Aug 3, 2011 3:51PM We've been waiting for this moment for almost 9 months. It has finally come. Beware, there's gonna be some "horn tootin" in this commentary... From: Bond Market Repeating History. False Start Fuels Rally Here we are again. History seems to be repeating itself as we head into the summer months. The market got all excited about a speedy economic recovery following a seasonal uptick in consumer spending and positive progress in the labor market only to find that those improvements weren't sustainable... Aug 3, 2011 12:37PM Two of housing's major players have weighed in with comments on proposed standards for mortgage risk retention under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and the Mortgage Bankers Association each sent letters to representatives of the six regulatory agencies involved in formulating the standards and expressed considerable reservations over their direction and intent, especially those that seek to define Qualified Residential...
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