http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/ The current headlines from National Mortgage News en Copyright 2010, SourceMedia, Inc. and National Mortgage News. All rights reserved. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:45:02 EST andras.malatinszky@sourcemedia.com http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/images/nmn_logo.jpg http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/ 300 100 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#1 Refinances in 2010 will be down 52% and purchase mortgage volume will be down 5% from 2009, according to the latest projections from iEmergent, a Des Moines, Iowa-based market research firm. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648400 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#2 Lenders originated $86.1 billion in FHA-insured single-family loans in the fourth quarter, up 21% from same quarter in 2008. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648401 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#3 The Department of Housing and Urban Development has created an office of sustainable housing that will work on improving energy-efficient homes and financing for those homes. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265734800 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#4 U.S. prime jumbo delinquencies have been climbing and could be as high as 10% as early as next month, according to Fitch. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648402 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#5 Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said his talks with the ranking committee Republican have reached an impasse and he wants to move ahead with financial regulatory reform legislation. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648403 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#6 With the sale of its 10-story headquarters building at 1331 L Street NW completed, the Mortgage Bankers Association will be moving to new digs later this year. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648404 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#7 The seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian housing starts jumped to 186,300, suggesting an upward trend. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648405 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#8 Equity National has released PACEplus, a predictive valuation tool intended to combine data and human analysis to ensure a more accurate measurement of a distressed property's true market value. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648406 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#9 Wells Fargo Funding has authorized the use of Docu Prep's EESS product for digital signing documents. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648407 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#10 Service 1st Valuation and Settlement Services Inc. has joined the Ellie Mae Network. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648408 2010-02-08 17:14:18 http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/#11 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, Chicago, has originated $9.55 million in permanent, fixed-rate debt through its FHA program to finance the construction of Victory Centre of Galewood, a seniors' housing community in Chicago. http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/premium/archive/?ts=1265648409 2010-02-08 17:14:18