December 2002 Mortgage News
- Mortgage Rates Hit New Record Lows
- HMDA Exemption Stays at $32 Million Asset Size
- ABN AMRO November Production Falls
- NHEMA Sues OTS
- Wells Leads Originations in Fairfax County
- HEL Delinquency Falls
- Freddie Economist Says Rates May Fall
- Freddie November Purchases Edge Up
- Scores Vary Substantially Among Repositories
- Conseco Bankruptcy Among Largest in U.S. History
- Robust Environments
- Loan Accounting, Investor Reporting, & Default Management
- Record Business Volume at Fannie
- Fake Gift Funds, Income Cited in Massachusetts Fraud Case
- Apps Slide, Rates Improve
- Record $5.2 Billion November Production at Flagstar
- Countrywide November Production Off
- Junk Fees Should be Shifted to Points
- Freddie to Donate $225 mil to its Foundation
- Production Falls at New Century
- Mortgage Employment Continues to Strengthen
- Fraud Flips National Phenomenon
- OTS Bumps Deadline
- Loan Prospector Changes to Further Streamline Originations
- Refis May Jump
- Home Appreciation Slowing
- Hot Jobs Not Gone
- Bankruptcy Filings at All-Time High
- Mortgages Make Up Majority of Commercial Bank Asset Increases
- COFI Break
- Servicer Ratings Actions





