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Dr Peter Williams, executive chairman of the trade body, says the new government is facing a complex dilemma over housing supply, mortgage finance supply and whether to stimulate the market. If ignored for too long all could impact on the UKs economic recovery.
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Mortgage Insurance Companies of America spent $850,000 to lobby the federal government on housing and other issues in the fourth quarter, according to a disclosure report. That’s up from the $495,000 that the trade group spent in the year-ago period, and less… United States – Lobbying – Federal government of the United States – Business – Trade association
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4Q lobbying reached $850K for mortgage group (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fewer home loans are going bad these days, the Mortgage Bankers Assn.
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Mortgage delinquencies fall, trade group says (Los Angeles Times)
The Mortgage Bankers Association paid nearly $80 million for a building in Washington D.C. That was at the top of the market. Last week, the association agreed to sell the building for about half that. The Wall Street Journal reports that the trade group is now looking to rent office space.
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Mortgage Bankers Assoc. Renting Office Space (NPR)
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Applications filed for home loans for the week ended Jan. 29 increase a seasonally adjusted 21% from the week before, Mortgage Bankers Association data show. But the trade group expects rates on mortgages to drift higher as the Federal Reserve makes good on its vow to end purchases of mortgage-backed securities next month.
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Week-to-week mortgage applications up 21%: MBA (Market Watch)
Applications filed for home loans for the week ended Jan. 29 increase a seasonally adjusted 21% from the week before, Mortgage Bankers Association data show. But the trade group expects rates on mortgages to drift higher as the Federal Reserve makes good on its vow to end purchases of mortgage-backed securities next month.
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Week-to-week mortgage applications up 21%: MBA (Market Watch)
