Tag Archives: Mortgage Bankers Association

H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform Act Moves Through House

Image via Wikipedia

Mortgage reform is hip and cool in a Congress that wants to be seen by constituents as “agents of change.” And change we are going to get–this will fundamentally reshape how mortgage brokers and lenders do business. I guess the most interesting story line in this is the tentative acceptance being handed out [...]

Read full storyComments { 9 }

Mortgage News You Should Read – 2009-05-01

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

Update on H.R. 1728: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
H.R. 1728 has left the House Financial Services Community and is headed to the floor of the House of Representatives, next week. Several in the mortgage industry are cautioning the impacts it will have on the mortgage lending:
In testimony Thursday before [...]

Read full storyComments { 0 }

Quiet Demise of Warehouse Lending, Independent Mortgage Brokers, and Local Lending?

Image via Wikipedia

Ever wonder why the government and consumers never saw the mortgage meltdown coming? Meanwhile, experienced mortgage bankers like Bill Dallas were closing up shop (Ownit Mortgage-December 7, 2006). As it was in late 2006, sometimes the nuances and intricacies of how mortgages are actually financed can escape the comprehension of consumers, media, politicians, [...]

Read full storyComments { 0 }