zillow — Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace Android App, which provides personalized loan quotes, lender ratings, real-time mortgage rates and mortgage calculators all in one place. We first brought Zillow Mortgage Marketplace to mobile in June 2011 with the launch of Zillow’s first mortgage app on...
latimes — California has until Monday to share in a multi-state deal with banks to obtain mortgage relief and reforms. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, who walked away from talks last year, says the door remains open.With a Monday deadline at hand, California officials have resumed direct talks with the Obama administration about...
latimes — A reverse mortgage would enable an 82-year-old woman who needs cash to tap the substantial equity in her home.Dear Liz: My healthy and active 82-year-old mother is faced with having to sell her home this year because she's running out of money. She has lived a very minimal lifestyle...
business.time — President Obama held a rally yesterday in Falls Church, Virginia, where he provided more details concerning his plan, mentioned briefly in his state of the union speech, to stabilize the housing market. The centerpiece of the plan is a new program that would expand HARP to many homeowners whose loans...
money.cnn — In a case stemming from the mortgage meltdown that led to the financial crisis, a former bond trader has pleaded guilty to charges that he overstated the prices of debt while working at Credit Suisse in 2007 and 2008.
latimes — The White House hopes to help millions of homeowners lower their monthly mortgage bill with a $5 billion to $10 billion plan to set up a streamlined refinancing program for people who are current on their payments.
money.cnn — Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it's a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren't exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That's where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers...
ca.finance.yahoo — By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - A federal limit on the amount of loans Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is allowed to insure could lead to stricter lending conditions and a cooling of the housing market, ...
zillow — Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.72 percent, down from 3.82 percent at this same time last week. On Jan. 17, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 3.69 percent – the lowest rate reported since...
bottomline.msnbc.msn — How much residents of each state owe on their mortgages is an interesting statistic. For the most part, residents of the states with the highest average mortgage debt are not in trouble.
bottomline.msnbc.msn — Home prices have fallen by a third since the 2006, creating tremendous bargains for home buyers. Mortgage rates are at rock-bottom lows, making houses more affordable than they have been in decades.
latimes — A team of attorneys, agents and analysts will try to speed up existing federal and state probes and launch new ones into the highly risky mortgage-backed securities that fell apart.The Obama administration's new effort to investigate the causes of the nation's mortgage meltdown will focus on coordinating the often overlapping...
bottomline.msnbc.msn — In the Wild West of the ongoing mortgage mess, there’s a new sheriff in town. And he’s not handing "Get Out of Jail Free" cards in return for a $25 billion check.
lansner.ocregister — What’s happening with mortgage rates? We’ve asked Jeff Lazerson, of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel, to give us his weekly take … NEWS SUMMARY: From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey the average 30-year fixed loan jumped .10 percentage points to 3.98 percent with a cost of 0.7 point. Eighth week in a...
msnbc.msn — More and more, homeowners say that mortgages they thought were dead and buried are springing back to life, sometimes haunting them all the way into foreclosure.
latimes — Calif. Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris' office has called a proposed $25-billion settlement with the nation’s mortgage industry “inadequate.”
bottomline.msnbc.msn — The deal may may help resolve some of the thornier legal issues surrounding the mortgage mess. It will do little to stop the ongoing wave of home foreclosures.
latimes — The nation's five largest mortgage lenders have agreed to overhaul their industry after deceptive foreclosure practices drove homeowners out of their homes, government officials said Monday.
latimes — On loans they own or have securitized, Fannie and Freddie are directing servicers to suspend or reduce monthly payments when a borrower can show a job loss.If you have lost a job and are in danger of falling behind on mortgage payments, here's some potentially important news: The two largest...
zillow — Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.69 percent, down from 3.71 percent at this same time last week. This represents the lowest rate reported since Zillow Mortgage Marketplace launched in April 2008. The previous low was...
ca.finance.yahoo — By The Canadian Press TORONTO - Some of Canada's biggest banks are advertising promotional ultra-low mortgage rates as the battle for customers intensifies amid a drop-off in consumer borrowing. The Bank ...
zillow — Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.71 percent, down from 3.73 percent at this same time last week. This represents the lowest rate reported since Zillow Mortgage Marketplace launched in April 2008. The previous low was...
