An Alt-A mortgage is a mortgage loan that's riskier than prime mortgages, but not quite as risky as sub-prime mortgages. Alt-A mortgages offer more lenient application requirements than conventional mortgages. Most notably, it does not ... Publisher - finweb.com Creator - Sequoia Date - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:06:44 GMT

How Sub-Prime and Alt-A Mortgage Markets Are Behaving Like NFL ...

Because there are no buyers for sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages right now, it's impossible for the funds to know what their holdings are worth. Are the home loans in their portfolios worth JaMarcus Russell money? Brady Quinn money? ... Publisher - The Mortgage Reports Blog Creator - Dan Green Date - Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:29:32 GMT

The Subprime Mortgage Market Collapse: A Primer on the Causes and ...

Alt-A Mortgages. Sometimes referred to as a "low-doc" mortgage, an Alt-A mortgage is structured like the other mortgages described in this section but is made available only to prime borrowers or those with FICO scores above 660. ... Publisher - The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy Creator - The Heritage Foundation - Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Date - Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:53:52 GMT

Lehman Unwinds Prime, Alt-A Mortgage Positions « HousingWire

After pre-announcing earnings last week, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH: 0.00 N/A) said Monday that it unwound billions in prime and Alt-A mortgage positions between the end of February and June, the latest effort by Wall Street to ... Publisher - HousingWire Creator - PAUL JACKSON Date - Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:50:57 GMT

USA Alt-A mortgage crisis bigger than subprime meltdown ...

An Alt-A mortgage, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mortgage that is generally considered a larger risk than A-Paper, which is a traditional prime mortgage. It is also known to be less risky than subprime mortgages, ... Publisher - PropertyTalk.com Creator - Jacque Cousteau Fan Date - Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:07:20 GMT

HAMP remains incapable of filling the imminent default gap ...

For the month of June, in Florida for example, 16% of prime mortgages are more than 60+ days delinquent, compared to nearly 46% of alt-As. At more than 90 days, that number is 15% of prime and 44% of alt-A. ... Publisher - HousingWire Creator - JACOB GAFFNEY Date - Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:04:08 GMT

FHFA Conservator's Report - Why Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Failed ...

The FHFA report highlights the extraordinary growth of non traditional mortgage products from 2003 to the peak in 2006. The volume of risky subprime and Alt-A mortgages during 2005 and 2006 accounted for nearly one third of all ... Publisher - Problem Bank List Creator - Michael Zielinski Date - Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:52:18 GMT

OBAMA'S MORTGAGE RESCUE PLAN IS A FAILURE at DickMorris.com

In the month ending on May 26th, 464983 foreclosures of subprime and Alt-A mortgages (out of a universe of 3.2 million studied). So 15% of all subprime mortgages were foreclosed in May! Only 19041 — a paltry 6% — were modified during ... Publisher - DickMorris.com Creator - dickandeileen Date - Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:01:39 GMT

Subprime Problems Persist, as Alt-A, Option ARM Crisis Brews ...

The study reports delinquencies on Alt-A mortgages continue to increase. Alt-A mortgages 90-plus days delinquent after two years accounted for 4.7% of the sector in the 2005 vintage. But that number jumps to 16.4% in the 2006 vintage ... Publisher - HousingWire Creator - AUSTIN KILGORE Date - Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:06:01 GMT

Alt A Mortgages: (A mortgage article from CityTownInfo)

Alt A Mortgages: A mortgage article from CityTownInfo. Publisher - CityTownInfo Mortgage Articles and Data Creator - unknown Date - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT