September 16, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Housing and Mortgages in Transition Economy, John E. Anderson. Underwriting Sustainable Homeownership: The Federal Housing Administration and the Low Down Payment Loan, David J. Reiss, Georgia Law Review, Forthcoming. Mortgage Refinancing, Consumer Spending, and Competition: Evidence from the Home Affordable … Continue reading
September 16, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
September 14, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Citigroup cannot escape the City of Miami’s discriminatory lending suit, which caused a loss in city tax revenue. Texas federal judge sanctions the US Environmental Protection Agency for failure to turn over documents that … Continue reading
September 14, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
September 11, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The FHFA releases it 2015-2017 Housing Goals for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The US Department of Agriculture released its 20th Annual Food Security Report. The reports shows that 1 in 7 people live in food insecure households, but there … Continue reading
September 11, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
September 9, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Effect of Negative Equity on Mortgage Default: Evidence from HAMP PRA, Therese C. Scharlemann & Stephen H. Shore, Office of Financial Research Working Paper No. 15-06. Housing Tax Reform and Foreclosure Rates, Richard Dusansky & Firas Zebian, Journal of … Continue reading
September 9, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
September 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
On the Cyclicity of Regional House Prices: New Evidence for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Michael André Flor & Torben Klarl, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5471. How Mortgage Finance Affects the Urban Landscape, Sewin Chan, Andrew Haughwout & Joseph S. … Continue reading
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August 31, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Thornburg Mortgage Inc. Ch. 11 trustee wins $45 million against RBC Capital Markets LLC for seizing and miscalculating the value of some mortgage-backed securities from Thornburg in 2007. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. will not be liable for $38 million … Continue reading
August 31, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
August 28, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
According to the Family Outcomes Study conducted by HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers are critical in families maintaining housing. Children from homeless families that receive vouchers “are less likely to miss school, and they experience lower rates of hunger and domestic … Continue reading
August 28, 2015 in Personal Finance | Permalink | No Comments
