Archive for October, 2007

Fed Predicted to Cut Rates by 25bp - but Will it Be Enough? (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Fed widely expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, but will it be enough to boost stock markets? Risk premiums in corporate lending remain very elevated - signaling potential for further difficulty Shares in consumer spending, housing, and construction remain indecisive on mixed data Click here to join DailyFX Analysts in discussing the Watch What the Fed Watches latest report.

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TietoEnator releases mortgage origination software (Finextra)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

An increasingly competitive mortgage market, rising consumer expectations and a commitment to product innovation have led to today’s launch of the …

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Ex-Met Mortgage chief agrees to settlement (Tri-City Herald)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

SPOKANE — The former leader of bankrupt Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. will pay about $151,000 to settle allegations that he masterminded fraudulent real estate deals that backfired into an accounting scandal.

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Movers: Google, Verizon, Alcatel-Lucent, MasterCard, Kraft

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Wednesday’s stocks in the news

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Texas Builder Pleads Guilty to Straw Borrower Scheme

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Les Tarrance Sr., Montgomery County business owner, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud after orchestrating an elaborate scam with two co-conspirators to defraud mortgage companies across the country out of more than $11 million.  According to his plea agreement, Tarrance could avoid possible convictions for other crimes related to the scheme - including laundering of monetary instruments and aiding and abetting - and prison time, by cooperating with federal prosecutors. …

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Low rates lure refinancers, boost mortgage demand (USA Today)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

A refinancing wave pushed total mortgage applications higher last week on the lowest 30-year mortgage rates since early May despite a small drop in demand for loans to buy homes, an industry trade group said Wednesday.

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Former Officer Forges Signature to Obtain Loan

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

D’Clarence Reynolds, 27, Detroit, Michigan, has been charged with three mortgage fraud based felonies.  Specifically, Reynolds is charged with forgery, false pretenses, uttering and publishing.&nbsp According to media reports, Reynolds was dismissed from his position as a law enforcement officer with the Detroit Police Department in 2006.  Reynolds applied for a $80,000 mortgage indicating that he continued to be employed as a police officer.

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JPMorgan Chase mortgage volume increases (FinanzNachrichten)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) - Amid a weakening housing market, JPMorgan ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Chase&Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter mortgage and home equity origination volume increased 35 percent.

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Stocks End Higher after Fed Cuts Rates

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

A strong GDP report helped lift equities Wednesday, though indexes see-sawed after the central bank announced a quarter-point easing

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Stocks See-Saw after Fed Cuts Rates

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Equities gyrated after the central bank anounced a quarter-point easing but remained higher on the session

Original post by AnthonyK