hr3915: Renters in Foreclosure: What Are Their Rights? HR3915 - 06/19/08 01:11 PM
I'm getting more and more contacts from people who are losing their leases due to foreclosure. These people are desperate for answers. Below is an excerpt from an article by Attorney Janet Portman...This link might be helpful if you're getting the same kinds of calls.
"HR 3915, The Mortgage Reform and
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hr3915: HR 3915: Its Passing and the Message Conveyed - 01/27/08 03:37 PM
Market Update by Cyrus Khadivi HR 3915: Its Passing and The Message Conveyed We all know our economy has drastically been affected by the mortgage turmoil and the deterioration of credit. So naturally, everyone wants to suggest cures to the ill that has plagued not only the U.S. economy but a
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hr3915: Housing and Mortgage Crisis- The New Year- So What's in Store for YOU!!! - 12/19/07 07:40 PM
This is usually the time of year when those of us in the industry are winding down for the year, and are contemplating our marketing plans and strategies for the New Year. It's also a time for many of us to close out what we need to get done, hopefully before
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hr3915: HR 3915 Summary - 12/03/07 12:43 PM
The Mortgage Action Alliance posted a summary of HR 3915 and forwarded it to their members. Many members of Active Rain, The MHVMBA and NAMB fought to have changes made so the bill became law as a more consumer and industry friendly law. It still needs to go to the Senate
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hr3915: News Flash - Real Estate Values To Increase! - 11/28/07 03:05 PM
As is sometimes the case here on AR, I'll read a posting and it will inspire me to write a post of my own on that or on a related topic. This is the case here. I just read a post about being careful with what you say to your buyers regarding
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hr3915: Got Me Some Ink! St. Louis Post Dispatch Runs One Of My Commentaries! - 11/21/07 01:51 PM
I'll be honest, I love blogging. It's fun, it has SEO advantages and it gives me a forum to get stuff off of my chest. The one thing that it doesn't do for me (yet) is get my message out to a bunch of people. If my web site is the
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hr3915: Man Found Frozen In South St. Louis - 11/20/07 04:47 PM
A few days ago I wrote a post where I asked if people thought that the media plays a story straight. The over whelming response was, "No, the media does not play it straight with the public." Frankly, I wasn't surprised. I had seen a perfect example of how the media plays
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hr3915: The Solution to HR3915 - 11/20/07 12:06 PM
A lot has been said about the detrimental effects of HR3915 and Title 3 , but this post by Matthew Graham sums it up best. HR3915 and Title 3 For the most part the market has taken care of the problem. The "bad" loans have gone away and a lot of the "bad"
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hr3915: Poll Question: Does The US Media Play It Straight With The Public? - 11/17/07 10:02 PM
The reason that I ask this question is that I've been following HR3915 fairly closely as it went through the House Financial Services Committee and have read up fairly well on how this whole sub-prime mortgage fiasco has come about. In following this bill and reading up on this mess, I've
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hr3915: HR 3915-Mortgage Reform passes House muster - 11/17/07 02:29 PM
I wrote about this last week shortly after this bill was introduced. I mentioned that the Mortgage Industry was all up in arms about this particularly the provision on yield spread premiums paid to mortgage brokers. I had several comments from readers that were a bit offed by my posting. I
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hr3915: HR 3915, mortgage bill update - 11/16/07 11:48 PM
It looks like the yield spread issue has been resolved. Consumers can still use yield spread for closing costs. The National Association of Mortgage Brokers stance was that even if it passed the house and senate, Bush would not have signed it. It would have dipped to much into hud and
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hr3915: A 2nd Call To Action -We Must Call TODAY - Let Your Voice Be Heard! - 11/14/07 12:35 PM
Today the President of NAMB (National Association of Mortgage Brokers) sent out another call to Action regarding HR3915. The fight to do the right thing for the consumer and for those of us in the Real Estate Industry. The next round of congressional voting regarding HR3915 takes place on Thursday, November
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hr3915: Mortgage Reform amendment to Truth in Lending Act - passess first test by House - 11/08/07 01:41 PM
The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 better know as HR 3915 passed through the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services this week. This new legislation passed by a 45-19 vote. Ok so what does this mean for the Real Estate industry as a whole and does it fix
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hr3915: More News on HR 3915 - and a FAMB Call To Action - 11/07/07 03:15 PM
Sebastian Florida and Points North and West According to MarketWatch the The House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday approved a bill (HR3915) that would "impose sweeping changes on the mortgage industry, including minimum standards for approving loans and some new liabilities on those who securitize risky mortgages. The bill passed on a 45-19
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hr3915: Small Victory for HR 3915 (Download Your Copy) Thank you all! - 11/05/07 03:38 PM
We have been in committee and on the phone and on the email and on fax all weekend and today. I am sure someone else has posted something about this so forgive the double up but because I have been active in this resolution I haven't had time to get in
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hr3915: Stop HR3915 - Bad for Real Estate, Bad For Consumers, Bad for Mortgage Professionals - 11/05/07 10:56 AM
If you are on the mortgage side of the business I'm sure that your in-box has been slammed with NAMB notifications on the Tuesday November 6th vote for the Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, Bill HR3915. While the bill is still in it's early stages, ALL OF US involved in Real Estate,
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hr3915: New legislation HR3915 needs review before making decisions! - 11/02/07 10:39 PM
While there is a lot being said about the current pending legislation HR3915, do not succumb to any scare tactics. Learn everything there is to learn about the bill and it's ramifications. I am not for or against it yet, as I feel much needs to be studied & learned about
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hr3915: HR3915 - 11/02/07 01:11 PM
Sebastian, Florida The legislators in America are grossly over-reacting to this real estate "challenge' and their elected officials - with mostly good intent, I hope - are over-reacting by drafting and attempting to pass various legislation designed to upright the listing mortgage ship. Already too much has been said about the blame, too
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hr3915: What I Don't Like About HR3915. Pt 1 - 11/02/07 09:06 AM
Congress in their attempt to help those who have found themselves in bad loans are going after what they believe to be the culprit, mortgage brokers. They have this misguided sense that we are Snidely Whiplash and after the money of every unsuspecting homeowner. I guess this makes Congress Dudley Do-right
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hr3915: HR3915 - Anti Predatory Lending Bill - 11/01/07 01:08 PM
Consumers will soon have Congressman Barney Frank to thank for higher cost loans should HR3915 pass. HR3915 is an anti predatory lending bill that if passed, will make the payment of yield spread premium to mortgage brokers illegal. As a mortgage broker, I often write loans for clients where they are not paying
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