We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis

The Mortgage of the Past: Reshaping the Ancient Political Inheritance (1050-1300) (The Emergence of Western Political Thought in the Latin Middle Ages)

Francis Oakley continues his magisterial three-part history of the emergence of Western political thought during the Middle Ages with this second volume in the series. Here, Oakley explores kingship from the tenth century to the beginning of the fourteenth, showing how, under the stresses of religious and cultural development, kingship became an inceasingly secular institution.

“A masterpiece and the central part of a trilogy that will be a true masterwork.”—Jeffrey Burton Russell, University of California, Santa Barbara

The American Mortgage System: Crisis and Reform (The City in the Twenty-First Century)

Successful home ownership requires the availability of appropriate mortgage products. In the years leading up to the collapse of the housing market, home buyers frequently accepted mortgages that were not only wrong for them but catastrophic for the economy as a whole. When the housing market bubble burst, so did a cornerstone of the American dream for many families. Restoring the promise of this dream requires an unflinching inspection of lending institutions and the right tools to repair the structures that support solid home purchases. The American Mortgage System: Crisis and Reform focuses on the causes of the housing market collapse and proposes solutions to prevent another rash of foreclosures.

Edited by two leaders in the field of real estate and finance, Susan M. Wachter and Marvin M. Smith, The American Mortgage System examines key elements of the mortgage meltdown. The volume's contributors address the influence of the Community Reinvestment Act, which is often blamed for the crisis. They uncover how the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac invested outside the housing market with disastrous results. They present surprising information about low-income borrowers and the strengths of local banks. This collection of thoughtful studies includes extensive analysis of loan practices and the creation of unstable mortgage securities, presenting data largely unavailable until now. More than a critique, The American Mortgage System offers solutions to the problems facing the future of American home ownership, including identifying asset price bubbles, calculating risk, and preventing discrimination in lending.
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Mortgages 101: Quick Answers to Over 250 Critical Questions About Your Home Loan

With more people than ever before applying for new loans and refinancing, an easy-to-understand guide has become a necessity for anyone confused by the complicated issues at stake. Mortgages 101 answers all the questions readers typically have, detailing all the latest changes in mortgage processes, and showing readers how to save money by:* understanding important terms like ARMs and Hybrids — and what's in the fine print * improving their credit scores to increase their borrowing power* using technology to get the lowest interest rates* maximizing their return on investment, and cutting the cost of mortgage insuranceArranged in an easily accessible question-and-answer format, the book provides up-to-date lending formulas, as well as important information on lending requirements and application procedures. Mortgages 101 contains all the information readers need to know, in one must-have reference.

California Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending

Completely updated, this edition incorporates the SAFE Act and its impact on mortgage brokers along with other significant changes seen in the mortgage loan industry since the real estate meltdown that started in 2008. New state and federal regulations are addressed and financial information reflects current market data. The overall loan process is covered along with discussions of the mortgage loan business giving a broad overview of career opportunities in this competitive industry. Ideal for real estate licensees, individuals seeking to enter the mortgage loan business, and those already actively working in the industry, this text covers key topics including appraisal, credit agencies, title and escrow, and computer programs used in the mortgage loan industry. Important legal concepts are covered to meet state course requirements in addition to up-to-date coverage of new industry requirements like the FNMA 1003 loan application form and new appraisal requirements to comply with URAR-FNMA 1005 form. This text remains the authority on current standards of professional practices that meet the goal of consumer protection for the public.

National Residential Mortgage Loan Originator: SAFE Act Comprehensive Education

This comprehensive guide is an excellent resource for mastering the modern mortgage principles and practices essential to understanding the financing of residential real estate as generally applied to all states. The mortgage industry has gone through a major transition in recent years changing from a sales environment to a professional one. As a result, the mortgage professional today must be more knowledgeable and ethical in meeting the financial needs of consumers. This NMLS-approved course is designed to help mortgage professional's master the 20-hour SAFE Act pre-licensing requirements for mortgage loan originators. The content includes 3 hours of federal law, 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage products, and 12 hours of elective topics to form the building blocks of mortgage loan origination principles and practices. Major concepts are reinforced through learning objectives, extensive examples, chapter summaries, review questions, critical thinking questions and key term reviews. Use the online interactive flashcards to review key terms and concepts. Also, updates are posted at www.cengage.com/realestate/mortgage to keep the mortgage professional up-to-date on new rules and regulations.

The Underwater Mortgage: How To Survive Your Sinking Ship While Keeping Your Sense of Humor

The Underwater Mortgage: How to Survive Your Sinking Ship While Keeping Your Sense of Humor by Bud and Kristin Gragg gives you all the help you need to make the right financial decision now for you and your family. Power-packed with tips, tricks, and techniques available only here, The Underwater Mortgage can keep you afloat and save your financial peace of mind. The authors teach you how to put all the cards on the table and, most importantly, stack them in your favor. Their book documents their experience-from the rise of their significant portfolio (over $24 million in investment real estate), through the economic perfect storm, and ultimately how they got their family to higher ground.

Mortgage-Backed Securities: Products, Structuring, and Analytical Techniques (Frank J. Fabozzi Series)

An up-to-date look at the latest innovations in mortgage-backed securities

Since the last edition of Mortgage-Backed Securities was published over three years ago, much has changed in the structured credit market. Frank Fabozzi, Anand Bhattacharya, and William Berliner all have many years of experience working in the fixed-income securitization markets, and have witnessed many cycles of change in the mortgage and MBS sectors. And now, with the Second Edition of Mortgage-Backed Securities, they share their knowledge on many of the products and structuring innovations that have taken place since the financial crisis and fiscal reform.
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Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Debacle of Mortgage Finance

The financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2008 led to one of the most sweeping government interventions in private financial markets in history. The bailout has already cost American taxpayers close to $150 billion, and substantially more will be needed. The U.S. economy–and by extension, the global financial system–has a lot riding on Fannie and Freddie. They cannot fail, yet that is precisely what these mortgage giants are guaranteed to do. How can we limit the damage to our economy, and avoid making the same mistakes in the future?

Guaranteed to Fail explains how poorly designed government guarantees for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led to the debacle of mortgage finance in the United States, weighs different reform proposals, and provides sensible, practical recommendations. Despite repeated calls for tougher action, Washington has expanded the scope of its guarantees to Fannie and Freddie, fueling more and more housing and mortgages all across the economy–and putting all of us at risk. This book unravels the dizzyingly immense, highly interconnected businesses of Fannie and Freddie. It proposes a unique model of reform that emphasizes public-private partnership, one that can serve as a blueprint for better organizing and managing government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In doing so, Guaranteed to Fail strikes a cautionary note about excessive government intervention in markets.

Commercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request Package

With real estate prices at their lowest in years and the economy poised for a rebound, it's an opportune time to invest in commercial real estate. But credit and financing issues can still pose challenges that prospective borrowers must overcome in order to get the money and mortgage terms they need. Commercial Mortgages 101 is a step-by-step guide for both real estate investors and mortgage brokers, offering insight, practical tools and a thorough overview of commercial mortgage underwriting and credit analysis. Readers will learn how to: Think and speak like a commercial real estate lender * Quickly size and under write a basic commercial real estate loan * Prepare a personal cash flow statement and calculate true net worth and liquidity * Read and interpret a lender's preliminary loan proposal * Create a Schedule of Real Estate Owned * Prepare a persuasive and professional loan request package * Choose the right form of ownership (including LP, LLC, Co-tenancy and others) * And more Both thorough and timely, Commercial Mortgages 101 reveals what readers need to ensure their loans are approved.

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