Posted on Friday, 7th January 2011 by chrisjones

Things that need doing, that desperately need doing, that I do not have time to do: 1. A real, physical newspaper for Lehi.  I started one, but have not had the time to continue.  It was worth the investment.  I learned a lot.  I believe it matters. 2. A serious attempt at a local literary [...]

Tags: mortgages, utah mortgage, Work
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Posted on Thursday, 2nd December 2010 by chrisjones

Let’s say, hypothetically, that I have a loan that I’m working on. It’s a complicated one, involving four different lenders being asked to perform different roles in the transaction, and a couple dozen other things. It’s going to take a couple of months to do, and that is if the appraisal isn’t horrible, if the [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 28th October 2010 by chrisjones

I do write about mortgages, you know.  I don’t do it here all that often, which is a thing in the process of changing (eventually), but I do it, and I do it a lot. In case you’re interested, which seems unlikely but is possible, I have a couple of posts about the foreclosure mess [...]

Tags: lending Utah, Mortgages Unzipped, Scotsman Guide, The Niche Report, utah mortgage, Zillow
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Posted on Friday, 6th August 2010 by chrisjones

The Seattle Times reports that the Senate has passed a bill allowing for some changes in the FHA fee structure, under the fascinating but slightly misleading title “Senate Approves Higher Government Mortgage Fees.” One fee goes up (probably, depends on FHA bureaucrats), and one comes down (ditto).  Monthly mortgage insurance (which the Post calls an [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 5th August 2010 by chrisjones

Rumors have begun to swirl that the Obama Administration, facing what are very likely to be catastrophic losses in November, have cooked up a last-gasp attempt to prove that they are doing something about the economy.  The plan is to have FNMA/FHLMC (Fannie and Freddie to you and me) forgive billions in mortgage debt owed [...]

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