<?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; Mortgages</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/tag/mortgages/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>Bank Admits Overcharging Troops on Mortgages</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/bank-admits-overcharging-troops-on-mortgages/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/bank-admits-overcharging-troops-on-mortgages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:24:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Overcharging]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5966</guid> <description><![CDATA[JP Morgan Chase, one of the nation’s largest banks, says it overcharged some 4,000 troops on their mortgages and improperly foreclosed on 14 military families. The bank admitted the mistake during a lawsuit that was filed by Marine Capt. 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MorganChase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5486</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a report to shareholders, J.P. MorganChase said the cost to buy back troubled mortgage-backed securities could top $120 billion, but unless it is forced to do that, the foreclosure freeze is much ado about nothing. The bank&#8217;s fixed-income strategists, Ed Readon and John Sim, said in a note that the issue was overestimated in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/chase-buying-back-mortgages-could-be-costly/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Purchase Applications Decline, Refis Rise</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/purchase-applications-decline-refis-rise/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/purchase-applications-decline-refis-rise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:14:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5134</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications to purchase homes declined 3.4 percent last week compared to the previous week on an unadjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. On an unadjusted basis, purchases declined 4.6 percent compared with the previous week and were down 38.6 percent from the same week a year ago. The decline occurred [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/purchase-applications-decline-refis-rise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Volume Is Nearly Flat</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-is-nearly-flat/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-is-nearly-flat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:35:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5103</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications to purchase homes rose 0.3 percent on an adjusted basis last week, virtually unchanged from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. On an unadjusted basis, purchases decreased 0.3 percent compared with the previous week and were 34.1 percent lower than they were the same week a year ago. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-volume-is-nearly-flat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pregnant Women Have Trouble Getting Mortgages</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pregnant-women-have-trouble-getting-mortgages/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pregnant-women-have-trouble-getting-mortgages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:11:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lenders.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pregnant Women]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4964</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some lenders are balking at approving loans when a new parent has temporary lost income because she is home taking care of the baby. Even if a parent expects to be back at work in weeks, banks still may deny the mortgage. “If you are not back at work, it’s a huge problem,” says Rick [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pregnant-women-have-trouble-getting-mortgages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Applications Decline for 8th Week</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-decline-for-8th-week/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-applications-decline-for-8th-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:52:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Bankers Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4899</guid> <description><![CDATA[Applications for mortgages to purchase property declined again last week, falling eight out of the last nine weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. 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>Financial Reform Bill Gives Nod to Simple Loans</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/financial-reform-bill-gives-nod-to-simple-loans/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/financial-reform-bill-gives-nod-to-simple-loans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:50:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Financial Reform Bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4867</guid> <description><![CDATA[Under the proposed financial reform compromise bill, a mortgage lender would have to keep 5 percent of each mortgage when it is securitized, unless the mortgage is a plain vanilla type of loan that the government dubs a “qualified residential mortgage.” Analysts believe that such an incentive is means that the mortgages available to most [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/financial-reform-bill-gives-nod-to-simple-loans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>15-Year Mortgage Hits a Record Low</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/15-year-mortgage-hits-a-record-low/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/15-year-mortgage-hits-a-record-low/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:58:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[15-year fixed loans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4717</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interest on 30-year fixed home loans averaged 4.79 percent this week &#8212; up slightly from 4.78 percent a week ago but still near historic lows. The average rate on 15-year fixed loans hit a record low of 4.2 percent, down from 4.21 percent; while interest on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages was unchanged at 3.95 percent, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/15-year-mortgage-hits-a-record-low/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A New Way to Look at Mortgage Risk</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/a-new-way-to-look-at-mortgage-risk/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/a-new-way-to-look-at-mortgage-risk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:28:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3949</guid> <description><![CDATA[Denver-based BlackBox Logic has developed a database of more than 21 million mortgages not backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or other government-sponsored agencies. The upstart scrutinizes raw loan data from trustees and issuers, flagging such information as whether a borrower is behind on payments or has a modification. It then blends that loan information [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/a-new-way-to-look-at-mortgage-risk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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