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Residential Update
Past Issue: August 2010

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Government Update

Regulatory and Legislative - Origination

GSEs Could be Paid by Lender Fees in Future [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

HUD Expands Sustainability Effort with $100 Million Investment [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

Federal Foreclosure Prevention Program Losing Steam [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

Obama Administration Allocates $3 Billion for Jobless Homeowners [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Fed Bans Yield Spread Premiums [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Credit Suisse Must Face Lawsuit over Mortgage Bonds [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

FHA Launches Refinance Opportunity for Underwater Homeowners [Posted August 11, 2010 ]

Obama Administration Looking at Ways to Replace GSEs [Posted August 11, 2010 ]

Agencies Issue Final Rules for Registering Loan Originators [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

Nonbank Mortgage Lenders Confront New Minimum Requirements [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

Industry Players Call on Treasury to Ban Home Resale Fees [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Private Mortgage Insurance [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

Regulatory and Legislative – Asset Management and REO

Banking Leaders Support Large Role for Government [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

New York Fed Faces Foreclosure Quandary [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Inside the States

Florida AG Cracks Down on Foreclosure Mills, Subpoenas Records [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Around the Industry

Fixed-Rate Mortgages Set Record Low for Ninth Straight Week [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

Refinancing Applications at 15-month High [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

Home Sales Could be Weakened by Refinances [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

New Home Sales Hit Record Low in July [Posted August 25, 2010 ]

Nation’s Largest Banks Repurchase $2.5 Billion in Troubled Loans [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Increase in Mortgage Buybacks Threatens Bank Credit [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Combined REO Inventory Climbs 13 Percent in Second Quarter [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Unemployment, Shaky Economy Lead Sellers to Lower Listing Prices [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Bank Repossessions Spark July Foreclosures [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Builder Confidence Dips Third Straight Month: NAHB [Posted August 18, 2010 ]

Oil Spill Impact on Home Prices Could Reach $28 Billion [Posted August 11, 2010 ]

AI Webinar: Oil Spills and Property Values Set for Aug. 25 [Posted August 11, 2010 ]

Forecast Shows 7.2 Percent Increase in Home Prices By 2014 [Posted August 11, 2010 ]

Fed Report Shows Economic Slowdown Looms [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

Foreclosures Climb in 75 Percent of Nation’s Metro Markets [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

U.S. Mortgage Rates Go Lower for Sixth Straight Week [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

NAR: May Pending Home Sales Fall after Tax Credit Expires [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

Purchase Applications Up for Third Consecutive Week: MBA Survey [Posted August 4, 2010 ]

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