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More important to invest time, money in marketing during a slowdown than at any other time -- posted September 7, 2004 Stop us if you've heard it: The mortgage boom is almost over. Yes, it's been almost over since about November, 2002, but who's counting anymore? Home sales are in record territor...

By Dawn Kopecki March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage originations may double to $3.1 trillion this year as historically low interest rates and looser financing standards at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lure more borrowers, Bank of America Corp. analysts said. ``````````````````````````````````````````...

JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon, Bank of America's Lewis, American Express Corp. (AXP) CEO Ken Chenault, Freddie Mac's Koskinen, State Street Corp. (STT) CEO Ronald Logue, BONY-Mellon's Kelly, Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS) CEO Rick Waddell, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) CEO James Rohr, Goldman Sa...

My job has provided me with a great opportunity to see and hear early indicators before events unfold, specifically in the mortgage and real estate industry.  I also enjoy looking back in past, public posts and news releases to connect the dots to current and potentially future events.  I've neve...

AVMs, Owner's Estimate of Value under federal banking regulator scrutiny a la mode Featured news - posted June 8, 2005 Last month, five federal agencies issued "Credit Risk Management Guidance For Home Equity Lending," to "promote sound risk management practices at financial institutions with hom...