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  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    This a non-event. Anyone who didn't see this coming wasn't paying attention. But for the sake of argument, let's say it was... More »
    Comment by Rhabdamanth
    Jul 21 01:20 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
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    Comment by Rhabdamanth
    Jul 21 01:17 am |
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  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    Very interesting discussion on down payment requirements. I just have a couple of points to add: The 20% down requirement is there to... More »
    Comment by Russ Wetherill
    Jul 20 10:42 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    The lenders and their representatives or not willing to either reduce the principal amount as well as the interest received from the... More »
    Comment by Troyhector
    Jul 17 13:49 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    Karl Down payment has nothing to do with mortgage defaults. Historically, and I mean for ever, the prime cause for default is the 5... More »
    Comment by John Preston
    Jul 17 09:10 am |
    Rating: +5 -4
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    Karl, I would agree with you when it comes to the purchase of rental properties and even 2nd homes. I have to disagree when talking... More »
    Comment by Philip Gvinter
    Jul 17 08:13 am |
    Rating: +1 -3
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    20% down limits your leverage to 5:1. That's a reasonable leverage ratio. 100% LTV is of course an infinite leverage...... On... More »
    Comment by Karl Denninger
    Jul 17 08:00 am |
    Rating: 0 -2
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    Ehhh, do you have a bone to pick with the MIs or something like that? Go ahead write to your Congressman, etc do whatever it takes to... More »
    Comment by Gtarras
    Jul 17 01:01 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    If a banker makes too many high ratio mortgages and the bank goes belly up, his depositors' money is guaranteed by the FDIC. The FDIC... More »
    Comment by derryl
    Jul 16 23:18 pm |
    Rating: +3 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    when people realize the extent to which FHA screwed up with their lending practices as of late, they will be happy private MIs are still... More »
    Comment by Gtarras
    Jul 16 23:17 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    The FHA loans are 96.5LTV and the 1.5% "funding fee" is indeed upfront MI with 55bip annual premiums. To the best of my knowledge the... More »
    Comment by Philip Gvinter
    Jul 16 21:05 pm |
    Rating: +3 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    I can't believe no one has mentioned the 97.5% LTV FHA loan that requires a 1.5% up front mortgage insurance premium to HUD as well as... More »
    Comment by mortgageminister
    Jul 16 18:39 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    Don't worry guys FHA loans are still available and are filling in the hole that MI pricing created by making it very expensive to buy a... More »
    Comment by Philip Gvinter
    Jul 16 18:01 pm |
    Rating: +2 -2
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    The entire mortgage industry, especially mortgage insurance industry is a bust without government's backing/subsidizing. Think about it:... More »
    Comment by joker
    Jul 16 16:50 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Big New Housing Problem: Mortgage Insurers Back Off [View article]
    On Jul 16 02:16 PM markfl wrote: > The tried and true lending worked fine for decades in this country. > We've had severe recessions,... More »
    Comment by Carlos Lam
    Jul 16 14:46 pm |
    Rating: +7 -1