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By Heather Anderson |
May 15, 2012
Trade participates in call with White House about three bills that would address mortgage modifications and refinancing.
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By Heather Anderson |
April 15, 2012
Credit unions may find themselves increasingly playing the role of landlord, according to a recent Federal Reserve policy statement and a property management firm that serves credit unions.
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By David Morrison |
March 27, 2012
NAFCU is still lobbying to have the FHA lengthen the time consumers who strategically default on a mortgage loan have to wait to apply again.
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March 19, 2012
Welcome to the age of chaos. Adaptability and change are the new standards for everything. Uncertainty and haste are the new normal. Recent news reports say people are only willing to wait 250 milliseconds for a search on the Internet. Google and Bing offer replies in less than a second. And that’s still not fast enough for...
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By David Morrison |
March 19, 2012
As financial institutions, many people would suppose that credit unions make lending money a key focus of their business. But sometimes, over time, they lose some of that focus and fail to adapt their lending programs to members' changing economic needs. That is a little of what Brett Jorgenson found...
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By David Morrison |
February 28, 2012
NAFCU wants the FHA to come down harder on consumers who walk away from a mortgage even though they would be able to make their payments.
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By David Morrison |
February 20, 2012
A second credit union has been formally recognized as a mortgage leader in its community.
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By David Morrison |
February 3, 2012
Charter Oak booked 733 mortgage loans worth $94 million last year.
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By David Morrison |
January 9, 2012
Despite the U.S. housing finance market ongoing uncertainty, three credit union mortgage executives painted a largely positive outlook for 2012.
Credit Union Times asked their thoughts on what the industry can expect as well as what the mortgage lending expectations in are in local markets.
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By David Morrison |
October 24, 2011
For what may be the first time ever, a credit union has become the biggest source of housing finance for a major metropolitan area in the U.S.