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By Rick Rothacker and Paritosh BansalNEW YORK (Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc’s Residential Capital unit is nearing a bankruptcy filing, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, in a move that could help the taxpayer-owned auto lender to shed its troubled mortgage business but also spur drawn-out legal fights.The board of ResCap is scheduled to meet later on Sunday and a pre-arranged    .. more …

New buy-to-let mortgage lending has increased by nearly a third year-on-year, lenders have said.Some 32,300 loans worth 3.7 billion were advanced in the first quarter of this year, a 32% increase on a year ago, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.But the latest figure is a 5% dip on the last three months of 2011 and the first quarterly drop since the first quarter of last year, which    .. more …

MOORPARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT – News ), a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets, announced today that its President and Chief Operating Officer David Spector will present at the 11th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference to be held in San Francisco on Monday, May 14, 2012    .. more …

MOORPARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT – News ) today announced that it is offering 10,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest (“shares”) in an underwritten public offering. The underwriters will have a 30-day option from the date of the offering to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares from the Company . All of the shares will be offered by    .. more …

Mortgages are long-term loans. Individuals obtain them when they wish to buy real estate and pay for it over a period of years. Most people will use a mortgage to purchase their first home because it can afford individuals the ability to get into a home sooner. Though many people often worry about the potential outcome of such an investment, if you do some research and planning in advance, you    .. more …

If you are planning to settle down in Alabama, the first thing you would require is an Alabama mortgage loan. You can search for various real estate firms offering Alabama mortgage loans on the Internet. Interest rates charged on Alabama mortgage loans are usually same throughout Alabama, but what differ is service and experience. Experienced real estate agents and private mortgage companies    .. more …

RICHMOND, Va., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The U.S. Mortgage Insurance (USMI) unit of Genworth Financial, Inc. ( GNW ) today announced a range of price and underwriting guideline adjustments that will reduce the cost of insurance for most mortgage loans lenders offer to their customers. These adjustments include reduced pricing and expanded underwriting guidelines that will allow more borrowers to    .. more …

Fixed Rate Mortgage Features A fixed rate mortgage features set rates, long term low monthly payments, and low risk. Interest rates are determined during your loan application process. Rates are set by the market. You can also lower your interest rate by paying points up front. This option only makes sense if you stay in your home for several years.Long term low monthly payments are another    .. more …

Officials atmortgage loans giant Fannie Mae supported principal reductions for some struggling homeowners in 2009 and believed they would save taxpayer money, according to internal documents obtained by two House Democrats. But a pilot program set to start a year later was abruptly canceled, apparently for ideological reasons.The documents, said Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and John Tierney    .. more …

If You Are Facing Foreclosure If you are facing foreclosure of your home mortgage, the government has implemented programs that provide an incentive for your lender to either modify or refinance the mortgage and keep you in your home. In this way, homeowners who do not qualify for refinancing in the traditional fashion can still find assistance. This is usually the case when home values have    .. more …