Posts Tagged ‘underwater’

Mortgage St Louis: Home Mortgage Applications Down

Friday, January 21st, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Principal Reduction and Loan Review: Mortgage Apps Are Down
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Principal Reduction

877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


Data from the Mortgage Banker’s Association shows home mortgage applications slumped last week as interest rates on 15- and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose for the first time in six weeks.

Seasonally adjusted index of mortgage applications, which includes both purchase and refinance loans, for the week ended October 15 decreased 10.5 percent.

The four-week moving average of mortgage applications, which smooths the volatile weekly figures, was up 0.4 percent.

Demand for home refinancing loans fell for the sixth time in seven weeks according to St Louis mortgage experts.

The MBA’s seasonally adjusted (more…)

St Louis Foreclosures: FBI Investigating Foreclosure Mess

Monday, January 17th, 2011


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Loan Audit News: FBI Looking At Foreclosure Fiasco
Stopping Foreclosures | Principal Reduction Program |
Home Loan Modification Programs | Loan Audit | Loan Review | Forensic Audits
877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


As much as the big banks want to end the mess and move on, the country NEEDS this mess to be over even more so. The problem is that it looks like it will be around for a while.

Attorney generals in all 50 states are jointly investigating whether lenders violated state laws according to St Louis principal reduction experts.

Lawyers for evicted homeowners as well as those facing foreclosure are preparing lawsuits (more…)

St Louis Mortgage: No Loan Modifications For Unemployed

Friday, December 10th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Loan Audit and Finance News: No Loan Modification Programs For The Jobless
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Principal Reduction Program |
877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


On November 1, 2010, new guidelines released by Fannie Mae will mean that unemployed homeowners cannot count jobless benefits as income when applying for mortgage loan modification programs on loans backed by Fannie Mae.

“We don’t want to set up borrowers to fail,” said Amy Bonitatibus, Fannie Mae spokeswoman.  Fannie Mae’s announcement broadens a ban already put in place from the Treasury Department.

In July, the agency quit allowing (more…)

St Louis Home Loan: New Bill May Help Short Sales

Sunday, November 21st, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Loan Audit News: NAR Hails Bill To Help Short Sales
Home Mortgage and Commercial Loans | Principal Reductions

877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


There are several ideas on Capitol Hill that are in the works that would help homeowners who are underwater with their mortgage find that relief may be  on the way (more…)

St Louis Home Loan Professionals Say Short Refinance Efforts Another Wasted Mortgage Program

Saturday, August 28th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance News: The Short Refinance Program From the FHA Is Not Very Effective

News Press Hot Line: 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


In a surprise announcement, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Short (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Report Predicts 20 Million Home Loans Underwater By 2012

Monday, August 23rd, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance News: Economists Say Almost 20 Million Underwater Mortgages By 2012
News Hot Line: 314-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia


There was recent talks by the Deutsche Bank saying more than 14 million borrowers were underwater as far as home values were concerned as of the (more…)

St Louis Finance Report Says Troubled Waters For Obama Mortgage Plan

Monday, July 12th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Mortgage News: Obama’s Mortgage Bailout Plan A Bridge Over Troubled Waters [News Hot Line: 877-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia]


The federal government recently released a report showing that more distressed homeowners have been dropped from the trial mortgage modifications so as not to (more…)

St Louis Home Mortgage Industry Sees Stiff Penalties For Strategic Defaulters

Thursday, July 8th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance News: House Republicans Demand Strong Penalties For Strategic Defaulters [News Hot Line: 877-334-0210 | Floyd Tapia]


Recent reports show that approximately 25 percent of homeowners are now underwater on their current mortgage.

With property values plummeting throughout the nation, these unfortunate consumers owe more on (more…)

St Louis Mortgage Experts Say Foreclosures Will Prolong Housing Industry Slump

Monday, June 28th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

St Louis Finance News: Economists Predict Shadow or Foreclosure Inventory Will Keep Housing Market In The Toilet [News Hot Line: 877-334-0210]


Economists, with gloomy views on the real estate market feel that continued foreclosures and an “overhang” or “shadow” in housing inventory will likely (more…)

St Louis Finance and Commercial Lenders Say Defaults Hit New Record Highs

Sunday, June 27th, 2010


St Louis Mortgage and Real Estate News –

News: Commercial Loans Hitting Record High Default Status for Both Investors and Banks [News Hot Line: 877-334-0210]


This downward economic spiral seems to be driving commercial mortgage defaults up and away.

This enduring mortgage fiasco is now (more…)