Finance & Mortgage

Lennar Seeing "Real" Signs Of Housing Recovery

Homebuilder Lennar Corp posted a sharp jump in new orders and said it was seeing real signs of recovery in the housing market, reassuring investors who had turned jittery after a recent string of bad news.

China Banking Outlook: Profits Marred By Bad Loans

After years of strong growth, China's biggest banks could face a slump in 2012. Analysts warned that an economic slowdown could trigger defaults by real estate developers and the increase in bad loans would erode Chinese banks' profitability this year.

Fannie, Freddie Regulator Says Principal Reductions Would Benefit Banks

The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is arguing that principal reductions for home loans would benefit the banks that hold secondary debt while weakening the mortgage giants' finances.
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