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Articles in June, 2008 issue of Mortgage Banking

• Q1 homeownership rate declines
• It's not all bad
  by Hewitt Janet Reilley
• House passes housing-stimulus legislation
• Rep. Frank urges industry foreclosure fix now
• Expect 'significant declines' in mortgage originations
• HUD extends RESPA reform comment period
• HUD official: Congress should avoid 'federalization of mortgage industry'
• S&P stops rating closed-end second-lien MBS
• Lenders learning to intercept more fraud
• Moody's downgrades Fannie Mae's financial-strength rating
• House committee seeks GAO fair-lending enforcement review
• The ticker
• Our mission: to inspire, educate and enable
  by Cara Heiden
• Larry Goldstone—president and chief executive officer, Thornburg Mortgage
  by Charles Wisniowski
• Calendar of events
• Wholesale changes: some lenders are leaving the wholesale lending business entirely to focus solely on retail. Others are staying in, but dropping poor-performing brokers and higher-risk product lines
  by Jerry Demuth
• The trump card: a fairly new mortgage company based in Brooklyn has found that backing from the Trump Organization is a big draw in recruiting top producers. Trump Financial has a unique niche in being a preferred lender for high-end condo projects
  by Steve Bergsman
• When reverse is the right direction: the leading edge of baby boomers now reaching eligibility for Social Security benefits promises exponential growth in the reverse-mortgage niche. But newcomers to this sector asking how to get involved may be best answ
  by H. Marc Helm
• Finding opportunity zones: market forecasting and ranking tools that allow lenders to dial down into housing market metrics could really help identify hot markets in today's chilly production environment
  by Dennis Hedlund
• A new face that looks familiar
  by Tim Anschutz
• Talking FHA with commissioner Montgomery: FHA's top official discusses the need for Congress to enact FHA modernization legislation, the surge in FHASecure refinancings, higher loan limits and the ins and outs of the RESPA proposed rule
  by Robert Stowe
• Stop talking—start doing: here are six key steps to becoming a consultative selling organization
  by Patricia M. Sherlock
• Fraud, mortgage-backed securities and Ginnie Mae: this article by the inspector of the Department of Housing and Urban Development spells out what is being done to protect the Ginnie Mae is a growing concern, and the government is serious about cracking
  by Kenneth M. Donohue
• Credit repair—not a good fix; With many borrowers seeing their credit scores getting hammered by late mortgage payments and foreclosures, it might seem a good time for credit-repair companies. This article explains why that is not a good fix for stru
  by William Dipaolo
• Finding a roadmap: a veteran of the commercial mortgage-backed securities business offers his unique and time-tested perspective on the current credit crunch and how it's affecting the commercial real estate finance business
• Ensuring prudent policy in a crisis atmosphere
  by Steve O'Connor
• The boundary of diversity
  by Andrew S. Hubbard
• Tech offensive needed to combat mortgage fraud
• eLynx delivers loan-modification service for lenders
• PRMI implements Optimal Blue
• Cogent Road gains 245 new customers in Q1
• Lydian partners with MRG, Financial Crossing
• Avista Solutions rolls out Avista's Managed Product Service
• CCS partners with OnBase's Hyland Software
• Sollen partners with Harland Financial Solutions
• Optimal Blue, Secondary Interactive join forces
• Paperless industry could save $65 million and 42,000 trees annually
• Canada boasts tightest North American office markets
• Liberty Mutual offers 'green' commercial property coverage
• Nonresidential construction up slightly in Q1, plummets in March
• U.S. office market falters during first quarter
• India most sought-after global emerging retail market
• Commercial property insurance premiums drop in Q1
• GE Real Estate provides $380 million for socal properties
• Capmark Finance arranges $405 million financing
• Q1 rental vacancy rate holds
• Marcus & Millichap sells San Francisco apartments for $115 million
• Dwyer-Curlett off to 'good start' in 2008
• The marketing power of product and pricing engines
  by Bruce Backer
• Dan Cutaia
• Sarah Hulbert has been named president of Senior Financial Corporation in Rocklin, California
• Camillo T. Melchiorre
• Janis L. Ulsch
• Carlos Pacheco
• Diane Johnson has been named recovery adviser and board chairperson for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Authority of New Orleans
• Samuel B. Morelli
• Shaun O'Malley
• Todd Del Tufo
• Michael Hawkins and Robert Woomer have been named principals, and Christopher Hanley has been named an associate in New York-based KBW Inc.'s Real Estate Investment Banking Group
• Sue Sroka has been named vice president of client services for Del Mar Data Trac Inc. in San Diego
• John Brumfield
• Burt Campbell
• Amy Klassen
• Servicer errors to avoid
  by Bruce J. Bergman
• A good time for government lending
  by Howard Schneider
• In the aftermath of good times, the government gets serious
  by Neil J. Morse
• Market Performance gauge
• 25 worst-performing states by appreciation rate
• Best-and worst-performing counties by 3-Month and 1-Year HPI change
• Top 25 counties—government lending markets
• Top 25 counties—high-priced lending markets
• Mortgage applications indexes; Mortgage Bankers Association
• Key economic indicators and interest rates
• Housing activity
• Jeffrey I. Langer