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When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Consumers, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Administration
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Treasury gears up to buy time under reimposed debt cap
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling...Tags: Labor Day, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Public Finance, Barack Obama, National Government
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Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1 trillion over decade: CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates over the coming decade, CBO said...Tags: Weather, U.S. House of Representatives, Public Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jeff Sessions
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Consumers, Financial and Business Services, Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae, Housing Industry
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced a series of steps the Obama administration is prepared to take so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the cap on the U.S. government's debt expires...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Financial Markets, Public Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Investments
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Fed buys $17.3 billion of mortgage bonds, sells $2.2 billion
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $17.3 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 9 through May 15, a tad less than the $17.8 billion it purchased last week, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday. In a move to...Tags: Mortgages, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Derivative Securities
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ANALISIS-Baja en déficit presupuestario se suma a optimismo sobre activos de EEUU
ReutersPor Steven C. Johnson NUEVA YORK, 16 mayo (Reuters) - Las compañÃas estadounidenses están contratando a más trabajadores y los precios de las casas, el mercado bursátil y la producción energética están subiendo. Sin embargo, una repentina...Tags: S&P 500, Fannie Mae, Stock Market
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Fed balance sheet grows in latest week
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's balance sheet grew in the latest week as the central bank's holdings of U.S. Treasuries increased, Fed data released on Thursday showed. The Fed's ownership of mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae , Freddie...Tags: Mortgages, Bonds, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, National Government
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Bond guru Gundlach of DoubleLine goes prime time
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond investor and co-founder of DoubleLine Capital LP, Jeffrey Gundlach fancies himself as more than just a fixed-income guru, making successful predictions on everything from shares in Apple Inc. to Japan's Nikkei stock market...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Whole Foods Market, Federal Reserve, Japan, Fannie Mae
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U.S. housing nominee vows to divest bank stock if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Government...Tags: Consumers, Ethics, Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Finance
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
Reuters(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...Tags: Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Federal Reserve, Japan, Fannie Mae
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Mortgage rates climb, 30-year loans now above 3.5 percent
Sun SentinelAverage interest rates on both 15- and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased for the second week in a row, with the 30-year jumping above 3.5 percent for first time in weeks, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Average 30-year, fixed-rate loans rose to 3.51...Tags: Mortgages
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