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    Why is Freddie Mac reporting the lowest mortgage rates since 1971?

    Jun 24, 2010 by gws35 | Posted in Politics

    Didn't they learn anything from the 2008 meltdown?

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_o n_bi_ge/us_mortgage_rates
    Mortgage rates sink to lowest level on record
    "The average rate for 30-year fixed loans sank to 4.69

    Because Bernake is keeping the index rates and the short term rates artificially low.

    Once those rates return to normal, the mortgage rates will go up as well.

    Here's another little tid-bit. Inflation will go up too. Right

    JimSock | Jun 24, 2010

    They do not care Obama gave them our bankbook ....spend all you wish...
    Katerina | Jun 24, 2010

    Do lending institutions in the US really give higher mortgage rates based on the race of the applicants?

    Apr 08, 2008 by Dog | Posted in Renting & Real Estate

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080407/us_n m/usa_banks_lending_dc

    I don't doubt that more sub prime loans went to minority applicants, but isn't it based on their credit and finances?

    I've financed 2 homes over the last 5 years

    No.

    However, lending institutions do take into account various factors such as ratios of debt to income, net wealth, etc. They do this because those factors have been shown to have a relationship to how likely it is that the applicant

    enoriverbend | Apr 08, 2008

    No.

    However, lending institutions do take into account various factors such as ratios of debt to income, net wealth, etc. They do this because those factors have been shown to have a relationship to how likely it is that the applicant
    enoriverbend | Apr 08, 2008

    Can I lend money from a US bank at their lower interest rates for a home mortgage in Australia?

    Feb 21, 2008 by Shane | Posted in Renting & Real Estate


    You can probably find that banks in Australia can arrange foreign loans for you. They will take care of the details.

    Note that this is risky behavior. If the exchange rate goes the other way, then you can get f*cked up big time. How

    hangfire | Feb 21, 2008

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    US mortgage rates break record low

    18.05.12 There have been some positive signs in recent months. January and February made up the best winter for sales of previously occupied homes in five years. And builders are laying plans to construct more homes in 2012 than at any other point in the past 3 1/2 years. That suggests some see the housing market
    Source: Tulsa World

    Ally to Sell Non-US Units as ResCap Goes Bankrupt

    18.05.12 , The auto lender whose mortgage unit went bankrupt, may sell international car- finance and insurance operations to help repay a $17.2 billion U.S. bailout, Chief Executive Officer Michael Carpenter said.

    Ally is seeking to divest more than $30 billion of assets in Canada and Mexico as well as in Europe and South America, Carpenter said in an interview. The sales may allow Ally to repay two-thirds of the government rescue that left the U.S. Treasury Department with a “We recognize that the U.S. Treasury would like to get repaid, and this seems to us to be a great way to get from here to there.”


    Source: BusinessWeek

    Fitch downgrades GMAC mortgage's US residential servicer ratings

    18.05.12

    May 14 (Reuters) - NEW YORK, May 14 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. residential mortgage master servicer rating of GMAC-RFC, LLC (RFC) as follows: --U.S. residential master servicer rating downgraded to 'RMS4' from 'RMS3'. The rating downgrade is due to the bankruptcy filing by RFC's parent, Residential Capital LLC (ResCap), on May 14, 2012. Fitch had placed RFC's servicer rating on Rating Watch Negative on April 19, 2012. Fitch rates residential mortgage primary, master, and special servicers on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest rating. Within some of these rating levels, Fitch further differentiates ratings by plus (+) and minus (-) as well as the flat rating. For more information on Fitch's residential servicer rating program, please see Fitch's report 'U.S. Residential and Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria', dated Jan. 31, 2011, which is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com'. We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/


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    US Mortgage Rates Fall to Six-Week Low, Freddie Mac Says
    Bloomberg - Apr 28, 2011 US Mortgage Rates Fall to Six-Week Low, Freddie Mac Says US mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in six weeks, reducing borrowing costs for homebuyers as the housing market languishes. The average 30-year rate fell to 4.78 percent in the week ended today

    Adjustable rate mortgages rising up out of their slump
    NorthJersey.com - May 01, 2011 "When the mortgage market exploded and problems came to light, there was a time when people did not even want us to quote an ARM. That has changed," said Steve Hoogerhyde, executive vice president and chief lending officer at Clifton Savings Bank.

    U.S. mortgage activity slows down
    UPI.com - Apr 27, 2011 U.S. mortgage activity slows down UPI/Kevin Dietsch WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association said US mortgage activity decreased 5.6 percent in the week ending April 22, despite long-term interest rates falling. Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages

    Thank Ben Bernanke for keeping rates low
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - May 01, 2011 Thank Ben Bernanke for keeping rates low The Fed's policies have helped keep mortgage rates extremely low. The average 30-year fixed-rate loan now carries a 4.78 percent rate. Jim Condello, regional sales manager at M&T Bank and president of the Mortgage Bankers Association in Rochester,

    Today's Current Mortgage Rates for the Top Lenders on 4/27/2011
    LoanSafe - Apr 27, 2011 15-year fixed rates and 7-year ARMs decreased at Bank of America under their home purchase program, and 15-year fixed rates and5-year ARMs decreased under their refinance program. At US Bank, 20, 15 and FHA 15 year fixed loans decreased along with