<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Front Gate Properties, LLC Real Estate &#187; Mortgage Bankers Association</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/tag/mortgage-bankers-association/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com</link> <description>We are the &#34;key&#34; to your Front Gate in Aiken, South Carolina</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Decision on Fannie and Freddie May Come Soon</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/decision-on-fannie-and-freddie-may-come-soon/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/decision-on-fannie-and-freddie-may-come-soon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:33:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freddie mac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5114</guid> <description><![CDATA[Government and banking experts meet next week to decide the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The likeliest solution is a complex one. The Mortgage Bankers Association is proposing a system where risk-based fees on a class of mortgage-backed securities would be charged in exchange for a government guarantee against losses. 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The purchase index decreased 2 percent last week compared with the previous week on an adjusted basis. The unadjusted purchase index declined 2.3 percent and was down 34.7 percent compared to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-decline-for-8th-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MBA Plan to Help Jobless Pay Mortgage</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mba-plan-to-help-jobless-pay-mortgage/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mba-plan-to-help-jobless-pay-mortgage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:26:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortgage payments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unemployed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4098</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Mortgage Bankers Association outlined a plan Wednesday that would help the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months. The MBA proposed that loan servicers reduce borrowers’ monthly payments to no more than 31 percent of their household income with the arrears added to the back-end of the mortgage. 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Brinkmann said that normally there is a large spike in short-term [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/bankers-the-end-of-foreclosure-crisis-is-near/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Volume Rises Slightly</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-rises-slightly/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-rises-slightly/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:34:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3528</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications were up 0.3 percent last week compared to the previous week on both a seasonally adjusted basis and on an unadjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. The increase was in refinances, which rose 0.9 percent. As a share of mortgage activity, refinances hit 74.4 percent, the highest refinance share [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-rises-slightly/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Refinancing Drives Mortgage Activity</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/refinancing-drives-mortgage-activity/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/refinancing-drives-mortgage-activity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:39:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage activity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Refinancing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3466</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage activity rose last week to the highest level in about two months, mainly from borrowers locking in low mortgage rates by refinancing, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday. Nearly three of every four loan requests last week was for a refinancing rather than a purchase, the industry group said. 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While the Federal Reserve&#8217;s effort to purchase $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae has helped keep rates attractive, Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-creep-back-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Applications Rise Over Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-rise-over-thanksgiving/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-rise-over-thanksgiving/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:29:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3433</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications rose last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. On a seasonally adjusted basis, mortgage loan applications increased 2.1 percent compared to the previous week. The seasonally adjusted purchase index increased 4.1 percent from the previous week, while the refinance index rose 1.7 percent. On an unadjusted basis – reflecting the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-rise-over-thanksgiving/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Application Index for Purchases Falls</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/application-index-for-purchases-falls/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/application-index-for-purchases-falls/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:20:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adjusted purchase index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3280</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications rose 3.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis last week compared with the previous week, but most of the increase was in refinances. The seasonally adjusted purchase index declined 11.7 percent from the previous week and is at its lowest level since December 2000. On an unadjusted basis, the purchase index fell 13.7 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/application-index-for-purchases-falls/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Small Mortgage Banks Band Together</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/small-mortgage-banks-band-together/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/small-mortgage-banks-band-together/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:49:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[independent mortgage banks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=2924</guid> <description><![CDATA[Scores of independent mortgage banks have closed their doors over the past two years due to the challenges of obtaining short-term credit, and two new trade groups have been established in response. The Community Mortgage Lenders of America and the Community Mortgage Banking Project both plan to lobby on behalf of local mortgage banks and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/small-mortgage-banks-band-together/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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