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Senate passes flood insurance reform actADDED: 05/16/2008
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 Senate, flood insurance, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act  
  The Senate passed legislation to reform the national flood insurance program by a vote of 92 to six on Tuesday. The Flood Insurance Reform and Modern . . .  
MBA Chair Quinn addresses industry issues at Chicago FedADDED: 05/16/2008
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 MBA, Kieran Quinn, Chicago Fed, sub-prime loan, HOPE NOW 
  Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) spoke today at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's 44th Annual Conference . . .  
NAMB ballots now available ADDED: 05/15/2008
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 NAMB, ballots, 2008-2009 Board of Directors, Professional Members 
  Official ballots for electing the new 2008-2009 National Association of Mortgage Brokers Officers and Directors to the Board of Directors were mailed . . .  
The Mortgage Press Gauge: May 2008 Part IIADDED: 05/15/2008
 David Beadle 
 industry, statistics, market trends, FOMC, retail sales, wholesale prices, consumer confidence 
  Provided exclusively to The Mortgage Press by David Beadle, president of BestInfo Inc., the BestRates cell, pager and e-mail rate alert service for m . . .  
ValuFinders survey: Appraisers experience pressure from requestors ADDED: 05/15/2008
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 ValuFinders, valuation services, survey, Appraisal CONCEIRGE, Joe Williams  
  A large percent of appraisers are being asked to inflate home values, and they fear losing repeat business, according to a survey conducted by ValuFi . . .  
Bush adminsitration's FHASecure refinaces 200,000th mortgage for American familiesADDED: 05/15/2008
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 FHASecure, George W. Bush, Roy A. Bernardi, HUD, homeownership 
  U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi has announced the Bush Administration'' FHASecure product has helped 200,000 home . . .  
Freddie Mac PMMS: Most mortgage rates drift lower on hopes of market recovery in late '08ADDED: 05/15/2008
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 Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey, ARMs, fixed-rate mortgage 
  Freddie Mac has today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.01 . . .  
RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report: Foreclosure activity increases four percent in April '08ADDED: 05/14/2008
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 RealtyTrac, foreclosures, U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, default notices, auction sale notices, bank repossessions  
  Foreclosure activity up 65 percent from April 2007 RealtyTrac released its April 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings . . .  
Four huge mortgage guideline changesADDED: 05/12/2008
 Gibran Nicholas 
 Fannie Mae, guidelines, jumbo-conforming loans, CMPS Institute 
  Fannie Mae recently announced four key initiatives that will have a huge positive impact for home owners and buyers. "When Fannie Mae changes their p . . .  
HSH Market Trends report: Stability for fixed mortgage ratesADDED: 05/12/2008
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 HSH Market Trendws, housing statistics, fixed mortgage rates, Fixed-Rate Mortgage Indicator  
  The overall average for 30-year fixed rate mortgages eased by two basis points this week as HSH's Fixed-Rate Mortgage Indicator (FRMI) slipped to an . . .  
House passes two foreclosure prevention billsADDED: 05/12/2008
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 U.S. House of Representatives, foreclosures,  
  The United States House of Representatives has passed two housing forelcosure bills, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act (HR 3 . . .  
Earn more profits by targeting your conference attendanceADDED: 05/09/2008
 Bob Moran 
 trade show, marketing, referral partners  
  Recently, I received an invitation to attend a trade show in Manhattan, N.Y. The chief executive officer of my bank is well-connected, and regularly . . .  
Empire State housing sales up from FebruaryADDED: 05/09/2008
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 NYSAR, existing home sales, median selling price, Duncan MacKenzie 
  Sales of existing single-family homes in New York state in March increased by more than 10 percent, compared to February, but lagged behind March 200 . . .  
HUD gives mortgage industry more time to respond to RESPA proposalADDED: 05/08/2008
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 HUD, comment period, RESPA reform,  
  Citing pressures from legislators and the mortgage industry, HUD concedes to allow more time to respond to its complicated proposal The U.S. Departm . . .  
