If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Today is the day the recovery starts, at least according to those peering into the rosiest-colored crystal balls. The Wall Street Journal dug up these great examples:
Most forecasters seem to expect growth to be weak for a few quarters, [...]
The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimates that one million new foreclosures have been filed so far in 2009. The news comes on the heels of the release of the first quarter 2009 National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which reveals that 12 percent of all mortgages are now delinquent, the highest [...]
The volume of mortgage loan applications filed during the week ending April 3, 2009, increased by more than 4 percent last week, according to the Weekly Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). In addition, the proportion of applications for home purchases compared to refinancing applications also grew.
The Market Composite Index, which measures loan [...]
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Bankruptcy System Takes On The Mortgage Mess - The Federal Bankruptcy [...]