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FDIC Sues Bank Of America, JPMorgan, Others Over Toxic Mortgage Bonds That ...

Huffington Post -
... over toxic mortgage securities they issued that were bought by two small Illinois banks which failed in May 2009.

Wrangle Over $76 Billion in Mortgage Insurance

Courthouse News Service -
By LISA BUCHMEIER MILWAUKEE (CN) - Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., the nation's largest private mortgage insurer, has a $535 million dispute with Freddie Mac over MGIC's risks on $76 billion in mortgage insurance. MGIC claims Freddie Mac and its ...
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Old Republic plans spinoff of RFIG unit

MarketWatch -
Old Republic's mortgage insurance business has continued to deteriorate since it was forced to stop selling new coverage in August.

Could Fannie and Freddie Pay Back Taxpayers Someday?

Wall Street Journal (blog) -
Mr. Millstein is a strong believer that the government needs to play a role in supporting the US mortgage system. As such, he supports the creation of a new federal agency - the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp. - that would provide a guarantee for ...

Clinton Group Asks Radian To Detail Exposure, Consider Sale

Wall Street Journal -
A shareholder group has asked the board of Radian Group Inc. (RDN) to release detailed information about the company's exposure to mortgage insurance and related financial instruments, or consider a sale. Shares were up 15% in recent trading to $2.32, ...

TEXT-S&P affirms Celink residential reverse mortgage servicer ranking

Reuters -
Management established a single point of contact for borrowers experiencing a tax and/or insurance default so customers may contact one individual to discuss a possible resolution.
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FHA aid to high-priced homes should drop

U-T San Diego -
The widely used FHA mortgage insurance program should return to its roots of helping primarily first-time and lower-income buyers, say two economists from the George Washington University business school.

ADB report recommends mortgage insurance for Thailand

The Nation -
A recent Asia Development Bank (ADB) report said that Mortgage Insurance will be a useful, but not an essential, feature of the Thai mortgage market.

ICBA Mortgage Solutions Names Ron Bricker Regional Account Manager

MarketWatch (press release) -
Bricker brings nearly 25 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry to the position. Most recently he was regional underwriting manager of GMAC's correspondent division.

Discovery could save Indiantown family $750 a month

WPTV -
It turns out the Conners were first denied because they have LPMI, or lender paid mortgage insurance. But the Conners didn't know there was an LPMI policy on their loan.

TEXT-Fitch: Canadian banks' residential mortgage exposure manageable

Reuters -
Cumulative gross losses for the Big Six varied from $9.1 billion-$91.3 billion depending on the magnitude of the stress, but declined to net losses of $4.1 billion-$41.5 billion after taking into account mortgage insurance provided by mortgage insurers ...

Genworth provides mortgage insurance for Monmouthshire Building Society

Mortgage Finance Gazette Online -
Monmouthshire Building Society has appointed Genworth Financial as its new mortgage indemnity insurance (MII) provider.
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Judge dismisses parts of IndyMac fraud case

Los Angeles Times -
As the mortgage implosion consumed subprime lenders, roiled Wall Street firms that had backed them and led to a deep recession, authorities looked for financial executives to blame.

Assurant Specialty Property, Leader in Insurance Services, Hiring in Duluth

MarketWatch (press release) -
Assurant Specialty Property is a leading provider of insurance services in partnership with financial institutions, mortgage lenders, manufactured home sellers, auto finance companies, property managers and their customers. Services include insurance ...

Citigroup to Pay $3.5 Million Over Faulty Subprime Data

Bloomberg -
... Pandit is dealing with mounting costs from Citigroup's conduct in the US mortgage market. The lender agreed to pay $158.3 million in February after regulators alleged the firm had falsely declared some loans fit for a federal insurance program.
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Ken Fraser Joins Wells Fargo Insurance As Head of Risk Management and ...

MarketWatch (press release) -
Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9000 stores, 12000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.

MGIC Settles Historic Mortgage Insurance Case Involving Maternity Leave

Forbes -
Neals is the mother of three children, the youngest was born on June 21, 2010, and PNC determined, based on Fannie Mae's underwriting guidelines, that her request to borrow 90% of the value of her home required private mortgage insurance.

Schumer, lawsuits challenge high flood insurance costs in Syracuse area

Syracuse.com -
Charles Schumer has called on a federal watchdog agency to investigate whether mortgage lenders are improperly jacking up flood insurance costs for Syracuse-area homeowners. Meanwhile, two Onondaga County homeowners have filed separate class-action ...

Recent Performance Review Of 5 Large, High Yield Agency Mortgage REITs

Seeking Alpha -
Within the world of residential mortgage REITs, there are two primary types: those holding RMBSs insured by federal agencies and those that own such RMBSs without any such agency insurance. Agency mortgage REITs have portfolios composed exclusively of ...

FDIC sues big banks over mortgage debt losses

Chicago Tribune -
Acting as receiver for Citizens National Bank and Strategic Capital Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp sued a number of banks including Bank of America Corp , Citigroup Inc , Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co .
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