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Real Estate News & Commentary by Chris McLaughlin, December 17, 2009

*** Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mclaughlinchris *** Join my Fan Page: http://www.mclaughlinchris.com **************** “New Funding Strategy Closes More Short Sales and REO Flips Than Ever Before… and Complies with Bank Seasoning Rules.” Think of it! Our new funding strategy will get more of your deals done than ever before. Ever had a same day closing blow up on the closing day?  Run into Bank of America’s 30 day holding period?  Come learn about the most... Read Full Story

Try, Try Again

President Barack Hussein Obama is back on the attack against the banking industry, (which he blamed for his "inherited" economic woes) beseeching them to "help the economy" by restarting the very same practices that are responsible for the state in which we now languish. Incredibly, he reiterates the lies that helped get him elected, and no one in a position to effectively refute his nonsense has uttered a word. Near the end of the Bush 43 administration, our banking system nearly crashed... Read Full Story

Video: Today's Big Losers: FNM, FRE, TNL, ME, ASFI

Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are among Wednesday's big losers, each trading down more than 10%, after a report from The New York Post saying the companies may need more money from the US Treasury before year end, as defaults and foreclosures continue to put pressure on the companies. The government already owns about 80% of each company, as of September of last year. Read Full Story

Ebook Federal Home Loan Bank Advances and Commercial Bank Portfolio Composition

Submitted by wulan on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 03:04 Business & Economics Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) represent an unusual intervention by the federal government into private capital markets. GSEs are financial institutions that are individually chartered by Congress, but owned by private shareholders (cooperative members or outside investors depending on the ownership arrangement). The Congressional charters, extraordinary ongoing interactions between these institutions and... Read Full Story

Barney Frank backs prepaying resolution fund: aide

From:  reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Barney Frank has changed his position and supports requiring large financial firms to make payments into a fund for unwinding troubled competitors before the money is needed, an aide said on Friday. The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee unveiled legislation this week that called for case-by-case funding of government actions after they are taken to resolve problems at distressed firms. Committee... Read Full Story

Mortgage giants struggle a year after takeover

From:  ap.org
A year after the near-collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants remain dependent on the government for survival and there is no end in sight. The companies, created by the government to ensure the availability of home loans, have tapped about $96 billion in government aid since they were seized a year ago this weekend. Without that money, the firms could have gone broke, leaving millions of people unable to get a mortgage. Many questions remain about Fannie and Freddie's... Read Full Story

NakedEmperorNews Flashback: 2004 Dem Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Scam Cover-Up

NakedEmperorNews Flashback, September 26, 2006: Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis. At a 2004 hearing see Democrat after Democrat covering up and attacking the regulations to protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (their Cash Cows) that are now destroying our economy because the Democrats let [...] Read Full Story

Condo Lending Restrictions, Aimed At Lowering Risk, Raise Ire

From:  investors.com
Despite steep price cuts, selling problems plague condominiums in the nascent rebound of residential real estate. Lenders are scrutinizing condo complexes and their homeowner associations like never before, real estate agents say, making it especially hard to get a condo mortgage. Without lending, condos sit unsold -- with some going into foreclosure -- or they sell to investors, who sometimes buy in bulk and typically rent out the units. But banks and mortgage backers don't like to lend... Read Full Story

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac could be split: report

From:  afp.com
The US government could split troubled state-backed mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and place the firms' toxic assets in a federal corporation, The Washington Post reported. The deal could allow the financial giants, long lynchpins of the US housing market, to move forward unconstrained by troubled assets -- easing still constricted credit markets with the hope of driving consumer spending. Together, the two firms back 40 percent of all US home loans. A "good bank, bad bank... Read Full Story

Crunch In Us Housing Credit – Www.quityloan.com

Crunch In US Housing Credit – www.quityloan.com Related Posts Preventing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Collapse; Credit Crunch & Equity Markets; Insight, Outlook For Philips 2q Earnings; Outlook For European Earnings; Global Economic Slowdown & Earnings Preventing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Collapse; Credit Crunch & Equity Markets; Insight, Outlook For Philips 2q Earnings; Outlook For European Earnings; Global Economic Slowdown & Earnings Preventing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Collapse; Credit... Read Full Story
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