Purchase Mortgage Volume Sinks to Decade Low

MBA Mortgage Report: Purchase Application Volume Is Lowest in a Decade – SeekingAlpha

Wells Fargo rearranges loan divisions – Des Moines Register

Banks Spar Over Loan Settlement - WSJ

Affluent Buyers Reviving Market for Miami Homes – NY Times

Home Sales: Distressing Gap – CalcRisk

How to Get a Mortgage With a Low Credit Score – The Truth About Mortgage

Case-Schiller: Home Prices Mixed – Zack’s

UBS mortgage investments show stark contrasts – HousingWire

Prosecutors Say Florida AG Fired Them For Going After Mortgage Lenders – TPM

What would U.S. credit downgrade mean for mortgage rates? – SignOnSanDiego

Wells Fargo Denies Mortgage 1 Day Before Closing To 800 Credit Score Buyer With 20% Down – Consumerist

FHA Bailout on the Way?

FHA May Be Next in Line for Bailout – Bloomberg

Study Finds Loans With Mortgage Insurance Much Less Likely to Default – The Truth About Mortgage

U.S. single-family delinquencies dip in June – Marketwatch

Mortgage Rates to Skyrocket on Economic Budget Failure – Housing Predictor

AG targets mortgage flaws – Boston Herald

Skip mortgage payments? Ads say, ‘Why not?’ – Las Vegas Business Press

Close to half of all Az mortgages are ‘underwater’ – Tucson Sentinel

Las Vegas Homes Draw Absentee, Cash Buyers – The Street

Realogy, SIFMA join dissent on qualified mortgage definitions – HousingWire

Ocwen Launches Shared Appreciation Loan Modification Program – The Truth About Mortgage

New Home Sales in June at 312,000 Annual Rate – CalcRisk

CoreLogic: Nondistressed home prices stabilizing – HousingWire

At last, a divorce-proof fixed-rate mortgage – The Telegraph

Mortgage Loan Limit Drama

Mortgage Bankers Reverse Course on Loan Limits – Realty Check

Chicago Fed: Economic growth below average in June – CalcRisk

Lenders feel pressure in foreclosure process – LV Review Journal

Foreclosure Lifeline Ends Today – The Street

Denver area vacancies hit a 10-year low – HousingWire

Do Mortgage Payments Decrease? – The Truth About Mortgage

Genworth Posts Loss on Mortgage Insurance – Bloomberg

Majority of U.S. CMBS Ratings Assigned Stable Outlooks – OKC Review

Mortgage Interest Deduction Big in Budget Play – Realty Check

Mortgage Rates Flat on Mixed Economic Data

Mortgage Rates Virtually Unchanged From Week Ago – The Truth About Mortgage

Wells Fargo settles mortgage-abuse case for $85M – AP

Mortgage Default Rates Keep Falling – WSJ

Weak Settlements Over Mortgage Abuses Should Give State AGs Pause – FDL

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 418,000 – CalcRisk

AARP Reverse Mortgage Lawsuit Against HUD Dismissed – Reverse Mortgage Daily

More Than Half of Americans Believe They’re Underwater on Mortgage – The Truth About Mortgage

Fifth Third mortgage banking revenue up 42% this year – HousingWire

Genworth sinks 18% on home mortgage woes – Marketwatch

New Effort to Prevent a Million Foreclosures Takes Shape – The Atlantic

Refinance Rogue Wave Strikes, Saves Mortgage Market

Refinance Applications Surge In Latest Week – The Truth About Mortgage

Existing-Home Sales in U.S. Fell 0.8% in June – Bloomberg

‘Robo-signing’ is baaaack – MSN Money

Strategic Defaulter Walks Back To His Mortgage – HuffPo

California pending home sales rise for second straight month – HousingWire

On Track for Record Low Housing Completions in 2011 – CalcRisk

Shares of Zillow Skyrocket in Nasdaq Debut – The Truth About Mortgage

Man Gets $330,000 Home for $16 – Time

Charles Says Bank of America Can Absorb Mortgage Losses – WaPo

U.S. risk rule could raise mortgage costs: study – Reuters

Bank of America has over $8 billion loss for the quarter – SacBee

Homeowners Overcharged by Countrywide to Receive $108 Million – The Truth About Mortgage

Equity insurance would re-energize housing market – Delaware Online

Treasury Explores Plan to Help 1 Million U.S. Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure – Bloomberg

