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»» Installment Loans: Deceptive with Triple-Digit Rates
»» Many Homebuyers Don’t Know Mortgage Basics
»» Mortgage Late-Pays Up; Fewer Foreclosures
»» U.S. Widens Review of Auto Lenders, ‘Add-Ons’
»» U.S. Auto, Truck Sales Surge as Loans Get Longer
»» Several States Respond to Violations of National Mortgage Settlement
»» IFR Checks Cashed $2B; NMS Checks Mailed: 0
»» Rust: 96,000 IFR Check Recipients Underpaid
»» First NMS Payments Pushed Back to 'Mid-2013'
»» June 25 Deadline in Wells Fargo Biased-Lending Case
»» Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley to Send $247M
»» Democrats Push for IFR ‘Independent Monitor’
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»» Engineering Colleges Offer Best Return on Cost
»» Florida OKs Online Degrees, Pushes Lower Fees
»» Student Loan Debtors Retreat from Markets
»» IBR Makes Repaying Student Loans Easier
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»» Home Builders: Thin Inventories Spur ‘Sense of Urgency’
»» Home Prices See Biggest Annual Gain Since May 2006
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»» Homeownership Rate at 65%, Lowest Since 3Q 1995
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»» Tight Inventories Favor Home Sellers
»» New Home Sales See Best Quarter Since 2008
»» Obama’s Mortgage-Mod Defaults ‘Alarming’
»» 401(k), IRA Fees are Eating Away at Your Savings
»» FHA to Require $943M in First-Ever Bailout
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»» Lawmakers Seek Updates on Payouts, Assistance
»» IFR Payouts Mostly in $500 to $6,000 Range
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Consumer Finance Reform
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Mortgage Insurers Agree to End Kickbacks to Lenders
Four U.S. mortgage insurers will pay $15.4 million in penalties and end the practice of providing millions of dollars…
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Discriminatory Auto Lending Will Draw Lawsuits, U.S. Agency Warns
The financing arms of auto dealerships are exempt from the rule-making authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but…
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CFPB Preps New, Stricter Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
Under proposed rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, non-bank servicers of student loans will be subject to audits…
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U.S. Officials Eye Role of Big Banks in Online Payday Lending
Federal and state officials are looking at the role big U.S. banks are playing in Internet-based payday lending in…
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U.S. Agency to Banks, Servicers: Protect Consumers When Transferring Mortgages
When handing over the processing of loans, mortgage servicers "should not lose paperwork, lose track of a homeowner’s loss…
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Agency Eyes College-Bank Partnerships on Debit Cards, Student Accounts
The growing partnerships between financial institutions and colleges that produce campus debit cards and school-affiliated bank accounts are being…
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Good Riddance 'Dual-Tracking': Homeowners Get New Foreclosure Protections
The dreaded practice by mortgage servicers of simultaneously working with borrowers to keep them in their homes while moving…
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Student Loans: House Democrats Decry Market-Based Rate Plan
Republicans are siding with President Obama. Democrats are opposing both. The fight over controlling student loan interest rates is making for strange politics as the July 1 deadline approaches for the doubling ...
U.S. Agency Targets Texas Builder in Mortgage Kickbacks Case
In taking action against a Texas builder, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is demonstrating its new authority over a federal law that aims to rein in any fees or kickbacks from referring real estate ...
New Housing is ‘Juice’ for Economic Recovery, Freddie Mac Says
The new outlook for housing this month from Freddie Mac puts it succinctly: New home construction is the juice for economic recovery.
Questions regarding the housing recovery’s sustainability remain. But the ...
FHA Tries to Undo $5B Hit from Reverse-Mortgage HECM Program
The Federal Housing Administration has lost about $5 billion from its reverse mortgage program and needs to make changes to preserve the increasingly risky option for senior homeowners.
Housing officials told members ...
Home Prices Projected to Rise 3.9% (Annualized) Over 5 Years
After a dizzying year of home price gains in 2012, the housing market is poised to cool down somewhat nationally as prices are projected to rise 2.5 percent this year — but at a 3.9 percent annualized rate ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for 2nd Week; 30-Year at 3.51%
Fixed-rate mortgages increased for a second straight week, following higher U.S. Treasury bond yields and more positive economic news, said Freddie Mac.
The 30-year fixed rate jumped from 3.41 percent last week ...
