Category Archives: bank lending

Is The Mortgage Market Facing The Unintended Consequence Of A Fed Inspired Liquidity Crisis?

unintended consequences of the Feds reluctance to raise interest rates

In other words, despite the fact that mortgage rates are at cycle lows, could the reticence on the part of the Fed to raise rates actually bring the hammer down on mortgage originations? Kroll Bond Rating Agency Senior Managing Director Christopher Whalen thinks so! “Policymakers are not watching spreads. There is a liquidity problem — this is […]

The President is proposing a reduction in the mortgage interest deduction

While the title of the the article rhymes, the proposal is far from entertaining On page 1 of the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S. Government you can begin to read The Budget Message of the President. In the preamble he discusses the recession and the fact that due to fiscal realities we face […]