Housing Starts Hit Five Month High

U.S. Housing Starts Jump More Than Forecast to Five-Month High – SF Gate

California Mortgage Defaults Hit Four Year Low – The Truth About Mortgage

BofA Swings to Loss Amid Mortgage Troubles – WSJ

More firms betting on incoming REO inventory wave – HousingWire

Report: No Plans for another Large Housing Program – CalcRisk

JPMorgan to Cut Mortgage Holdings to ‘Close to Zero’ – Bloomberg

Debt-to-Income Ratio – The Truth About Mortgage

Wells Fargo Beats By A Penny – Daily Markets

Wells Fargo Shrinks Mortgage Staff in Breakout Quarter – Fins

BofA legacy servicing portfolio sheds 151,000 mortgages in 2Q – HousingWire

Do Mortgage Payments Increase? – The Truth About Mortgage

How ‘robo-signing’ occurs in the mortgage industry – WaPo

Taylor Swift Puts Nashville House on the Market – Taste of Country

MBIA to Drop BofA Mortgage Suit

MBIA Agrees To Drop Mortgage Suit Against Bank of America:Filing – WSJ

Realty trade group overreported Chicago home prices – Chicago Tribune

Many may lose homes in Bank of America deal – Boston.com

Subprime returns. Luring hedge funds – LA Times

Fifth Third Offering Mortgage Rate Reduction – The Truth About Mortgage

Fannie, Freddie and Other Villains – Barron’s

Fidelity settles with HUD over mortgage kickback claims – HousingWire

Deutsche Bank seeks to end U.S. mortgage fraud case – The Baltimore Sun

Lawsuit Alleges Citi Illegally Foreclosed On Thousands Of Soldiers’ Homes – Consumerist

Goldman Among Banks Preparing $3.7 Billion of Mortgage-Backed Securities – Bloomberg

Should Everyone Get Bonus For Paying Mortgage On Time? – RealtyCheck

Frank Wants Inflated Mortgage Loan Limits Permanent

Rep. Frank: Make Higher Loan Limits Permanent – WSJ

Homeowners to Be Rewarded for Making Mortgage Payments – The Truth About Mortgage

How many jobs are needed over the next year to keep the unemployment rate steady? – CalcRisk

Wells Fargo to pay $125 million in mortgage suit – SacBee

Borrowers With Jumbo Loans Get to Keep Houses Longer – The Truth About Mortgage

Foreclosure sales dip for second straight month – HousingWire

Mortgage Rates Are Great, If You Qualify – WSJ

Would Jesus Walk Away from a Mortgage? – Christianity Today

Slim summer home price gains expected to reverse – HousingWire

Carnie Wilson Could Lose Her House – Hollywood.com

Mortgage Rates Finally Move Higher, As Do Jobs

Mortgage Rates Finally Climb Higher – The Truth About Mortgage

Employment Situation Preview: More Payroll Jobs Added, Still Weak Overall – CalcRisk

FDIC Sues Ex-IndyMac Chief Michael Perry Over $600 Million in Bank Losses – Bloomberg

Backing Off the $60 Billion Mortgage Settlement – WSJ

Homebuilder Bulldozes Homes to Build More Homes – The Truth About Mortgage

How Rising Interest Rates Affect Home Prices – The Atlantic

Two lawmakers want one government enterprise for mortgage market liquidity – HousingWire

Student Rentals ‘May Prove Lucrative’ for Property Investors – IBT

Jumbo Loan vs. Conforming Loan – The Truth About Mortgage

The Cost Of Owning 150,000 Foreclosed Homes – NPR

Mortgage forbearance programs for unemployed extended to one year – HousingWire

BofA Deal Could Break Mortgage Market Logjam, BlackRock Says – WSJ

In rare move, court backs flood victim in foreclosure – The Tennessean

Mortgage Apps Fall for Third Straight Week as Rates Surge

Mortgage Demand Slips as Rates Jump – The Truth About Mortgage

Rebound or Retreat After Mortgage-Cap Declines? – WSJ

Changes to Conforming Loan Limit – CalcRisk

Bondholders Cry Foul Over BofA’s $8.5B Countrywide Settlement – Fox Biz

MGIC Discriminates Against Mothers on Paid Leave, U.S. Says in Lawsuit – Bloomberg

D.C. mulls broadening eligibility criteria for $20 million foreclosure fund – WaPo

Study: Reduced FHA Loan Limits No Big Deal – The Truth About Mortgage

S&P removes PMI from danger zone, sees them solvent – HousingWire

Program to deter foreclosures in Maryland is less successful than anticipated – WaPo

Treasury considers more tweaks to short sale program – HousingWire