Gov’t official warns on home down payment hikes (AP)

AP – The head of the Federal Housing Administration is warning that boosting the minimum down payment borrowers must provide to qualify for home loans backed by the agency could threaten the housing market.

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Rates on 30-year home loans rise to 5.05 pct (AP)

AP – Rates for 30-year home loans rose above the 5 percent threshold for the first time in three weeks, but remained near historically low levels.

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AP – Report: Fewer people falling behind on home loans

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Rates on 30-year home loans fall to 4.93 pct (AP)

AP – Rates for 30-year home loans edged lower for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, but remained above last year’s record lows.

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Pace of private sector job losses slows (Reuters)

Reuters – The pace of job losses in the private sector slowed in January as employers reported the smallest payroll decline in nearly two years while demand for home loans hit a six-week high last week, data showed on Wednesday.

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Mortgage demand at six-week highs on refinance wave (Reuters)

A pedestrian walks past a sign advertising new condominium homes for sale in South San Francisco, California December 22, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters – Demand for home loans rose to a six-week high on a mini refinance wave, with borrowers pushing to lock in rates before they climb later this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday,

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Obama admin: Make more modified home loans permanent (Reuters)

Reuters – The Obama administration unveiled changes to its $75 billion home loan modification program on Thursday in an effort to boost the number of trial home loans that become permanent.

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Rep. Frank: Abolish Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (AP)

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, to discuss compensation hearings.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – A top lawmaker on Capitol Hill is calling for the elimination of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the establishment of a new system to provide money for U.S. home loans.

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Rep. Frank: Abolish Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (AP)

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, to discuss compensation hearings.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – A top lawmaker on Capitol Hill is calling for the elimination of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the establishment of a new system to provide money for U.S. home loans.

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Rep. Frank: Abolish Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (AP)

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, to discuss compensation hearings.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – A top lawmaker on Capitol Hill is calling for the elimination of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the establishment of a new system to provide money for U.S. home loans.

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