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HCA Returning Three Times Cost Shows Timing Trumps Overhauls

Real Estate Investor — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:11:09 +0000

What a difference 10 months have made for HCA Inc. and its private-equity owners, KKR & Co., Bain Capital LLC and Bank of America Corp.

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3 Biggest Lenders Close Over Half of U.S. Mortgages

Real Estate Investor — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:53:37 +0000

Home loan closings by U.S. lenders during 2010 were around $1.5 trillion. Activity was down from the prior year’s roughly $2.0 trillion. Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Chase originated 56 percent of last year’s business.

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Bank of America to Pay $410 Million in Overdraft Case

Real Estate Investor — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:59:38 +0000

Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. lender by assets, agreed to pay $410 million to settle lawsuits alleging deceptive practices in the management of customer accounts that led to excessive fees for overdrafts.

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Moynihan Fights Fires at Bank of America Amid Book-Value Doubts

Real Estate Investor — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:01:00 +0000

Brian T. Moynihan spent his first year as Bank of America Corp.’s chief executive officer putting out fires smoldering from the financial crisis. In 2011, he’ll do it all over again.

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Banks Defend Servicing Practices

Real Estate Investor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:54:16 +0000

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held a hearing on servicer practices. The hearing was entitled Problems in Mortgage Servicing From Modification to Foreclosure . In addition to Chase Home Lending CEO David Lowman, Bank of America Home Loans President Barbara Desoer and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. President and CEO R.K. Arnold were among the witnesses to testify.

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Biggest U.S. Mortgage Lenders

Real Estate Investor — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:56:31 +0000

Mortgage lenders are ranked based both on how many new loans they originate and how many loans they service. By those measures, the biggest originator of home loans during the third quarters was Wells Fargo & Co. The biggest mortgage servicer, meanwhile, was Bank of America Corp.

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How to Buy Rental Property by Buying Michigan Foreclosures

Real Estate Investor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:25:11 +0000

From Ontonagon and Marquette, to Traverse City, Dearborn, and Adrian, Michigan foreclosures can give you the opportunity of a lifetime. Foreclosures in Michigan number in the thousands, presenting you with the advantage of getting a terrific property to use as rental property at such an affordable price that you won?t be able to pass it up.

Online offerings

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Another good source for information on Michigan foreclosures can be found at michigan foreclosures online. For less than $20.00 per month, you will receive a weekly updated list of foreclosures and pre-foreclosures in Michigan. This listing will give you ample choices to select from when you are choosing which Michigan rental property to purchase.

The reality of recession

Due to the economic recession and large number of foreclosures, especially notable in Michigan as the auto industry layoffs have had such an impact, the number of home foreclosures is very high. Michigan was also hit hard by the sub-prime lending practices and subsequent default of borrowers. This is a great opportunity for real estate investment for those with good financial resources. Due to the number of home foreclosures, a higher amount of rental properties are being sought for the homebuyers who have had their property foreclosed. A rental property can help in the transition process; therefore, a greater number of rental properties are needed. A cycle has been created. Homebuyers can?t pay their mortgages and have their properties foreclosed. They need somewhere to move and live. Individuals with financial resources can purchase the foreclosed properties for significantly less money because of the circumstances that surround them. The purchasers can then turn the foreclosed properties into rental homes and be confident they can find renters because the need is so great.

Michigan investors

Investors who are purchasing Michigan foreclosures to use as rental property are at a point in time where they are speculating that the economy will eventually turn upwards again, and the property they purchase now for $100,000 may well be worth $500,000 at a future date. Of course, this is exactly the way the ?ebb and flow? of change works. What goes up must come down and, conversely, what goes down must come back up again. Now is a great time for speculators to jump in and purchase foreclosed properties at bargain rates. Turning those great real estate buys into rental property only makes good sense. Smart investors can capitalize on the opportunities Michigan presents with its foreclosed homes.

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