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The Mezzanine Loan Surprise
As a result, the Uniform Commercial Code, rather than real property law, will govern that security package. And the UCC gives every mezzanine lender that receives an equity pledge a potentially very powerful and quick way to get rid of the mezzanine …
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Wells Fargo Got Some Nice Holiday Presents
It is also the #1 commercial real estate originator, the #1 middle market commercial lender, the #1 small business lender, etc. It was careful with its own mortgage originations before the housing crash, but it bought Wachovia as a result of the US …
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Mortgage rates tick up, above record low

Mortgage rates tick up, above record low
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average rates on fixed mortgages ticked up this week just slightly above their record lows, keeping home-buying and refinancing attractive. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year loans ticked up to …
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The rate game
7, the average national rate on a 30-year, fixed-interest mortgage was 3.47% — the lowest in the history of the national Mortgage Bankers Association's rates survey. People interested in a 15-year mortgage had the opportunity to secure one at 2.85%.
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Proposal Could Broaden Government Refinance Programs
I'm not sure that I really know how to describe our national housing policy as set forth by the Obama Administration. But I suppose if forced to place it into words, I could do worse than “refis for everybody!” Now we learn that yet another refinance …
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Year in review: Bankers, bonds, debt, oil, pop-ups and booze

Year in review: Bankers, bonds, debt, oil, pop-ups and booze
Locked in talks over the €2bn owed by Treasury's bosses, Johnny Ronan and Richard Barrett, Nama took the choice to appoint receivers to those properties that had been pledged as security for €500m of loans owed to the State-owned terrible bank. Treasury …
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Hedge your housing bets, analysts say
There are no limitations from banks on home loans, the returns are stable, ownership is permanent and some countries even throw in a package deal for a citizenship with buy. But a huge investment return always comes with high risk. Experts warned …
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