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Today's Mortgage Terms starting with F Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac): A semi government agency that acquires conventional loans that are underwritten to its specific guidelines. These guidelines are an industry standard for residential conventional lending. Federal Housing Administration (FHA): A federal agency within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which insures residential mortgage loans made by private lenders and sets standards for underwriting mortgage loans. Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae): This agency purchases loans that are underwritten to its specific guidelines. These guidelines are an industry standard for residential conventional lending. FHA Loans: Fixed or adjustable-rate loans that are insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of FHA loans is to make housing more affordable, especially for first-time homebuyers. First Mortgage: A mortgage which is in first lien, taking priority over all other liens. In case of a foreclosure, the first mortgage will be repaid before any other mortgages. Fixed Rate Loan: Fixed-rate loans have interest rates and payments that are fixed through out the term of the loan. Foreclosure: A legal process in which a mortgaged property may be liquidated to pay off a mortgage loan that is in default. View all Terms

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Cox's SEC Censors Report on Bear Stearns Collapse (Update2) - Bloomberg
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox 's regulators stood by as shrinking capital ratios and growing subprime holdings led to the collapse of Bear Stearns Cos., according to an unedited version of a ...

Countrywide borrowers can get mortgage help - Globe Gazette
DES MOINES – Iowans in danger of defaulting on home mortgages with Countrywide Financial Corp. will soon be able to adjust the terms of their loans to make payments easier. Bank of America, which bought Countrywide in July, has agreed to offer more ...

Spam-buster earns $13 billion in awards - Quad-Cities Times
The biggest judgments in U.S. history against e-mail spammers occurred in Davenport’s federal courthouse, a record that likely will stand forever. Robert Kramer, of Clinton, has won nearly $13 billion in judgments in federal lawsuits filed against ...

Cox's SEC Censored Paper Showing It Ignored Bear Stearns Plunge - Bloomberg
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox 's regulators stood by as shrinking capital ratios and growing subprime holdings led to the collapse of Bear Stearns Cos., according to an unedited version of a ...

Auto industry to press Congress for $50 billion in loans - Globe Gazette
WASHINGTON (AP) — Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles. With Congress returning this coming week ...

Bank of America in $8.6 bln deal over Countrywide loans-WSJ - Forbes
- Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bank of America has agreed to settle claims brought by U.S. state attorneys-general regarding certain risky loans originated by Countrywide Financial Corp , in a deal that could be worth more than $8.6 billion, the Wall Street ...

UPDATE 1-BofA in $8.6 bln settlement over Countrywide loans - Forbes
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bank of America (nyse: BAC - news - people ) has agreed to settle claims brought by U.S. state attorneys-general regarding certain risky loans originated by Countrywide Financial Corp (nyse: CFC - news - people ), it said on Monday ...

W.D.M., Urbandale officials balk at list - Des Moines Register
A magazine survey ranking West Des Moines and Urbandale among the nation's top 20 communities likely to face trouble from the still-brewing Wall Street financial crises really "doesn't mean much," an Iowa State University economist said Monday. David ...

Undernews: Rezko Alert - Slate
There isn't another contested Democratic primary for 9 more days ? What are we supposed to do in the meantime? Can't they speed the process up? ... 12:09.A.M. Only waterwork s works: Now he 's crying . [ via Lucianne ] 2:36 A.M. I'm as flummoxed as ...

Censored paper showed SEC ignored Bear Stearns plunge - Daily Business Review
.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox’s regulators stood by as shrinking capital ratios and growing subprime holdings led to the collapse of Bear Stearns, according to an unedited version of a study by the agency’s ...