| Feb 14, 2011 3:00PM That was quick.... FHA TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER CAPITAL RESERVES New premium structure for 30- and 15-year loans will help private capital return WASHINGTON – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) capital reserves, FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens today announced a new premium structure for FHA-insured mortgage loans increasing its annual mortgage insurance premium (MIP) by a quarter of a percentage point (.25) on all 30- and 15-year loans... Feb 14, 2011 11:37AM Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin called out housing finance players in a speech on Friday , reminding them of the "low road" they traveled before the housing collapse and the debt they owe the American people for rescuing them from their excesses. She also told her audience that reforming the servicing industry is "the key to economic recovery." Speaking to the Midwinter Housing Finance Conference in Park City Utah, Raskin said that in an economic sense the recession is over, but "Americans...
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