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  • The Day Ahead: Equities Climbing Ahead of Soft Schedule – Relative to how busy this week is, Tuesday’s econom… http://ow.ly/16HDTE #
  • Refinance Loan Demand Responds to Dip in Rates. Purchases Putt Along Near Bottom http://ow.ly/16IcTL #
  • Fed MBS Program Update: $34 Billion Left to Spend With Four Weeks to Go http://ow.ly/16IKzP #
  • FHA Extends Deadline to Submit Audited Financials. Elimination of Correspondent/Broker Approval Still Pending http://ow.ly/16JhVL #
  • Help for First-Time Buyers http://ow.ly/16JGfT #
  • MBA: Servicing Specialists Should Not be Required to Obtain SAFE Act Licensing http://ow.ly/16KAXA #
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  • HUD Secretary Requests $41.6 Billion 2011 Budget. Five Goals in Focus http://ow.ly/16EbEt #
  • LinkedIn is stepping up it's game. Contact tagging, Discussion follows. Good stuff, check it out. #
  • Freddie Mac: Losses Narrowed in 2009. Enterprise Financed Over Two Million Homes http://ow.ly/16EIGa #
  • MBA Proposes Forbearance for Unemployed Borrowers – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has proposed a new tool … http://ow.ly/16Ft3J #
  • Fannie Mae to Clean Up Purchase Process. And Jumpstart the Non-Agency Market at Same Time? http://ow.ly/16FKQK #
  • Another Foreclosure Alternative http://ow.ly/16G9sn #
  • FHFA Extends High LTV Refinance Program into 2011 – Homeowners who hope to refinance existing mortgages that are &q… http://ow.ly/16H3Od #
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  • Home Builder Outlook Improves as Buying Season Approaches – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells … http://ow.ly/16ATjn #
  • HAMP Conversion Rate Improves. Majority of Permanent Mods Are Unemployed Borrowers http://ow.ly/16Bsk7 #
  • Fed MBS Program Update: $55 Billion Left to Spend. Private Funding Needed http://ow.ly/16BZsA #
  • MBA Delinquency Survey Shows Signs of Stabilization. Progress Depends on Labor Market http://ow.ly/16CtCh #
  • Housingâs Crystal Ball http://ow.ly/16CPYb #
  • The Week Ahead: Bernanke Testimony Amid Heavy Housing Data and Treasury Auctions http://ow.ly/16DEnE #
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  • Snow Storm's Transfer of Wealth Stressing Government Budgets http://ow.ly/16xuvD #
  • Freddie Mac to Purchase $71 Billion in Seriously Delinquent Loans http://ow.ly/16y4fD #
  • Fed's Exit from MBS Program on Course as Planned – The Federal Reserve yesterday released an outline of their plan … http://ow.ly/16yCKc #
  • The Day Ahead: Stocks Weaker Before Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment http://ow.ly/16zaQd #
  • New âGood Faithâ Takes Hold http://ow.ly/16zyYp #
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  • Reading: Cloudy Future for Fannie & Freddie (NY Times) – http://ow.ly/12RSQ #
  • There has been an 11.5% decrease in residential sale price in #Summit County, CO from January 2009 vis a vis January 2010. Via @JeJeGreer #
  • Census Bureau: 130.6 Million Housing Units in the US; 18.9 Million are Vacant http://ow.ly/16u2Tk #
  • Census Bureau: 130.6 Million Housing Units in the US; 18.9 Million are Vacant – http://ow.ly/13v6T (Why do we have a homeless problem?) #
  • ECON OUTLOOK: Forecasting NFP Using ADP Data. Whispers Explained http://ow.ly/16uBjz #
  • We've been building an origination business around a 1%-1.25% commission structure for yrs. New GFE rules are flattening others that didn't. #
  • Fed MBS Program Update: 94% of Funding Used – The Federal Reserve today reported on their weekly purchases of agenc… http://ow.ly/16v9jl #
  • Home Sellers Still See Conditions as Unfavorable. Perspective on Shadow Inventory http://ow.ly/16vH5N #
  • Loans for Green Homes http://ow.ly/16w5WS #
  • RT @AndyKaufman: Top 25 Largest Banks with Highest Default Rate Home Loan Portfolios http://post.ly/MuWQ #
  • The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Retail Sales, The Fed's Exit, Consumer Sentiment http://ow.ly/16xajn #
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  • "DAP: Please Just Die" – Kevin Funnel (Bank Lawyer's Blog) on seller-funded Downpayment Assistance Programs (DAP's) – http://ow.ly/10KCA #
  • S&P Case-Shiller: Home Prices Lose Momentum in November – Standard and Poor's released the Case-Shiller Home Pr… http://ow.ly/16qECl #
  • New Home Sales Stuck Near Record Low Levels – The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development… http://ow.ly/16rcVr #
  • RT @allthingsbreck: Summit County, CO December 2009 real estate stats http://ow.ly/11cQY #
  • HAMP Guidelines Updated to Improve Loan Modification Conversion Rate http://ow.ly/16rKoi #
  • via @mortgagereports: 80% of purchases close in 60 days & Case-Shiller reports on 60-day lag. Ergo, Case-Shiller is latent by a sales cycle. #
  • The Day Ahead: Market Expects GDP to Print at 4-Year High – 90 minutes ahead of the opening bell and thirty before … http://ow.ly/16sgTN #
  • F.H.A. Lending Standards Tightened http://ow.ly/16sEgU #
  • Loan Officer Survey: Credit Standards Tighter, Consumer Demand Falling, Deliquencies Expected to Rise http://ow.ly/16tvz8 #
