Thrifts and Mortgage Finance

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• As Market Revives, High-End Homes Outpace Appraisals

  

  With few multi-million dollar sales to go by, home appraisers are valuing properties below their selling price, stalling lending and sales.

• Mortgage Assets Still Good Buy: Hedge Fund Manager

  

  Deepak Narula, who runs a group of real estate hedge funds, told CNBC Thursday that mortgage-related assets provide the best value right now.

• Banks Get Lawsuit Shield in Mortgage Rules

  

  As regulators complete new mortgage rules, banks are about to get protection against homeowner lawsuits.

• Mortgage Deduction Is Popular, but Few Claim It

  

  Mortgage interest deduction is one of the most popular provisions of the tax code. But Internal Revenue Service data show that only a quarter of tax filers claim it.

• Mortgage 'Attack' Could Mark Sea Change: Shiller

  

  Limited or no mortgage interest deductions in the U.S. tax code could prompt a sea change from buying to renting, influential economist Robert Shiller told CNBC’s “Futures Now” on Tuesday.

• An Enigma in the Mortgage Market That Elevates Rates

  

  Rates on 30-year mortgages could be as low as 2.8 percent; why they are stuck above three?

• US Court Hits Goldman on Mortgage Debt Claims

  

  A federal appeals court in New York has revived a lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs of misleading investors about the risks associated with mortgage securities offerings.