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- Lawmakers set new mortgage bankruptcy bill (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to stem foreclosures by allowing bankruptcy judges to erase some mortgage debt will be introduced by Congressional Democrats on Tuesday, and hopes are high that it will pass after a similar plan failed last year.
- NY Fed begins purchasing mortgage securities (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday it has begun purchasing mortgage-backed securities in an effort to bolster the battered housing market.
- Fed starts program of purchases of mortgage securities (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Federal Reserve said Monday it began buying troubled mortgage securities through investment managers, kicking off a program expected to spend up to 500 billion dollars to ease a credit crisis.
- Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as efforts by the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand.
- New York Fed Begins Purchases of Agency Mortgage Debt (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York started buying mortgage-backed securities today as part of a $500 billion program to support the U.S. housing market.
- You'll need a 40% deposit, mortgage-hunters are warned (Daily Mail: World News)
A quarter of mortgage deals are available only to borrowers with a 40 per cent deposit, it has been revealed.
- 2 NY mortgage firms agree to restitution (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Two New York mortgage brokerage firms have agreed to pay $665,000 in restitution after it was found that they charged higher fees to black and Hispanic borrowers.
- Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand. Securities initially rated AAA and backed by prime- jumbo mortgages with five years of fixed rates climbed 5 cents on the dollar in December to 75 cents, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. data.
- Cuomo: Firms settle mortgage discrimination charges (Newsday)
Two mortgage brokerages have agreed to pay $665,000 in restitution to settle allegations they charged about 455 black and Latino borrowers higher fees than white borrowers with comparable circumstances, the state attorney general said Monday.
- NY Fed Begins Buying Mortgage Securities (TheStreet.com)
The Fed will start purchasing mortgage-backed securities from Fannie and Freddie as part of a new plan.
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