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  • Evidence mounting that housing industry is double dipping (The Business Insider) http://ow.ly/Yhdw #
  • Mortgage Rates Steady (Mortgage News Daily) – http://ow.ly/Yhv4 #
  • Foreclosure Distribution In The US (2005-2009) via @mortgagereports – http://ow.ly/Yht9 #
  • Home Builders Waiting for Labor Market to Improve. Nervous About Foreclosures http://ow.ly/16nkXE #
  • Today FHA Commissioner Stevens announced more changes to FHA. Biggest news: Upfront Mortgage Insurance increases to 2.25% from 1.75%. #
  • Housing Starts Decline, Permits Rise. Builders Leading Home Prices Across Tightrope http://ow.ly/16nQzu #
  • RT @mortgagereports: A friend says his bank hasn't taken a single 1003 in 2010 b/c the company can't get the new RESPA disclosures correct. #
  • Fed MBS Purchase Program Update: $101 Billion Left to Spend – The Federal Reserve today reported on their weekly pu… http://ow.ly/16onj4 #
  • RT @bnix: @mortgagereports You're gonna rock Mortgage Camp at #RETSO 2010: (I agree, but not 2B confused w/LendCamp'10 – http://ow.ly/ZcgI) #
  • Think Big Work Small live show is streaming. http://ow.ly/Zrk8 – Chat full. Set up overflow chat at http://tinychat.com/tbwslive @TBWSD #
  • Don't Expect the GSEs to Go Away Anytime Soon – CNBC Reports… Fannie, Freddie Cannot Exist in Current Form: Frank… http://ow.ly/16oRQh #
  • A New Take on Refinancing http://ow.ly/16peVx #
  • December home sales down nearly 17 percent. http://ow.ly/10mos (via Yahoo Finance) #
  • Existing Home Sales Give Back Incentivized Gains. Jobs Still the Main Roadblock http://ow.ly/16q6yI #
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  • HUD Investigating Lenders with High Default Rates. Subpoenas Served at 15 Shops http://ow.ly/16kc1i #
  • Payment Shock Concerns Grow as Billions in Interest Only Loans Face Recast Date http://ow.ly/16kHkW #
  • Fed President Puts Timeline on Rates Policy. Raises Doubts on Mortgage Purchase Program http://ow.ly/16lbWh #
  • Treasury Reports Big Jump in Permanent Loan Modifications – The Treasury Department reported Friday that 66,500 of … http://ow.ly/16lFXH #
  • Low Rates for Just a Few http://ow.ly/16m1BL #
  • Dear AT&T: stoked about new pricing. Saving $700/yr+ in biz exp. Please light up tethering & MMS. Thx, TJBG #
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  • Reading "What’s in Store for Technology Policy in 2010?", Melanie Wyne, Tech Policy Advocate at NAR (via @agentgenius) http://ow.ly/T7mj #
  • MBA Sees Distress in Q3 Commercial Real Estate Data – The Mortgage Bankers Associates (MBA) notes that, while some … http://ow.ly/16h6Ac #
  • Breckenridge home sells for $8.3m #sumco #colorado – http://ow.ly/TmrP – (via @SummitDailyNews) #
  • Getting on webinar w/@mark_madsen – Learn 7 Strategies for Connecting w/Agents Online w/out Looking Like A Stalker – http://ow.ly/ToHd #
  • The new GFE requirements & the impact on mortgage origination workflow is debilitating. Confusion reigns. Hat-tip to HUD for mucking it up. #
  • RT @JakePlanton: Planning a presentation on the new GFE for my office. #RESPA #GFE (Brave or crazy…not sure which, maybe both) #
  • FOMC Hints at MBS Purchase Program Extension. GSE Reform is Real Issue http://ow.ly/16hAPG #
  • Thankful @Mtg_Revolution is almost here. It's going to take an army of the smartest originators in the US to figure out a new GFE workflow. #
  • NMLS&R is a poor abbreviation for the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry. Didn't anyone try and say it five times fast? #
  • A Trickle From the Equity Tap http://ow.ly/16i5ft #
  • Fed MBS Program Update: 89% of Funding Used – The Federal Reserve today reported on their weekly purchases of agenc… http://ow.ly/16i5C7 #
  • The National Assn. of Realtors owns a Federal CU & does mortgage loans. #didUknow? http://ow.ly/Uh4o #
  • GSE Portfolio Update: Delinquencies Up, Refinances Down, Loan Mods a Function of Labor Market http://ow.ly/16ixNL #
  • Rethinking Vacation Homes http://ow.ly/16iTBq #
  • @PaulaBParker thanks for the RT! Hope your 2010 is starting off great. in reply to PaulaBParker #
  • RT @jbinfrisco: #mrev special MortgageZen available in iTunes *free* for next 48hrs. cc: @Mtg_Revolution http://bit.ly/8hao1k (iTunes link) #
  • The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Retail Sales, Inflation, Production Data http://ow.ly/16jGic #
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  • S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Lose Seasonal Support. Momentum Moderating http://ow.ly/16eENb #
  • The Day Ahead: Equities Off Before Manufacturing Data – Six days of equity gains came to a halt yesterday but the l… http://ow.ly/16f1nc #
  • The Day Ahead: Last Day of the Decade – It’s the final day of the decade and the S&P 500 and Dow each are… http://ow.ly/16fmKH #
  • MORTGAGES; Brokers Tested on Proficiency http://ow.ly/16ga6i #
  • Mortgage rates trending lower in afternoon trading. ^mtg #
  • Bank of America Top MBS Underwriter in 2009. What is an MBS Underwriter? http://ow.ly/16gBdm #
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