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Ratings agency spat over private-label mortgage bond deal ties geology to structured finance: http://on.wsj.com/h3ygmM 1:52 PM Feb 18th via TweetDeck
PlanMaestro Bethany McLean "You don't have to be a cynic to conclude that Fannie and Freddie aren't going anywhere" http://tinyurl.com/4qn2nuc 10:02 AM Feb 18th via web Retweeted by NickTimiraos
Mortgage delinquencies fall, says MBA. 12.9% of loans were seriously delinquent in Q4 2010, down from year ago 14% http://on.wsj.com/eXNXmx 10:11 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
In case you missed it, our live chat on the future of Fannie and Freddie: http://on.wsj.com/fomxeA 10:03 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
Live chat at noon today on the future of Fannie and Freddie. Ask your questions now: http://on.wsj.com/gSQIpT 5:51 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
@AnthonyBSanders Fair point. 5:51 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
Regulators' exams find "critical deficiencies and shortcomings" in foreclosure practices; MERS under scrutiny http://on.wsj.com/h3Owgq 5:13 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
@AnthonyBSanders True, but we're still a nation of laws, and banks should follow them (or we should change the laws), no? 5:07 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
Mortgage servicers face fines, but regulators are divided on the final price tag: http://on.wsj.com/h3Owgq 4:29 PM Feb 16th via TweetDeck
MBA: avg 30 year mortgage rates flat last week, to 5.12% from 5.13% in previous week. Mortgage apps drop again. 6:38 AM Feb 16th via TweetDeck
Treasury plan kills weird rally in Fannie, Freddie stock prices: http://on.wsj.com/hdJcnL 5:53 AM Feb 16th via TweetDeck
mitrakalita The era of no money down, and maybe even of the 10% down payment, is over... http://bit.ly/fXHfJ0 3:06 PM Feb 15th via web Retweeted by NickTimiraos and 2 others
Latest NCAA bb rankings are a joke. Any team that is 11-1 in the Big East should be #1. And I'm no fan of Pitt. 6:18 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck
Glaeser's take on the pitfalls of the White House mortgage-finance proposals: http://nyti.ms/gVih32 His pick: Option 2 6:14 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck
It's not binding, but it's a doozy. US Judge slams MERS: http://on.wsj.com/ewbgHI 5:57 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck
Rise in rates is headwind for housing: http://on.wsj.com/gAipDO 2:03 PM Feb 14th via TweetDeck
How will govt role in mortgage market change? Our sketch of one leading idea: http://bit.ly/hwvRsd 10:40 AM Feb 14th via TweetDeck
AlanZibel WSJ.com - Fannie, Freddie Costs Expected to Sink http://on.wsj.com/eWuMHp 8:28 AM Feb 14th via web Retweeted by NickTimiraos and 1 other
alongLStreet Fed's Raskin: Deficiencies in how loans are serviced impair the mortgage markets & diminishing "overall accountability to homeowners." 6:59 AM Feb 14th via web Retweeted by NickTimiraos and 1 other
Did he really say that? Per Bloomberg, Hensarling says, “We have a competitive market in jumbo, we have a competitive market in subprime." 11:40 AM Feb 10th via TweetDeck