The Mortgage Bankers Association said they tumbled 10.5% last week, the biggest fall-off in four months. While the foreclosure crisis may be playing a role in the decline, rising interest rates are also partly to blame.
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Attorneys will have to certify under penalty of perjury that they have personally reviewed all the key documents and that they have spoken directly with their clients, the foreclosing financial institutions. That will disrupt t…
Wells Fargo reported net income rose 3% to a record $3.34 billion in the third quarter, thanks to its merger with Wachovia, the bank said. Also, improving credit conditions managed to offset a 7% fall in revenue.
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The FBI is trying to determine if large lenders broke the law in the mortgage foreclosure crisis.
The agency is trying to determine whether individuals working for large mortgage lenders acted with criminal intent or were simply overwhelmed by events during the crisis, The Associated Press reported without naming its sources.
Attorneys general in all 50 states are currently…
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FBI Reportedly Investigating Foreclosure Crisis originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:32:00.
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The crisis could hit bank earnings in several ways, not all of them directly related to the foreclosure problem. One big risk is “putbacks,” the faulty loans banks could be forced to repurchase. JPMorgan puts that cost at up to…