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October 29, 2007
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The International Bank of Branson Virgin's rescue bid for Northern Rock could position it as a global player.   |
Bank Technology News
December 2003
John Adams |
Closing Faster RBC Mortgage is betting the best way to boost mortgage volume in a cooling market is by making friends with brokers. So it's offering them access to its Internet technology. |
Bank Technology News
January 2007
John Adams |
Paperless Mortgages: The Broker Pens Her Own Program Hawaiian mortgage broker Donna Iwane was frustrated by cumbersome processing, so she developed a Web application that creates loan proposals in less than a minute. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Alan Deutschman |
Branding the Branson Way Marketing methods from Virgin's founder Richard Branson. |
U.S. Banker
January 2010
Kate Berry |
Cole Taylor's New Play As other banks back away from mortgage lending, the Chicago lender ramps up. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
InsideFlyer
March 2011 |
Virgin Alliance News reports say that Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways has said that the airline plans to join a global alliance within a year. |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Capell & Zellner |
Richard Branson's Next Big Adventure He has no qualms about jumping into the tough airline market in the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Extreme Bank Makeover, Continued Bank of America asks itself, "Does this mortgage lending business make my assets look too big?" |
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August 2, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Traps Look before you leap into a mortgage -- here are some red flags to watch out for. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006 |
Mortgage Points, Explained If you're learning about mortgages, you'll hear the term "points" a lot. A "point" is 1% of the value of the mortgage loan. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people. |
Bank Technology News
January 2006
John Adams |
Wholesale Mortgages: UBOC's Broker Road Becomes Automated The lender's strategy is heavy on implementing electronic loan execution. The goal? Cutting cost and time-and eliminating paper from desks of customer-facing partners. |
Bank Technology News
November 2007
John Adams |
Mortgage: How to get "More" accurate with Loans The mortgage tumult has made lenders renew their focus on firmly understanding the true creditworthiness of their leads. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006 |
On Private Mortgage Insurance Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is extra insurance a lender may require you to buy if you're forking over less than 20% of a property's value as a down payment. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Fannie Mae's Return Policy Fannie Mae is going to start honing in on mortgages it bought that disintegrated, retracing the steps to look for any fraudulent lending practices by the lender who originated the loan, and -- if there was an issue -- going back to retrieve some of the loss. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
A Jumbo Opportunity Interest rates on jumbo mortgages rose nearly half a percentage point in August, even as regular mortgage rates were mostly coming down. Is it time to raise the jumbo loan amount minimum? |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
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August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
True E-Mortgage Inches Closer to Reality The technology needed to enable a true online mortgage already exists today, according to David Matthews, CIO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Borrow Now or Borrow Never If you're thinking about buying a home, do your homework. Find a lender or mortgage broker early in the process, and get preapproved for a mortgage that will work for you. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Is the Housing ATM Reopening? Many seniors will be glad to hear what a number of lending institutions are saying about reverse mortgages. They are getting less expensive. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
More Evidence Banks May Be Starting Another Race to the Bottom Defaulted on your mortgage recently? They'll consider you for a loan. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The $800 Billion Pick-Me-Up for Consumer Credit The central bank announces an $800 billion support package aimed at spurring mortgage lending and consumer credit, including car, credit card, and small business loans. |
Bank Technology News
March 2005
John Adams |
Mortgage: E-standards Alliance Attracts More Allies There's a growing list of tech companies that hope mortgage lenders will look for the MISMO label when searching for vendors, as firms which sell hardware, software and platforms fight for position in the paperless home loan finance market. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Mortgages for the Military The Veterans Administration has programs for current and former members of the military to help them get financing to buy a home. Serving in the military generally makes you eligible to take out a VA loan. |
Bank Technology News
January 2007
Glen Fest |
Mortgage: Platforms Bearing Wholesale Changes For financial institutions, improving the mortgage channel's visibility and speed can attract more third-party brokers and lay the groundwork for better customer data. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: No More Jumbo Loans From Capital One Capital One pulls the plug on its nonconforming mortgage business. |
Bank Technology News
February 2005
John Adams |
Mortgage: Lenders Smooth The Bumpy Volume Road Originators like DiTech and Boeing's credit union are using automation to alter how they market real estate finance options to customers, as well as better manage their workforce deployment |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Wachovia: California Dreaming This North Carolina-based bank makes trips to the left coast for acquisitions. Should investors be worried? |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2007
Dave Mock |
Virgin Mobile's Privates Going Public The virtual mobile network operator plans a U.S. IPO. With intense competition for wireless customers always a concern, Virgin Mobile's growth prospects are certainly not guaranteed. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Gail Liberman |
Tricks To Nail Down Low Mortgage Rates Know your lender -- and don't forget old-fashioned horse-trading. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Banks Say No Thanks to Reverse Mortgages Should you do likewise? |
Financial Advisor
January 2005
Tracey Longo |
Walking Clients Through The Mortgage Maze New options add value to financial advisor relationships while saving clients fees. |
Reason
February 2008
David Weigel |
Mortgage Crisis The house Financial Services Committee proposes the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would transform the way the mortgage business works. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 4, 2003
Parke Chapman |
MBA: Commercial mortgage originations up 5% A survey of mortgage bankers conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA) reports that mortgage originations were up over 5% for 2002. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The End of Idiot Borrowing The Senate voted 63-36 to outlaw "liar loans," or mortgages made to borrowers who invent their income. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Paul Muolo |
Shelves Empty, Buyers Few Consolidation in the mortgage business has slowed. With the refinancing business booming, few servicers are up for sale, and potential buyers are showing little enthusiasm... |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 1, 2005
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings. |
Bank Technology News
April 2006
John Adams |
Online Mortgage Delivery: Fannie And Freddie Await An E-boom GSE execs say innovation at all stages of the lending process and pressure from the waning refi boom spell imminent growth in the Web-enabled mortgage secondary market. |
AskMen.com
September 2, 2002
Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages. |
Entrepreneur
May 2008
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Between Peers Could a new wave of social lending sites be a good place for your investment dollars? |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Justin Hibbard |
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry. |
Job Journal
March 4, 2007
Julia Hollister |
Loan Officers Despite the slow housing market, loan and refinancing activity has lenders looking for help. |
Bank Technology News
December 2007
Michael Sisk |
The Rise of Community P2P is no threat to banks -- yet -- but the rise of these exchanges, which cut out banks and allow people to lend directly to each other is a phenomenon worth studying. Are P2P exchanges the credit unions of the Internet age? |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Gerry Khermouch |
Richard Branson: Winning Virgin Territory If anyone can make a prepaid phone plan seem cool, it's Richard Branson. As part of his assault on the fastest-growing segment of the wireless business, the brash chief executive of Virgin Group Ltd. is employing the same full-frontal sales tactics he brought to music, air travel, and vacation resorts. |
FDIC FYI
March 28, 2002 |
Housing Market Strengths and Risks A report released today in the FDIC's Regional Outlook evaluates changes in mortgage underwriting during the last expansion, and the likelihood that weakening home price growth could adversely affect home borrowers and lenders... |
