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12/31/2009 1:42 PM
The year ends with mortgage rates just over 5%, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac [[FRE]]. According to Freddie’s weekly survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.14% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Dec. 31. The rate is up from last week’s 5.05% and from the same last year when it averaged [...]


12/31/2009 11:06 AM
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) removed the 1% origination fee cap on loans insured by the Federal Housing Agency (FHA), according a mortgagee letter sent out this week. HUD made the change to remain consistent with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), which will require mortgage lenders to disclose to borrowers [...]


12/31/2009 10:28 AM
The end of the year is upon us — and what a year it’s been! Here’s a look at the top 5 most-read stories from HW this year. A Game of Credit Cost Smoke and Mirrors at Wells Fargo? Paul Jackson, April 9, 2009 This story about potential lurking credit costs at WFC caught the collective imagination of [...]


12/31/2009 10:11 AM
Home prices in the UK climbed 5.9% in 2009, according to a report from the Nationwide Building Society. The average price of a home in the UK landed at £162,103 ($257,105) to end the year with an 8.9% rebound from their lowest point in February 2009, according to Martin Gahbauer, Nationwide’s chief economist. Prices in the UK [...]


12/31/2009 9:43 AM
The U.S. taxpayer now owns a majority interest in GMAC Financial Services, which this week received a capital infusion of $3.79bn from the US Treasury Department. The latest government-led effort to bolster GMAC’s capital base comes as part of a year-end effort to close a capital shortfall, per government stress tests conducted in May 2009. The [...]

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