Study shows: Ownership vs. rentals demonstrates that rental options should be a consideration in housing proposalsADDED: 05/08/2008
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 Homeownership, rentals, Center for Economic and Policy Research, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Census Bureau's American Community Survey  
  As Congress debates solutions to the mortgage meltdown and ever more homeowners find themselves facing foreclosure, a report released by the Center f . . .  
NAHB applauds Fannie Mae housing recovery initiativesADDED: 05/08/2008
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 NAHB, home builders, Fannie Mae, Keys to Recovery Initiatives, OFHEO  
  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has expressed its support for steps recently announced by Fannie Mae to address severe problems in t . . .  
Freddie Mac PMMS results: Little movement in mortgage rates seen this weekADDED: 05/08/2008
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 Freddie Mac, PMMS, Primary Mortgage Market Survey  
  Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.05 percen . . .  
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Cogent Road launches AVAIL with select lendersADDED: 05/14/2008
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 Cogent Road, AVAIL, credit scores, Funding Suite 
  Cogent Road, a provider of Internet-based applications for the mortgage industry, announced that AVAIL, a fully-automated educational program for pot . . .  
Del Mar DataTrac integrates with QuestSoft in VSP 2.0ADDED: 05/13/2008
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 Del Mar DataTrac, QuestSoft, Vendor Service Platform, Compliance EAGLE, compliance, including Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) 
  Del Mar DataTrac Inc. has announced that it has integrated with Laguna Hills, Calif.-based QuestSoft in the newest release of its Vendor Service Plat . . .  
iEmergent releases FHA Market Forecasts and Analytic Tools ADDED: 05/09/2008
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 iEmergent, FHA Market Forecast, FHA lending, Purchase Mortgage Conversion Rates  
  iEmergent, a Des Moines, Iowa-based market research, forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate indu . . .  
CCH white paper details subprime crisisADDED: 05/09/2008
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 CCH, subprime loans, The Subprime Lending Crisis: Causes and Effects of the Mortgage Meltdown, Katalina Bianco 
  CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has published a white paper, The Subprime Lending Crisis: Causes and Effects of the Mortgage Meltdown, b . . .  
Bills.com launches podcast programADDED: 05/09/2008
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 Bills.com, podcast. personal finance, budgeting tips, debt management strategies, mortgage help, insurance trends  
  Personal finance Web site Bills.com has announced the launch of a new podcast program that will address a wide variety of financial-related topics. T . . .  
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ISGN re-brands acquired companies: MortgageHub, Dynatek, Inuva, Tradewinds and Cocamar to operate under ISGN nameADDED: 06/16/2008
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 ISGN, MortgageHub, Dynatek, Inuva, Tradewinds, Cocamar, MORvision 
  ISGN Technologies Ltd., a provider of end-to-end technology solutions and services to the U.S. mortgage industry, is re-branding all its subsidiary c . . .  
First Houston announces Global Financial Services as new division ADDED: 05/16/2008
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 First Houston Mortgage, Global Financial Services, Adam Doyle, David Zugheri 
  First Houston Mortgage, a mortgage banking firm licensed in 18 states has announced that Global Financial Services, a Bethesda Md.-based mortgage len . . .  
OpenClose to purchase assets of LION Inc.ADDED: 05/13/2008
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 OpenClose, LION Inc., Precision LPX, LOS, David Stedman, Jason Regalbuto, Decision Assist  
  OpenClose , developers of Web-based, end-to-end mortgage software, has agreed to purchase the assets of LION Inc., and will continue to operate its S . . .  
MGIC promotes Gallas to SVP/claims ADDED: 05/15/2008
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 MGIC, Carla Gallas, loss mitigation, claim operations 
  Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the primary subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, has announced the promotion of Carla Gallas to . . .  
Jason Gillespie joins Southwest Securities as SVP, mortgage purchase credit managerADDED: 05/15/2008
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 Southwest Securities FSB, Jason Gillespie,  
  Jason Gillespie, CMB, has joined the national mortgage purchase division of Southwest Securities FSB as senior vice president, mortgage purchase cred . . .  
Chase invests $338 billion in low- and moderate-income families, communities and small businesses in four yearsADDED: 05/14/2008
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 Chase, low and moderate income families, community development lending  
  Supporting low- and moderate-income families, communities and small businesses, Chase announced that it has invested more than $338 billion in the fi . . .  
