BLOG VIEW: Hit By HELOCs
In case any executives at firms that stayed away from subprime and have evaded major losses thus far have started to feel a...
BLOG VIEW: Plugging In Energy Efficient Mortgages
Mortgage banking is not lacking products that lay around for years before someone realizes their potential is not being fully tapped. Energy efficient...
BLOG VIEW: No Surprises Here, But A Possible New Strategy
The cover of the March 10th issue of U.S. News & World Report displays a picture of a presumably foreclosure-affected house dropping...
BLOG VIEW: New Haven’s Approach To Foreclosures
The Feb. 24 edition of the New York Times featured an article that focused on foreclosed properties in New Haven, which is the...
BLOG VIEW: Ahoy, Project Lifeline
Earlier this month, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. nodded approval of the latest strategy to combat rising...
BLOG VIEW: When The Foreclosure Crisis Hits Close To Home
I received a telephone call from my mother, who lives in a rather nice suburb of Hartford, Conn., and she sounded more than...
BLOG VIEW: Something Old, Something New From the Senate
At both the federal and state levels, the introduction of legislation designed to aid borrowers in danger of foreclosure - and often reform...
BLOG VIEW: Erasing The CDFI Fund’s Native Initiatives Program
The White House recently released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2009, which totals $3.1 trillion. Within that budget is a proposed $29...
BLOG VIEW: Blame It On Reality TV
As our current industry-wide miasma deepens, many people from both within and without have pointed arched fingers of blame to individuals and sectors...
BLOG VIEW: Washington To Lenders And Servicers: Hurry Up!
With the health of the nation's economy looking more uncertain by the day and rapidly growing numbers of homeowners in danger of losing...
BLOG VIEW: Clinton, Obama, And The State Of The Industry
As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engage in battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, I'd like to highlight their respective plans for addressing...
BLOG VIEW: Placing Bets On A House Of Cards
This past Sunday, '60 Minutes' aired a news segment titled 'House of Cards' - an apt (and perhaps hackneyed) reference to the shaky...
BLOG VIEW: Abbott And Costello Meet The Ohio Attorney General
There was a classic moment on Abbott and Costello's old-time TV show when Costello asked Abbott if balloons were made of hot air....
BLOG VIEW: Why Does Bank Of America Want Countrywide?
When Bank of America (BoA) reached a $4 billion agreement in early January to buy Countrywide Financial Corp., calling the latter a 'troubled'...
BLOG VIEW: The Curse Of Stagnant Wages
Last Friday's proposal by the White House to stimulate the economy with tax rebates is, on the surface, a welcome idea - hey,...
BLOG VIEW: Providence Is After You
David N. Cicilline, mayor of Providence, R.I., recently stood in front of a tenement house in the city and announced his plans to...
BLOG VIEW: Fannie, Freddie And Jumbo
Hey, who wants to make a bet that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be able to back jumbo mortgages before the end...
BLOG VIEW: In Search Of Good News
Even the most relentless optimist would have a difficult time portraying the state of the mortgage market as a glass-half-full scenario. Overwhelmingly negative...
BLOG VIEW: How Now, Chris Dodd?
As last Thursday's Iowa caucus drew to a close, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd viewed his .02% of the final tally and abruptly announced...
BLOG VIEW: A Lesson From Ohio
Today, we are giving a shout out to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), which is using the media in a manner that...