The Federal Reserve has begun providing liquidity to a market hard-hit by the subprime mortgage-sparked credit crunch and said it will continue to "provide reserves as necessary."The Fed said Friday that it is providing the support "to facilitate the orderly functioning of financial markets," noting that "in current circumstances, depository institutions may experience unusual funding needs because of dislocations in money and credit markets." The Federal Reserve can be found online at http://www.federalreserve.gov.
-
Doxo plans to fight the FTC complaint, which focuses broadly on consumer finance, but there are signs of confusion about the company's role in mortgages too.
10h ago -
Members of the LGBTQ community were most likely to have experienced housing bias, according to a Zillow survey, which also found many people don't recognize how fair lending laws could help.
11h ago -
Senior executives making over $151,000 would still be subject to such clauses should the rule go into effect this year.
11h ago -
Christopher J. Gallo and his aide, Mehmet A. Elmas, allegedly withheld information in mortgage applications, hiding that borrowers were purchasing second home properties.
April 25 -
Mortgage rates rose 7 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, and more increases are likely following a weaker than expected gross domestic product report.
April 25 -
Independent mortgage bankers lost the most money ever on every loan originated last year due to higher rates and lower volumes, an industry trade group said.
April 25