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Commercial real estate lending has tentatively started to flow, but as any building owner will attest, credit isn’t easy to obtain and the onslaught of maturing commercial mortgages is eroding the confidence of investors. U.S. banks and thrifts held…

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Obama Wants to Tax Good Banks, Protect Bad OnesOpposing ViewsFannie and Freddie helped spawn the mortgage crisis by acting as loan toilets, buying up risky mortgages and thus creating an artificial market for junk. …Mortgage Modifications Create Cash for Agency MBS Reinvestments Housing WireThe Little Fed Report that Could…and Did Create a Housing Bubble Big Government (blog)Fannie, Freddie: Getting to the Heart of the GSE Problem Financial News USA (press release) BusinessWeek  - MainStreet  - National Post (blog)all 191 news articles »

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Reality Check for Bank Investors, Mortgage Investors and Home BuyersSeeking Alpha (blog)The loss rate on subprime mortgages is nearly 50% now. Bloomberg : Real estate loans at US banks that are at least 90 days overdue or that are expected to …Tasha Kheiriddin: Short selling the American dream National Post (blog)Mortgage bond spreads at record low Financial TimesFannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Record: Credit Markets Bloombergall 78 news articles »

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Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday. Overall, 7.3 percent of the debt held by banks and thrifts was past due 30 days… Mortgage Bankers Association - Mortgage - Loan - Business - United States

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State-owned banks were accused yesterday of ripping off borrowers by charging over the odds on mortgages. Analysts said the majority of lenders rescued by the Government in the banking bailout charged more than average for home loans. Only Royal Bank of Scotland bucked the trend.

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