Mortgage Insurance Pricing; Radian’s Loss Narrows; NAR Non-Profit Proposal; Tips from Wells Fargo

Posted February 24th, 2010 by Rob Chrisman and filed in Mortgage Insurance Pricing, NAR Non-Profit Proposal, Radian's Loss Narrows

Posted To: Pipeline Press

My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, "You gave me too much money." I said, "Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back." She sighed and went to get the manager, who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said, "We're sorry but we could not do that kind of thing." The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change. Numbers can really be confusing. And when you are dealing with companies that back half of the $11 trillion home loans, things become even more confusing. What would you do about the role of the agencies in the mortgage industry? The National Association…(read more)

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