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Earnings Outlook: Risk Of An Earnings Recession Rises, As S&P 500 Profits To Fall For First Time In 3 Years

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Investors should brace themselves for the first negative print for S&P 500 earnings in nearly three years and for th... Read more

Natural Disasters Can Hurt Peoples Credit Scores For Years Afterward

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Floods and hurricanes widen income inequality, the authors of a new report argue. Read more

The Fed: Libor, The Most Important Number In Finance, Gets A Second Chance At Life

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Libor, the benchmark interest rates for adjustable rate mortgages, was supposed to go away at the end of 2021. Now maybe... Read more

Outside The Box: These Risk-taking Mortgage Lenders Could Trigger The Next Housing Crisis

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Giving non-bank lenders guaranteed access to capital safeguards the entire banking system, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Economic Report: Consumers Continue To Borrow At Steady Rate In February

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Consumers showed no sign of pulling back in February as borrowing increased $15.2 billion, the Federal Reserve reported ... Read more

Capitol Report: Senate Confirms Mark Calabria As Head Of Fannie, Freddie Regulator

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Mark Calabria was confirmed to take the reins of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday and serve as regulator to F... Read more

The Fed: White Houses Kudlow Calls For Fed To Immediately Make Half-point Cut — And Then Walks It Back A Bit

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The White House ramped up the political pressure on the Federal Reserve Friday as top economic adviser Larry Kudlow call... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Plunge At The Fastest Pace In A Decade As Growth Fears Resurface

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Rates for home loans tumbled in the wake of a more-dovish-than-expected Federal Reserve meeting which sent investors pil... Read more

New Home Sales Rise To 11-month High In February

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Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to an 11-month high in February and sales for January were revised highe... Read more

The Fed: Heres How One FOMC Member Says The Fed Can Stop Contributing To Income Inequality

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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard argued in a blog post Thursday the best way for the central bank to avoid fosterin... Read more

Capitol Report: White House Keeps Option Of Going Alone On Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Privatization

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But to the extent there was news in the Trump memo on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it was the undercurrent that the White... Read more

Weekly Mortgage Applications Surge Nearly 9% On Lower Rates

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Applications to refinance jumped 12 percent for the week as homeowners rushed to take advantage of attractive rates. Read more

The Fed: Feds Daly Says Globalization Is A Key Reason Why Inflation Is So Low

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San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Tuesday globalization is keeping workers and businesses from raising prices. ... Read more

The Eviction Crisis Is Starting To Look A Lot Like The Subprime Mortgage Crisis

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Stable housing is increasingly out of reach for many Americans, as both rentals and homes to own grow more expensive and... Read more

Home Prices In January See Smallest Gain In Nearly 4 Years: S&P Case-Shiller

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Prices are rising, but the gains are shrinking, since fewer buyers are able to afford the homes available for sale. Read more

US Housing Starts Fall In February On Weak Single-family Homebuilding

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U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in February as construction of single-family homes dropped to more than a 1-1/... Read more

Paul Manafort Charged With Committing Residential Mortgage Fraud — Which Is More Common Than Youd Think

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Mortgage fraud risk has risen substantially in recent years as refinance activity has dried up for lenders. Read more

Top Ten: Weekend Roundup: Taking On Real-estate Agents 6% Commission | Having A What If Plan Before A Crisis Hits | The Killer Question That Will Boost Your Career

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Also, how the Federal Reserve has stimulated the economy while keeping the lid on inflation. Read more

Mortgage Rates Just Tanked Thanks To The Fed – And They Could Go Even Lower

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The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed rate mortgage, which had been sitting for days at 4.40 percent, fell sharp... Read more

Outside The Box: This Bubble-era Mortgage Trick Could Smash Major U.S. Housing Markets

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Cash-out refinancing fallout threatens home prices, writes Keith Jurow. Read more