Oklahoma’s Own Mortgage Settlement Trumps National Pact’s Payouts
The $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement was reached early last year between the five big banks and 49 state attorneys general, but it seems that the lone holdout — Oklahoma — is drawing bigger payouts ...
Subaru Forester Beats Popular Rivals in New Crash Test, IIHS Says
The most popular, small crossover SUVs couldn’t compete with the Subaru Forester and the Mitsubishi Outlander in the newest front crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The IIHS ...
Home Builders: Thin Inventories Spur ‘Sense of Urgency’ from Buyers
Builder confidence in the housing market for single-family homes surged this month as urgency is creeping into low-inventory, high-demand areas.
The index from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells ...
Feds Earn Exxon-Like Profit from Student Loan Interest Rates
It’s not exactly news that the government, the Department of Education to be exact, is raking in lofty profits from student loan interest rates and making good on collecting from those who default on federal ...
Consumer Finance Reform
-
Mortgage Insurers Agree to End Kickbacks to Lenders
Four U.S. mortgage insurers will pay $15.4 million in penalties and end the practice of providing millions of dollars…
-
Discriminatory Auto Lending Will Draw Lawsuits, U.S. Agency Warns
The financing arms of auto dealerships are exempt from the rule-making authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but…
-
CFPB Preps New, Stricter Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
Under proposed rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, non-bank servicers of student loans will be subject to audits…
-
U.S. Officials Eye Role of Big Banks in Online Payday Lending
Federal and state officials are looking at the role big U.S. banks are playing in Internet-based payday lending in…
-
U.S. Agency to Banks, Servicers: Protect Consumers When Transferring Mortgages
When handing over the processing of loans, mortgage servicers "should not lose paperwork, lose track of a homeowner’s loss…
-
Agency Eyes College-Bank Partnerships on Debit Cards, Student Accounts
The growing partnerships between financial institutions and colleges that produce campus debit cards and school-affiliated bank accounts are being…
-
Good Riddance 'Dual-Tracking': Homeowners Get New Foreclosure Protections
The dreaded practice by mortgage servicers of simultaneously working with borrowers to keep them in their homes while moving…
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The Very Latest in All Categories
Student Loans: House Democrats Decry Market-Based Rate Plan
Republicans are siding with President Obama. Democrats are opposing both. The fight over controlling student loan interest rates is making for strange politics as the July 1 deadline approaches for the doubling ...
U.S. Agency Targets Texas Builder in Mortgage Kickbacks Case
In taking action against a Texas builder, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is demonstrating its new authority over a federal law that aims to rein in any fees or kickbacks from referring real estate ...
New Housing is ‘Juice’ for Economic Recovery, Freddie Mac Says
The new outlook for housing this month from Freddie Mac puts it succinctly: New home construction is the juice for economic recovery.
Questions regarding the housing recovery’s sustainability remain. But the ...
FHA Tries to Undo $5B Hit from Reverse-Mortgage HECM Program
The Federal Housing Administration has lost about $5 billion from its reverse mortgage program and needs to make changes to preserve the increasingly risky option for senior homeowners.
Housing officials told members ...
Home Prices Projected to Rise 3.9% (Annualized) Over 5 Years
After a dizzying year of home price gains in 2012, the housing market is poised to cool down somewhat nationally as prices are projected to rise 2.5 percent this year — but at a 3.9 percent annualized rate ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for 2nd Week; 30-Year at 3.51%
Fixed-rate mortgages increased for a second straight week, following higher U.S. Treasury bond yields and more positive economic news, said Freddie Mac.
The 30-year fixed rate jumped from 3.41 percent last week ...
Oklahoma’s Own Mortgage Settlement Trumps National Pact’s Payouts
The $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement was reached early last year between the five big banks and 49 state attorneys general, but it seems that the lone holdout — Oklahoma — is drawing bigger payouts ...
Subaru Forester Beats Popular Rivals in New Crash Test, IIHS Says
The most popular, small crossover SUVs couldn’t compete with the Subaru Forester and the Mitsubishi Outlander in the newest front crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The IIHS ...
Home Builders: Thin Inventories Spur ‘Sense of Urgency’ from Buyers
Builder confidence in the housing market for single-family homes surged this month as urgency is creeping into low-inventory, high-demand areas.
The index from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells ...
Feds Earn Exxon-Like Profit from Student Loan Interest Rates
It’s not exactly news that the government, the Department of Education to be exact, is raking in lofty profits from student loan interest rates and making good on collecting from those who default on federal ...
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