Bloodhound Blog Radio Hosts Matt Padilla, author of Chain of Blame - 09/22/08 08:33 PM
From Bloodhound Blog:
We interviewed Matt Padilla, author of Chain of Blame- How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis. This book, released in May, 2008, details a history of non-prime lending, the S&L crisis, securitization of mortgages, and what went wrong.
Download and Listen to the 45 minute interview … (4 comments)
America's #1 Mortgage Rates Report: September 19, 2008 - 09/19/08 10:46 AM
Hold off on that rate lock. The government is here to help.
I initially thought this massive government purchase of defaulted mortgage proposal would lead to higher mortgage rates, but quickly reversed course. Here's me today, on Zillow Mortgage Blog:
This action is an obvious attempt to stabilize the volatile … (3 comments)
Matt Padilla Scheduled For Radio Mortgage - 09/17/08 08:57 PM
Have you been listening to, or participating in Radio Mortgage ? Each Monday afternoon, at 4PM, we invite California REALTORs to listen to and participate in our 40-60 minute "radio broadcast". Of course, we welcome ALL REALTORs but the show is focused on helping California REALTORs thrive in this market.
Our … (4 comments)
Why Is Jeff Belonger So Smart? Because He Reads Magazines! - 09/17/08 10:36 AM
Is Jeff Belonger the smartest loan adviser in New Jersey? Maggie Brady, of Maggie Brady.com thinks so. Why? Jeff reads about industry trends in his newly purchased magazine collection, from MaggieBrady.com.
Want to get smart? You have until 11:59PM, Saturday, September 20, to support Maggies' magazine drive. Just go to MaggieBrady.com … (5 comments)
Sometimes, You Get To Brag a Bit - 09/15/08 09:47 PM
Jim Crawford reports that with the financial meltdown, oil prices dropped under $100/barrel:
I once worked on Wall Street. It way of life for many New Yorkers. Many in my family worked for Merrill Lynch, and Shearson Hamill, Bear Stearns, Manufacturers Hanover...and today these companies are no longer part of our … (5 comments)
Radio Mortgage: Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Program - 09/15/08 08:26 PM
Our guest on RadioMortgage.net, this week, was Ronda Green, area manager with the Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Program.
We discussed the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing and the Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch merger. After our brief commentary, we introduced Ronda who discussed the political battle seller-contributed, down payment assistance programs face. … (6 comments)
Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Reinstatement: Why The Increased Credit Scores ? - 09/10/08 02:38 PM
We broke the news about the eventual reinstatement of Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Program, back in August ,on Bloodhound Blog. How did we know where this was headed? We talked to lenders rather than the charitable organizations. We talked to lenders because we know the Golden Rule; he with the gold … (48 comments)
Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Saved At The Bell? - 09/09/08 05:55 PM
Tomorrow’s Mortgage Industry March on Washington, to save the seller-contributed down payment assistance programs, may be for naught. It looks like the deal’s been cut already.
If you're interested in the new minimum loan guidelines, we expect the saved down payment assistance programs to have, you might attend our free teleconference … (7 comments)
BloodhoundBlog Radio: Fannie/Freddie Seized- What Now? - 09/08/08 11:49 PM
Sean Purcell and I recorded a teleconference for California REALTORS about the Treasury bailout of the GSEs.
We talk about what exactly happened and what the near-term (3-4 month) effects and medium-term (12-18 month) effects on underwriting guidelines and rates. We also guessed at what the long-term (2-10 years) effect on … (7 comments)
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