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Should FHA home loans be more expensive?

CNN Money - Wed Dec 2, 2:25 pm ET

Should it be more expensive to get a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration?

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Pending home sales rise for 9th month
The Huntsville Times - Wed Dec 2, 5:18 am ET
Pending home sales rose for the ninth consecutive month in October, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. October's index of 114.1 marked the longest stretch the survey has seen increases since its inception in 2001, according to an association news release.
Bernanke's biggest fears
CNN Money - Wed Dec 2, 2:10 pm ET
These should be good times for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who some economists give much of the credit for averting a second Great Depression.
Councilman and CUNY Trustee Trade Insults at Ceremony
New York Times - Wed Dec 2, 2:01 pm ET
At a groundbreaking for a replacement for Fiterman Hall, damaged on 9/11, City Councilman Charles Barron claimed that his role and that of students in getting it rebuilt had been ignored, prompting an angry retort.
Region saw slight uptick in unemployment rate in October
Washington Post - Wed Dec 2, 1:53 pm ET
Unemployment in the Washington region rose slightly in October, according to government data released Wednesday, as hiring began tapering down in the massive professional and business services sector and job losses continued mounting in construction and retail.
General Growth reaches agreement with more lenders
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 1:46 pm ET
General Growth Properties reached agreements with additional lenders to extend loans on its shopping centers and other properties and will ask a judge later this month to approve the plan that so far covers $9.7 billion of its secured debt.
Obama's Afghan plan: Will it work?
CNN - Wed Dec 2, 1:44 pm ET
Even before President Obama formally announced his plan for Afghanistan, the debate over whether it was the correct strategy was well under way.
3rd UPDATE: FHA Wants To Raise Annual Borrower Premiums
Nasdaq - 2 hours 56 minutes ago
(Adds comments from Donovan and more details.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Housing Administration, faced with depleting capital reserves, is seeking authority from Congress to raise annual borrower premiums as well as new powers to shield its insurance fund from fraudulent lenders.
Supreme Court Justices Hear Arguments in High-Stakes Takings Case
New York Times - Wed Dec 2, 1:27 pm ET
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether Florida's Supreme Court violated the U.S. Constitution's regulatory t...
Supreme Court hears Fla. beachfront property dispute
Washington Post - Wed Dec 2, 1:27 pm ET
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held an animated hearing on whether Florida's beach replenishment program violates the rights of beachfront owners because the state lays claim to the new stretches of waterfront sand it creates.
General Growth to emerge from Ch. 11 bankruptcy
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 1:18 pm ET
General Growth Properties Inc. said Wednesday lenders have agreed to restructure about $9.7 billion in debt under a plan that will allow the nation's second-largest shopping mall operator to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the year.
Iran won't talk to West on nuclear program
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 1:16 pm ET
Iran said Wednesday it will enrich uranium to a higher level on its own, the latest indication the country was rejecting a U.N.-backed proposal aimed at thwarting any effort by Tehran to make material for a nuclear weapon.
Mortgage applications rose 2.1% last week: MBA
Market Watch - Wed Dec 2, 7:40 am ET
The volume of mortgage applications filed last week rose a seasonally adjusted 2.1%, compared with the week before, as mortgage rates continued to decrease, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.
Defaults On Government-Backed Mortgages Rising
NPR - Wed Dec 2, 7:37 am ET
A congressional committee hears testimony Wednesday on how well the Federal Housing Administration is doing. Defaults on FHA government-backed mortgages have been rising. The FHA has cracked down on one lender responsible for more than a thousand defaulted loans.
Blood found in Yale murder suspect's home
USA Today - Wed Dec 2, 1:09 pm ET
Two days before he was arrested, police found blood on the kitchen floor of the home of a Yale University lab technician charged with murder.
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