Archives by Tag ' Fannie MAe '
Dec 14, 2021

In a dispute between the attorney for the homeowner and the attorney for the alleged “lender”, there are a number of devices that are nearly universally applied across the country in order to ridicule and defeat the homeowner. The more you are aware of them, the better you will be prepared to deal with them. […]

Apr 12, 2018

The following is but a short sampling supporting the argument that any document coming from the banks and servicers is suspect and unworthy of any legal presumption of authenticity or validity. Judges are looking into self-serving fabricated documentation and coming to the wrong conclusion about the facts. Chase following bank playbook: screw the customer “Chase […]

Aug 8, 2017

Fighting Off Foreclosures http://www.dsnews.com/daily-dose/08-08-2017/fighting-off-foreclosures Editor’s Note:  Fannie and Freddie have foreclosed on almost 4 million homes since the financial crisis of 2008.  The GSEs typically can’t prove they own the loan if it was securitized between 1999 and 2014.  Did you know that Fannie Mae and Freddie cannot accept a note that is not properly […]

Aug 8, 2017

As we have seen for months there have been a steady stream of cases in which the courts have turned back to the fundamental requirements of due process and the rule of law. Here the court reminds (again) that judicial notice is not a substitute for foundation of facts in dispute AND that the homeowner’s […]

Aug 4, 2017

Editor’s Note: Former Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geitner was instrumental in greasing the runways for HAMP so the GSEs could steal homes.  But he also engineered the theft of GSE investor profits while proclaiming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae to be on the verge of collapse.  Instead, the federal government, in an act of unconscionable […]

Jun 19, 2017

Editor’s Note:  The Fed is doing everything in its power to maintain the real estate bubble in order to maintain demand- by lowering credit score requirements, offering lower down payments (1 to 3%), and now removing the lender’s responsibility for home valuations.  What could go wrong? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article157002859.html By KENNETH R. HARNEY Do we always need […]

Jun 19, 2017

WOW! BIG Housing & Mortgage Easing News: This Changes Thing https://mhanson.com/6-2-hanson-wow-big-housing-mortgage-easing-news-changes-things/ by Mark Hanson Fannie Mae pulls a 2006-style credit ease…this changes things.   QUESTION:  How do you know you that you are past mid-stage in a housing bubble?  QUESTION:  How do you know that the overlords are worried about a housing market correction? QUESTION:  […]

Jun 13, 2017

The top reason mortgage applicants nationwide get rejected is because they’re carrying too much debt relative to their monthly incomes. Fannie Mae will be raising its DTI ceiling from the current 45 percent to 50 percent as of July 29.   Fannie Mae and the Federal Reserve are engaging in the exact same practices that resulted […]

May 17, 2017

A sluggish mortgage-bond market could be jump-started by a new service that allows investors to short home loans. Skeptics say the rise of derivatives on credit-risk transfer notes sold by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has echoes of the 2008 credit crisis, when the market plunged under the weight of collapsing subprime securities. Fannie and Freddie – the […]

May 17, 2017

After four months of leaving the benchmark interest rate for standard mortgage modifications (not including HAMP mods) at an 18-month high, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently announced that they are cutting the benchmark rate. Back in January, Fannie and Freddie increased the standard mortgage modification benchmark rate from 3.875% to 4.25%. That level is the highest […]