Nov 1, 2011 3:14PM The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae have suspended Allied Home Mortgage Corporation , thereby preventing the company from originating and underwriting new mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or issue securities through Ginnie Mae's Mortgage-Backed Securities program. The suspensions include by name the company's president and chief executive officer, James C. Hodge, and its executive vice president and chief compliance officer Jeanne L. Stell... Nov 1, 2011 4:22PM Mortgage Rates continued lower today as drama in Europe came roaring back. In short, EU drama is and has been increasing the demand for safe-haven investments, such as US Treasuries. Mortgage-Backed-Securities (MBS), which most closely govern mortgage rates TEND to move in the same direction as US Treasuries. In cases like this where we have "panic" and/or "flight-to-safety," MBS can be thought of as indirect beneficiaries, essentially catching some of the glow from the spotlight on Treasuries. Forget...
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