http://collierlender.com The Lender of Choice in Collier County Florida Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Senate Banking Committee leaders are close to agreement on a way to enhance consumer protection as a part of a larger financial regulatory reform bill. http://collierlender.com/2010/03/10/senate-committee-near-agreement-on-consumer-protection/ Appraisers are raising alarms that the Treasury Department's decision to use broker price opinions (BPOs) for its new short sales program will exacerbate mortgage fraud and property "flopping." http://collierlender.com/2010/03/10/appraisers-warn-about-bpos-and-property-flopping/ Purchase mortgage application volume had a strong week and was the driver of the increase in the Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index for the week of Feb. 26. http://collierlender.com/2010/03/10/purchases-drive-mortgage-bankers-application-increase/ The Federal Housing Administration commissioner wants the nation's largest originators to loosen their underwriting standards, allowing more minorities to qualify for government-backed single-family loans. http://collierlender.com/2010/03/08/fha-to-the-mega-lenders-loosen-your-quals-for-minorities/ The Federal Housing Administration is extending the March 31 deadline for mortgage brokers to submit their audited financial statements by 30 days. http://collierlender.com/2010/03/08/fha-extends-deadline-for-broker-audit-submissions-2/