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The Fed: One Chart Shows How Much The Fed Tightened Financial Conditions — And How Far It Still Could Go
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The trend toward less accommodative financial market conditions has reversed this year, as the Fed moved to the sideline... Read more
Mortgages? Big Banks May Be Throwing In The Towel
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Big banks are increasingly coming to a reckoning that making mortgages is no longer the best business to be in, if earni... 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
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
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
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
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Also, how the Federal Reserve has stimulated the economy while keeping the lid on inflation. 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
Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Throttle Higher, But Relief Lies Ahead
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Rates for home loans rose for only the second time in 2019, but are likely to fall from here. Read more
Northern Ireland Is Taking A Business As Usual Approach As Brexit Looms
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As the March 29 deadline for Brexit approaches with no sign the U.K. government is close to a final deal, one region is ... Read more
Economic Report: Consumer Credit Is Not The Red Flag Some Make It Out To Be
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Consumer credit is not showing any warning signs about the health of the household sector, economist said Read more
Where Mortgage Payments Take The Smallest Bite Out Of Peoples Bank Accounts
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Renters, meanwhile, are getting some relief when it comes to paying for housing. Read more