Daily Mortgage News, Features and Rate Updates from MortgageLoan.com. http://www.mortgageloan.com/rss/feedburner Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.mortgageloan.com/css/gfx/header/logo.gif http://www.mortgageloan.com en-us Finance http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-sales-residential-construction-increase-3537 Pending home sales and residential construction both posted significant increases in September, according to separate reports released today by the Commerce Department and National Association of Realtors (NAR), signaling that the housing market may be pulling out of its doldrums. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:54:23 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-sales-residential-construction-increase-3537 http://www.mortgageloan.com/personal-spending-falls-even-as-gdp-rises-3535 Personal incomes and spending fell in September, even as a rise in the gross domestic product has economists declaring that the recession has ended. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:02 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/personal-spending-falls-even-as-gdp-rises-3535 http://www.mortgageloan.com/senate-said-to-agree-on-extending-homebuyer-tax-credit-3533 The U.S. Senate has reached broad agreement on a bill to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and offer a credit to existing homeowners as well, according to numerous media sources. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:41:46 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/senate-said-to-agree-on-extending-homebuyer-tax-credit-3533 http://www.mortgageloan.com/abusive-credit-card-pratices-increase-despite-law-3532 Virtually all credit cards offered online by major banks still include abusive practices that will be outlawed early next year, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trust. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:02 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/abusive-credit-card-pratices-increase-despite-law-3532 http://www.mortgageloan.com/caseshiller-home-prices-rising-3530 U.S. home prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, according to the monthly Standard &amp; Poors/Case Shiller Index, although rising unemployment and the pending expiration of the first-time homebuyer's tax credit raise doubts about whether the trend can be sustained. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:06:45 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/caseshiller-home-prices-rising-3530 http://www.mortgageloan.com/government-mortgage-refinance-program-struggling-3529 A government program designed to help at-risk homeowners refinance their mortgages is struggling, even as conventional mortgage refinances have surged in response to historically low interest rates. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:22 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/government-mortgage-refinance-program-struggling-3529 http://www.mortgageloan.com/existing-home-sales-up-strongly-in-september-3527 Existing home sales posted a strong increase in September, according to the National Association of Realtors, as first-time homebuyers took advantage of low interest rates and a soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:20:12 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/existing-home-sales-up-strongly-in-september-3527 http://www.mortgageloan.com/leading-economic-indicators-up-six-straight-months-3526 The Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose again in September, making six straight months the index has risen and providing hope that an economic recovery is in the offing. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:03:36 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/leading-economic-indicators-up-six-straight-months-3526 http://www.mortgageloan.com/report-foreclosure-more-profitable-than-loan-modifications-for-servicers-3524 The incentives mortgage servicers receive for managing a home loan are a significant obstacle to loan modification that would help financially troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure, according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:03:24 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/report-foreclosure-more-profitable-than-loan-modifications-for-servicers-3524 http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-finance-agencies-to-get-lending-boost-3523 A new program to help low- and moderate-income homebuyers obtain mortgages has been announced by the Obama administration. Kirk Haverkamp <editor@mortgageloan.com> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:35 +0100 http://www.mortgageloan.com/home-finance-agencies-to-get-lending-boost-3523