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Mortgage Broker Accused of Down Payment Scheme

A Phoenix area mortgage broker is being sued over allegedly manipulating FHA down payment requirements. The Lending Company, Wells Fargo Funding and RJ Reynolds are all named as defendants in the class action suit.

FHA Streamline Loan Requirements

If you have an existing FHA loan on your primary residence and a fairly good credit score, you may be able to take advantage of the FHA Streamlined Refinancing Program, which eliminates many of the complex steps involved in a typical FHA refinance.   No appraisal is required as long as the borrower reduces their payment by 5 percent, which [...]

Tracking HARP and Other Programs in Arizona

This revamped version of the Home Affordable Refinancing Plan shows promise for helping seriously underwater homeowners in Arizona.  Read more…

Mortgage Principal Reduction Gains Support

According to an article in USA Today, the U.S. Government’s push for principal forgiveness on Fannie  Mae and Freddie Mac home loans seems to be gaining traction.

Phoenix Area Duo Plead Guilty To Mortgage Fraud

A pair of Valley residents plead guilty on Monday to conspiring to commit multiple-transaction mortgage fraud, a case valued at $5.3 million.

Mortgage and Refinance Activity Continue Slide

Information from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows a continued slide in mortgage applications. Although applications for loans to purchase a home are up, refinancing applications are down.

Fannie and Freddie Mull Mortgage Write-Downs

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are mulling over the possibility of reducing the amount of principal homeowners owe on their home loans. Homeowners who would qualify would need to meet certain hardship criteria. Critics say the principal write-downs would fall to taxpayers.

Mortgage Rates Dip Again

According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates continue to fall, making the rate on a 30 year fixed loan nearly a percentage point lower than a year ago.

Fannie and BOA Bickering

It seems Fannie Mae has stopped doing business with Bank of America. Or is it the other way around? In any event, it seems the two are severing their relationship.

Obama Pushes Ahead With Phasing Out of Fannie and Freddie

President Obama seems determined to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and he has the support of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

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