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MORTGAGE BROKER NEWS

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Announce Ban on Foreclosures Until Jan. 2009

Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac revealed Thursday afternoon they will work to keep Americans in their homes, announcing a suspension on foreclosures starting Nov. 26, 2008 until Jan. 9, 2009. The two companies said no evictions will...(read more)

Treasury's Paulson Urges Bipartisan Effort to Restore Market Stability

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday the Treasury's priority is restoring stability and repairing capital markets, but that market recovery will take some time. He urged further efforts to find solutions that aren't reckless. "Clearly...(read more)

HUD Modifies HOPE Program to Assist More Borrowers

On Wednesday the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced changes to the HOPE for Homeowners Program (H4H) to help more distressed homeowners refinance into affordable, government-backed mortgages. HUD hopes that the changes will enable...(read more)

Mortgage Rates Ease Lower

Mortgage rates drifted downward for the third consecutive week according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended November 20. All of the rates tracked by the survey are now below the averages of one year ago...(read more)

NAR Commercial Leading Indicator Weakens, Projecting Further Declines

A leading indicator for the U.S. commercial real estate market continued decelerating for the fifth consecutive quarter on Thursday, with all components of the index lower in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR)....(read more)

S&P 500 Falls to Lowest Since 2003

Economic worries and concern about an automaker bailout hammered equity markets on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to its lowest since 2003 . The bulk of the selloff came after the Federal Reserve released pessimistic growth forecasts and expressed...(read more)

Treasury's Kashkari Says ABS Market Looks Promising for TARP

The asset-backed securities market appears to be promising for the TARP program, said TARP co-ordinator Neel Kashkari in a speech on Wednesday. Targeting the ABS market will help bring down interest rates on automobile purchases, student loans and credit...(read more)