{"id":29657,"date":"2011-02-05T21:17:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T05:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=29657"},"modified":"2011-02-09T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T23:45:16","slug":"wells-fargos-mortgage-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=29657","title":{"rendered":"Wells Fargo&#8217;s Mortgage Vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I cover the mortgage and real estate industry here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/09\/taking-out-your-first-mortgage\/\" title=\"Taking Out Your First Mortgage\">Taking Out Your First Mortgage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/09\/private-funding-for-u-s-residential-mortgage-market-remains-tiny\/\" title=\"Private Funding For U.S. Residential Mortgage Market Remains  Tiny\">Private Funding For U.S. Residential Mortgage Market Remains Tiny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/09\/troubles-with-residential-mortgage-backed-securities\/\" title=\"Troubles with residential mortgage-backed securities\">Troubles  with residential mortgage-backed securities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/09\/residential-mortgage-applications-keep-dropping\/\" title=\"Residential Mortgage Applications Keep Dropping\">Residential  Mortgage Applications Keep Dropping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/wells-fargos-mortgage-division-under-pressure\/\" title=\"Wells Fargo's Mortgage Division Under Pressure\">Wells Fargo&#8217;s  Mortgage Division Under Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/how-can-you-accurately-value-untested-mortgage-securities\/\" title=\"How Can You Accurately Value Untested Mortgage Securities?\">How  Can You Accurately Value Untested Mortgage Securities?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/does-the-mortgage-game-have-no-rules\/\" title=\"Does The Mortgage Game Have No Rules?\">Does The Mortgage Game  Have No Rules?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/centrist-economist-mark-zandis-plan-for-housing-market\/\" title=\"Centrist Economist Mark Zandi's Plan For Housing Market\">Centrist  Economist Mark Zandi&#8217;s Plan For Housing Market<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/will-u-s-reduce-its-role-in-the-mortgage-business\/\" title=\"Will U.S. Reduce Its Role In The Mortgage Business?\">Will U.S.  Reduce Its Role In The Mortgage Business?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/is-there-a-social-benefit-to-rising-home-prices\/\" title=\"Is There A Social Benefit To Rising Home Prices?\">Is There A  Social Benefit To Rising Home Prices?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/cutting-housing-support-below-50\/\" title=\"Cutting U.S. Government Housing Support Below 50%\">Cutting U.S.  Government Housing Support Below 50%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinancemortgagenow.net\/blog\/\/2011\/02\/08\/debt-settlement-strategies-for-better-debt-settling\/\" title=\"Debt Settlement - 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