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Equity Prime Mortgage fires back at HUD’s FHA prohibitions

Equity Prime Mortgage is defending its lending practices after a federal regulator terminated some of its regional approvals following a data analysis review. The Department of Housing and Urban Development won’t allow EPM to submit Federal Housing Administration loans in six eastern jurisdictions, it disclosed Thursday. The terminations relate to certain elevated default and claim […]

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Why MBA is renewing opposition to a Fannie-Freddie merger

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief issued a reminder of why it has opposed merging two influential government-sponsored loan buyers as federal officials signaled momentum in pursuing a public offering. “Creating a government-conferred monopoly would diminish innovation, degrade service to market participants and heighten systemic risk,” MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said in a blog

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Inventory, demand continue to improve in housing market

Rows of houses stand in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., as seen in this aerial photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Photographer: Jacob KeplerJacob Kepler/Bloomberg The housing market is edging toward becoming buyer friendly, as inventory reached multi-year highs and purchase demand remained strong last month, according to HouseCanary’s latest Market Pulse Report. Total for

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