Housing finance
One “villain” of the housing crisis played only a small role
04 Mar 2014
One of the major factors blamed for the sub prime mortgage crisis may have actually played only a minor role in the housing meltdown, new research by Itzhak Ben-David, an author of the study and assistant professor of finance at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, suggests
Fannie Mae posts record net income of $84 bn; pays back taxpayers' money
22 Feb 2014
US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae said yesterday it would pay the US Treasury $7.2 billion in dividends in March 2014, taking its payback to a total of $121.1 billion
Sahara ordered to submit Rs20,000-cr worth title deeds to SEBI as guarantee
29 Oct 2013
The Supreme Court has directed the Sahara group to give original title deeds of its assets worth Rs20,000 crore to SEBI as guarantee towards payment of the Rs24,000 crore it owes to various investors
Parekh warns against conversion of realty loans into home loans
22 Jun 2013
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has raised concerns over possible regulatory lapses with lenders restructuring commercial real estate loans into individual home loans
Home repossessions in US rise 11 per cent
13 Jun 2013
Mortgage approvals rise 5 per cent in UK
02 May 2013
US regulators probe mortgage insurance kickbacks
08 Apr 2013
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