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Obama’s Investigative Unit: Absolving Iniquities or Slowing Progress?

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reportedly been designated a co-chair of President Obama’s newly announced investigative team to probe the mortgage industry for past misconduct. In his State of the Union address this week, Obama announced the creation of “a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general” to examine the …

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New bureau plans close look at nonbank mortgage lenders

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wednesday disclosed key details about how its examiners will size up mortgage companies that aren’t banks but still offer home loans to consumers, noting it will be leaning on other regulators for help as it embarks on the enormous task of reviewing thousands of nonbank lenders. The details are crucial …

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Stronger Lure for Prospective Home Buyers

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Owning Continues to Become More Affordable Relative to Renting, but Several Obstacles Prevent Many From Biting Home prices and mortgage rates have fallen so far that the monthly cost of owning a home is more affordable than at any point in the past 15 years and is less expensive than renting in a growing number …

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The case for home ownership is looking stronger

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According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, despite the gloom you hear, there are growing indications that it is a good time to buy. Mortgage rates, which fell to 4.55% for the week ending June 2, according to Freddie Mac, are near 50-year lows. Homes have become more affordable than they have …

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