Meanwhile, ForeclosureS.com also reported that new filings of foreclosure cases began to rise in New Jersey at the end of the third quarter.New filings rose from 3,228 in the second quarter to 3,668 in the third quarter, company president Alexis McGee said. Prices supported by severe supply constraints in New Jersey were making it easier for distressed homeowners to sell their way out of foreclosure, Ms. McGee said. She added that median home prices had risen 13% to $352,420 in the state so far in the second half of 2005, but that cutbacks by homebuilders and slowing sales volume suggested that the market would cool in 2006.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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The current transaction has the largest collateral pool that the platform has issued all year, with 294 loans, and it has the highest percentage of conforming loans, at 45.1%.
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