Sentences with phrase «house mortgage lending»

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Just like subprime mortgage lending dragged so many American homeowners underwater during the housing crisis, some private lenders aggressively marketed their loans to students who weren't financially fit to support them.

In recent years, Ottawa has implemented several measures to restrict mortgage lending in the face of rising house prices.

In the States, housing is still near all - time lows, the government is encouraging consumer spending and mortgage lending and the U.S trade deficit is improving.

The stricter residential mortgage lending regulations introduced by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions were aimed at reducing risk in the market amid high housing prices.

Berkshire Hathaway's mortgage business has the hallmarks of one that could be prosecuted for «failure to serve» under the Fair Housing Act, according to Eric Halperin, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw fair lending cases during President Barack Obama's first term.

Legal experts said Berkshire Hathaway's mortgage companies were carrying out the very practices outlawed by the Fair Housing Act, a 50 - year - old law that banned racial discrimination in lending, by locating their branches in white neighborhoods, employing mortgage consultants who - from their websites - appear to be overwhelmingly white and lending mostly to white borrowers.

The CMHC boss had just given testimony at the House of Commons Finance Committee that effectively called out critics of tighter mortgage - lending rules as self - interested.

It's starting to sound like the mortgage fraud scandal where banks were lending people money to buy houses when they knew they couldn't pay it back.

Speculative lending practices fueled a massive housing boom in the U.S. that inevitably led to the subprime mortgage crisis.

Under this program, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation bought insured mortgages from lenders, which made room on their balance sheets for new mortgage Mortgage and Housing Corporation bought insured mortgages from lenders, which made room on their balance sheets for new mortgage mortgage lending.

Mortgage originators may offer more products than banks, and they may do some brokering as well as in - house lending.

«Furthermore, owner - occupiers represent only fifty - six per cent of households, the country fortuitously avoided a housing boom pre-2008 (which kept supply tight) and mortgage lending still only accounts for around thirty - five per cent of GDP, making it one of Europe's least indebted nations.

While still down overall from last year when sales started slumping in the face of fears about the housing market and tighter mortgage lending rules, high - rise condo construction starts came in 22 per cent higher in major urban centres in May compared with April.

Canada's housing market slowed dramatically in mid-2012 after the government tightened mortgage lending rules to head off a housing bubble.

But he stresses that he did this analysis on his own because he's been asked so many times lately what could happen to the housing market — which has already suffered a slump in sales and an easing of growth in prices since tougher mortgage lending rules were introduced last summer — if interest rates inch up from historic lows.

Karen Lawson enjoys researching and writing about mortgage lending and housing industry news.

But a quarter of U.S. real estate already is in negative equity — worth less than the mortgages attached to it — and the property market is still shrinking, so banks are not lending except with public Federal Housing Administration guarantees to cover whatever losses they may suffer.

Over the past year, however, we have had a turnaround in all three; house prices have flattened, mortgage lending has slowed and house - building has contracted modestly (Graph 2).

If the growth of mortgage lending outpaces the supply of new homes, this will inevitably bid up house prices.

In today's CML market commentary, CML chief economist Bob Pannell comments: «Mortgage lending activity has been relatively buoyant in recent months, with stronger lending for house purchase underpinning the more upbeat lending picture.

Safe and prudent lending standards must remain intact throughout the system to avoid another housing crisis, though we must also ensure affordable mortgages don't become out of reach for creditworthy buyers.

With mortgage rates remaining low, it's easier for moderate income and first time buyers to qualify for FHA loans for buying homes, which contributes to stabilizing shaky housing markets and mortgage lending activity.

When the housing market and economy crashed, mortgage lenders adopted more conservative lending standards.

Mortgage lenders also must verify the income and assets of home buyers, something that did not always occur before the housing crisis and contributed to a surge in sub-prime lending.

I am completely new to the world of mortgages and home loan lending, and I am looking to buy a new house.

In recent years, Ottawa has implemented several measures to restrict mortgage lending in the face of rising house prices.

Because Source Capital underwrites our own loans in - house, we can quickly approve you for hard money lending in Palm Springs — even if you've been turned down for traditional mortgages in the past.

Although FHA's lending guidelines were compromised by some FHA lenders in their haste to process high volumes of mortgage loans before the housing bust, FHA lending requirements require full documentation of income, employment, and other assets used for buying or refinancing a home, unlike with Alt - A loans of years past.

FHA currently insures about 30 percent of US home loans, and its policies have major influence on mortgage lending practices and housing markets.

She relies on 20 years of experience in mortgage lending and servicing for writing about current housing trends and markets.

FHA mortgage lending limits vary based on a variety of housing types and the state and county in which the property is located.

Karen Lawson enjoys researching and writing about mortgage lending and housing industry news.

Beginning in January, new lending rules go into effect that might make it more difficult for a small - business owner or self - employed individual to buy a house or refinance an existing mortgage.

«The Toronto Real Estate Board will be closely monitoring how the recent changes to federal mortgage lending guidelines and capital gains tax exemption rules impact the housing market in the Greater Toronto Area,» Jason Mercer, the board's director of market analysis, said in a statement Wednesday.

All that said, the problems with Fannie and Freddie are not primarily accounting - driven, but are being driven by diminishing housing prices, which erodes their margin of safety on their lending and loan guarantees, and diminishes the value of the mortgage insurance that they rely on for some of their business.

Ottawa is attempting to cool the hot housing market by eliminating the 30 - year mortgage and toughening lending rules.

OTTAWA — Canada's first - time home buyers may have to shelve their dream house fantasies due to lending changes announced this week by the federal government, mortgage brokers say.

For a traditional mortgage, lenders are willing to lend up to 80 % of the value of the house.

The Fair Housing Act is a Federal law that prohibits discrimination based on a borrower's race, color, religion, gender, handicap, familial status (families with children) or national origin and applies to all aspects of mortgage and home equity lending.

Because jumbo mortgage lending had dried up — an effect of the housing market's downturn — mortgage loans were mostly out - of - reach in cities where homes were «expensive».

Stevens cited the stabilizing influence of the government's participation in mortgage lending as central to the nation's housing recovery.

These mortgage loans have more flexible lending requirements and allow you to use more of your monthly income toward housing costs.

Remember subprime mortgage lending, no - doc mortgage loans, mortgage - backed securities, credit default swaps, derivatives, suspect credit ratings, the housing value plunge, the 2007 - 08 financial meltdown, and foreclosures galore?

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) doesn't actually lend money, nor does it originate mortgages.

We are elite members of the LendRIGHT lender integrity program, and have been acknowledged by the State of New Jersey Dept. of Housing and Mortgage Finance for exceptional lending practices.

Before you can buy a home, the first step is to prepare and get pre-approved for a mortgage, so you know if you'll be able to afford the house you really want, and if a bank is willing to give you some lending power.

«These measures will support the stability of the housing sector and the financial system by increasing market discipline in mortgage lending.

By raising the number of seller financing transactions from 3 to 5 that an individual can participate in without having to register as a mortgage loan originator, H.R. 5287 would increase housing opportunities to moderate and low - income families, as well as first time homebuyers, without removing any safeguards that protect consumers against abusive lending practices.

Housing prices prior to 2008 were dwindling and subprime lending for mortgages was prevalent.

In the aftermath of the housing collapse, some large banks stepped away from wholesale mortgage lending and stopped working with mortgage brokerage companies.