.
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The Bush administration and six large mortgage lenders unveiled a plan yesterday to offer some homeowners facing foreclosure 30-day reprieves to work out alternatives.
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Stock futures signaled a surge on Wall Street at the open on Friday as investors bet President Bush would unveil a plan to help subprime mortgage borrowers and loosen credit conditions that have rattled financial markets for six weeks.
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Freddie Mac  is set to propose  to its management and regulators that it be allowed to create  and sell bonds backed by multifamily mortgages, a move that  would help it expand into apartment financing, The Wall Street  Journal reported on Monday.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday will propose 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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Bank regulators have agreed on new  standards for subprime mortgage loans and are prepared to  release it Friday, several sources familiar with the matter  said Thursday.
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The proposal by federal regulators comes as subprime mortgages have come under stress and scrutiny.
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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 Federal Reserve Board said on  Friday it has scheduled an open board meeting on December 18 to  discuss proposed rule changes on mortgage lending to address  unfair and deceptive lending practices.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected  to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest  rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy  from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.
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U.S. lenders would have to determine  that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making the loan  under a Federal Reserve staff proposal on new regulations  released on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers are widely expected to raise interest rates to their highest level in three years when they meet Wednesday.
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Six of the biggest US banks are expected to announce plans to offer more help to those struggling with mortgages.