mortgages

Prudent Homebuyers Punished by Biden

Just as with his student loan forgiveness scheme, Joe Biden is once again trying to redistribute the wealth of responsible Americans.

Hillary Blames GOP for Her Husband’s Mess

The economic collapse goes back to Bill’s mortgage policies.

Mortgage Madness Returns

Last month I bought a house in Potomac, Md., a trade-up on my current home, and was shocked to learn in the ensuing weeks that I couldn’t get a mortgage loan. First, I went to PNC bank. Then Wells Fargo. Then another. Denied. Denied. Denied. No, I don’t feel entitled to a loan, and the banks have every right not to lend me money. But my tale of woe tells a broader tale of what is going on in the lending industry these days. All the bankers told me the same thing: “Steve, if you’d walked in our bank eight years ago with this mortgage application, we would have rubber-stamped it in five minutes, and you would have walked out with a bag of money.”

Checking in on ‘Too Big to Fail’ After Five Years

The Dodd-Frank financial reform law is still nothing to be proud of.

Housing Market Crash Bells Are Ringing

Mortgage Roulette Is a Losing Gamble

Here’s an idea: Bring back the easy mortgage policies that caused the 2008 financial panic.

The Fannie and Freddie Con Job

A federal settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase doesn’t spread responsibility accurately.