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What is a No-Appraisal Mortgage?

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Keywords: 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Federal Housing Administration (FHA), mortgage bubble, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?

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Keywords: financial crisis, 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), housing market, lending institutions, mortgage bubble,

What is Mortgage Insurance?

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Keywords: loans, ratios, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Loan-to-Value (LTV), Homeowners Protection Act (HPA),

What is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reverse mortgage,

What is a Mortgage Subsidy Bond?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), municipal bonds, subsidiaries, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs), Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act of 1980, activity bonds,

What is market discipline?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Basel Accord, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI),

What is a Home Inspection?

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Keywords: real estate, loans, appraisal, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), home inspector, real estate appraisal, first-time homebuyers, FHA loans, buying a home, home appraisal,

What is an FHA Loan?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), first-time homebuyers, low income homebuyers, FHA loans,

What is a Reverse Mortgage?

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Keywords: home equity, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), senior citizens, reverse mortgage,

What is the Federal Home Loan Bank Act?

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Keywords: treasuries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage lending market,

What are Federal Agencies?

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Keywords: administration, commissions, bureaucracy,

What are Housing Bonds?

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Keywords: 2008, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, muni bonds, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs), Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT),

What is Freddie Mac?

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Keywords: Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, banking institutions, Great Depression, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,

What is a Home Debtor?

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Keywords: banking, mortgages, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage loans, home equity, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Emergency Economic Stabilization Act,

What is the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs),

What is the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)?

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Keywords: mortgage, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), underwater, upside-down loan, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is the House Price Index (HPI)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, quarterly review, housing market, Case-Shiller index, FNC index, jumbo mortgages,

Who Administers a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, IRS, open architecture plans, third party administrator, ERISA, TPA, Highly Compensated Employees (HCEs),

Who Establishes a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, fiduciary standard, fiduciary, custodian, top-heavy testing, HCE, Average Deferral Percentage (ADP), sponsor, Department of Labor, administrator, bookkeeper,

Who is a Bond Trustee?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fiduciary, bond indenture, administration, arbitration, trustee account,

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