Lew Sichelman
Recent Stories From this Author
B of A Takes Short Sale Incentive Program National
May 16, 2012 Bank of America is taking its small Florida pilot short-sale incentive program national.
10,000 Realtors March on Washington with a Message: Housing Is Key
May 16, 2012 “Tell Congress in no uncertain terms that to get the economy moving again, it must stimulate housing and the peripheral...
Private Capital Remains MIA
May 15, 2012 A pair of analysts at the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Market Conference said they don't believe there will be a...
MBA Predicts Lowest Lending Level in Five Years
May 8, 2012 Lenders are expected to write less than $1.1 trillion in new loans this year, all due to a decline in refinancing.
MBA Calls for Homogenous GSE Security
May 8, 2012 The idea for a merger of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s mortgage bonds both as a “first step” in transitioning...
PIMCO, Amherst: ‘Private’ MBS Capital Not Ready for Prime Time
May 8, 2012 Private capital is still not ready to come back to the market, speakers said at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s...
MBS Guru Ranieri, Others: Regulators Misguided on Mortgage Risk
May 7, 2012 Lewis Ranieri, who is generally credited with creating the mortgage-backed security, warned that the capital markets are being...
Good First Quarter in Texas, Better Yet to Come
May 1, 2012 According to the latest tally from the Texas Association of Realtors, the volume of sales in the Lone Star State jumped a...
Mortgage Industry Writer Neil Morse Dies
April 30, 2012 Neil Morse, a career journalist and communications specialist who found his niche in the mortgage space, died on April 27 of...
In Fraud Fight, Cheats Remain One Step Ahead
April 26, 2012 For every positive step taken by lenders and the law enforcement community to stop people from scamming the system, it seems...
