Fannie Mae declares support for DACA mortgage borrowers

via housingwire: While it appears that the Federal Housing Administration may not be backing mortgages for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, Fannie Mae declared recently that it supports (and will continue to support) mortgages for DACA recipients, also called Dreamers. In recent weeks, HousingWire has been investigating whether …

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Independent mortgage companies get home loans for borrowers with weak credit or low incomes—and taxpayers back them

by COMPUTER1313 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-24/small-time-bankers-make-millions-peddling-mortgages-to-the-poor Taylor had recently filed for bankruptcy because of his $25,000 in credit card debt. But he just bought his first home for $120,000 with a zero-down loan from Christian’s company. Monthly debt payments now eat up half …

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Consumer Credit – Borrowers go all in

by SpontaneousDisorder Interesting to compare the current cycle to before the financial crisis. Consumers have been going crazy by this measure. The recent increase mirrors the excitement we’re seeing in financial markets (stocks, bitcoin etc). Probably the final months of …

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