Read more Federal Housing Administration stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8574/federal-housing-administration.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:57:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74457/fha-helps-high-end-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the government last year doubled the amount the FHA will guarantee on a home loan, to more than $700,000, it moved the agency into uncharted territory: backing loans for the middle-class and the wealthy, too. It also moved the FHA, designed to help low-income buyers who can't raise...http://www.newser.com/story/74457/fha-helps-high-end-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 5:34:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71314/the-next-mortgage-lender-bailout-the-fha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother mortgage lender specializing in low income borrowers is in trouble: the Federal Housing Administration. The agency which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could soon share their fate, as borrowers default on the low-downpayment mortgages it insures, critics told a House subcommittee yesterday. “It appears destined for a taxpayer...http://www.newser.com/story/71314/the-next-mortgage-lender-bailout-the-fha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 8:38:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65970/as-slump-eases-high-end-homes-linger-on-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s a tale of two housing markets out there. While low and mid-priced homes are enjoying a resurgence, high-priced residences are languishing unsold, their prices falling rapidly, the Wall Street Journal reports. “We’re extremely oversupplied,” says a real estate agent in an affluent Illinois town, where just 13 of the...http://www.newser.com/story/65970/as-slump-eases-high-end-homes-linger-on-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 9:00:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52739/borrowers-now-flocking-to-the-feds-to-default-on-loans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHistory is repeating itself, and taxpayers will be footing the bill for it: Flawed lending practices are enabling borrowers to receive mortgage loans they can’t repay—but this time, Washington’s involved, the Washington Post reports. Many of the loans provided by the Federal Housing Administration default after just one payment,...http://www.newser.com/story/52739/borrowers-now-flocking-to-the-feds-to-default-on-loans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Mar 2009 13:13:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36826/feds-outline-fannie-freddie-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCiting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as "critical to turning the corner on housing," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson this morning announced a bailout of the beleaguered mortgage companies that includes his agency purchasing preferred stock, while the Federal Housing Finance Agency will step in as conservator. Additionally, Treasury is to...http://www.newser.com/story/36826/feds-outline-fannie-freddie-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Sep 2008 11:28:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32475/mortgage-insurers-feel-pinch-pull-back-on-loans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMortgage insurers facing mounting defaults are tightening their standards, adding another hurdle for potential homebuyers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Beleaguered and risk-averse banks are making more mortgage applicants apply for insurance, just as insurers are declaring more parts of the country “declining markets.” making insurance harder to obtain. The...http://www.newser.com/story/32475/mortgage-insurers-feel-pinch-pull-back-on-loans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 9:51:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32256/senate-oks-foreclosure-relief-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy a huge margin, the Senate today passed a $300 billion bill to help homeowners avoid foreclosure—but the White House vows to veto it unless the House makes changes, the AP reports. The bill will let struggling homeowners reinsure at cheaper rates backed by the government, but President President...http://www.newser.com/story/32256/senate-oks-foreclosure-relief-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jul 2008 20:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26715/treasury-boss-worst-is-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US is emerging from the credit woes triggered by the turmoil over subprime mortgages—despite the continuing wave of foreclosures across the nation, according to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Paulson, in the most positive comments yet from the White House on the nation's economic troubles, in part credited the...http://www.newser.com/story/26715/treasury-boss-worst-is-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 May 2008 2:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26619/us-must-stop-foreclosures-bernanke-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday called for government intervention to halt home foreclosures, warning that to do nothing could "destabilize communities, reduce property values of nearby homes, and lower tax revenues." Bernanke said in a speech in New York that a million Americans were already three months behind in...http://www.newser.com/story/26619/us-must-stop-foreclosures-bernanke-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 May 2008 2:35:00 CDT