Chase launches second “Legacy of Homeownership Tour”ADDED: 05/14/2008
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 Chase, Legacy of Homeownership Tour, Michelle Singletary, Craig Nickerson, Freddie Mac, Glinda Bridgforth 
  Chase, one of the nation's leading home lenders, returns to Houston with its Legacy of Homeownership Tour to help consumers learn how to become long- . . .  
Kalish and Associates merges with Morris Hardwick SchneiderADDED: 05/14/2008
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 Kalish and Associates, Morris Hardwick Schneider, commercial real estate 
  Kalish & Associates PC, a law firm based in Newnan, Ga. that supports a wide variety of real estate and business transactions, has merged with Atlant . . .  
World Alliance Financial declares Senior Independent Living Month ADDED: 05/14/2008
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 World Alliance Financial, Senior Independent Living Month, Senior Lending Network, National Association of Homebuilders, Rebuild Together, National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights (NCGCR) 
  World Alliance Financial Corporation, d/b/a Lender Lead Solutions and its education division, the Senior Lending Network, have established May 15 thr . . .  
Hillary Sin joins Mortgage Network as loan officerADDED: 05/13/2008
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 Mortgage Network, Hillary Sin, loan officer 
  Mortgage Network Inc., one of the largest independent mortgage companies headquartered in New England, has announced that Hillary Sin has joined its . . .  
First Houston Mortgage selects MRG for doc prep services ADDED: 05/13/2008
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 First Houston Mortgage, MRG Document Technologies, David Zugheri, Terry King 
  MRG Document Technologies (MRG), a provider of compliance and documentation services for the financial industry, has announced that First Houston Mor . . .  
PCLender.com adds ten mortgage lenders in ten states ADDED: 05/13/2008
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 PCLender.com, InHouse Mortgage, Academy Mortgage, Allegro Funding, Associated Mortgage Corporation, Fairfield Financial Mortgage Group, Mann Mortgage, Mantria Financial, Mortgage Capital, Mortgage Solutions Management, New American, Sydion Financial 
  PCLender.com, a Web-based software and services solutions provider to mid-sized mortgage bankers and financial institutions, has implemented its InHo . . .  
New mortgage service provider added to Calyx Software NetworkADDED: 05/12/2008
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 Calyx Software, Point, interface update,  
  Calyx Software has expanded the Calyx Network with a new network interface update. The May Calyx Network Interface update contains a new connection t . . .  
Hyland Software names Jason King new director of insurance divisionADDED: 05/12/2008
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 Hyland Software, Jason King, software, OnBase  
  Hyland Software Inc., a developer of the OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, has announced that director of financial services . . .  
Eva Honesto joins Mortgage Network as operations underwriting managerADDED: 05/12/2008
 MortgagePress.com 
 Eva Honesto, Mortgage Network, operations underwriting manager 
  Mortgage Network Inc., also known as MNET Mortgage Corporation, has announced that it has hired Eva Honesto as operations underwriting manager. Hones . . .  
Hollander Financial selects SearchMyLoan's loan search and pricing engineADDED: 05/09/2008
 MortgagePress.com 
 Hollander Financial, SearchMyLoan.com, loan search, pricing services  
  SearchMyLoan.com (SML), a provider of loan search and pricing services for the mortgage industry, has announced that Claremont, Calif.-based Hollande . . .  
Ellie Mae sponsors corporate volunteer day and helps build green Habitat home in OaklandADDED: 05/09/2008
 MortgagePress.com 
 Ellie Mae, Habitat for Humanity, green home, Oakland,  
  Ellie Mae, a provider of software and services for the mortgage industry, is supporting the East Bay affiliate of Habitat for Humanity by sponsoring . . .  
Radian Guaranty adds Camillo Melchiorre as SVP, loss managementADDED: 05/08/2008
 MortgagePress.com 
 Radian Guaranty, Camillo Melchiorre, HOPE NOW Alliance 
  Radian Guaranty Inc., the primary mortgage insurance subsidiary of Radian Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Camillo (Cam) T. Melchiorre to . . .  
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