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http://www.retechsouth.com/kencook/ - we are expecting 750 plus this year for the 2 day event in Gwinnett Georgia. Join me on Thursdays at noon for RETech Radio at http://blogtalkradio.com/jckc (30 minute show)

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Agents respond to sweeping FHA changes on the horizon

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke recognizes the importance of keeping interest rates low at this crucial time.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Reaction is wide ranging on the heels of the announcement by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary (HUD) Shaun Donovan's announcement that sweeping changes are coming for guidelines for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Earlier this week Donovan announced to Congress the levels of reserves for FHA are nearly 1.5% lower than mandated by law. In an effort to recover the reserves the department expects to announce several changes in early 2010. Changes may come as early as the first week of January.

Skin in the game is the phrase of the day

""Certainly credit score isn't a guarantee that people will stay in their homes, but the more 'skin in the game' a person has the less likely they are to walk away without fighting for it." Says Jessica Horton of Jessica Horton and Associates in Hampton, Georgia.

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It's a touchy subject and I invite your comments on Examiner.com

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30970-Atlanta-Mortgage-Industry-Examiner~y2009m12d5-Agents-respond-to-sweeping-FHA-changes-on-the-horizon

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Massive and sweeping changes to lending

Just when you thought the changes were slowing here come some of the most sweeping changes in the mortgage industry in decades. Brokers are all but gone - down to numbers less than 20% of less than two years ago. In Georgia alone the number of licensed mortgage brokers has dropped from 8700 to only 1800 in less than 24 months. Brokers may very well soon be all but dinosaurs.

Get ready for the opportunity to participate, and present, to hundreds of real estate and mortgage people across the nation about how to beat the changes and still provide services for your clients. Bankers, lenders, real estate agents, appraisers, and others will be invited to join.

Stay tuned! (Ken Cook 678-439-8683 or reibroker@gmail.com)

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