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AP - Reported incidents of mortgage fraud grew by 45 percent in the second quarter compared to the year-ago period, as borrowers misstated their financial information to maneuver around tighter lending standards, industry data released Tuesday showed.
AP - The percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
AP - Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. gave Wall Street a double-shot of discouraging news Tuesday: Its fiscal fourth-quarter loss more than tripled from a year ago and it expects to lose money throughout 2009.
AP - Italy's largest bank Unicredit said Tuesday it will suspend mortgage payment requirements for 12 months without penalties for homeowners in financial difficulty.
BusinessWeek Online - The battle over the mass modifications of troubled mortgages has begun in earnest. On Dec. 1, William Frey, a private investor in mortgage-backed securities, filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court alleging that the proposed modification of some 400,000 home loans originally underwritten by the defunct lender Countrywide Financial is illegal.
Reuters - Beazer Homes USA posted a wider quarterly loss on Tuesday, citing a further deterioration of the U.S. housing market due to lower consumer confidence levels and reduced access to mortgage financing.
