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2000 FEATURES AND REPORTS

This index lists feature stories, reports and news items that appeared in Secondary Marketing Executive in 2000.

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ABS

ABS Spreads More Stable Feb., p. 30

AFFORDABLE LOANS

Gov't Prods Home Buying Jan., p. 8

APPRAISAL SERVICES

Today's Appraisal Services: No Longer Just 'Kicking The Tires' April, p. 22

AMC

Cooperative Reviews Deals April, p. 34

ASSOCIATIONS

New Address for MBA Jan., p. 11
NHEMA Head Leads Defense May, p. 54
Commerical Conference May, p. 57

AUTOMATION

You Can Change The Rules In Your Decision-Support Systems Automatically, Without Reprogramming Dec., p.6

AUTOMATED VALUATION MODELS

Aiming For Quality In The Appraisal Process Authors: Robert Moore and Susan Kulakowski Nov., p.30

BANKS

Both Banking And Shopping March, p. 14

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

A Business Plan Helps Review All Aspects Of Your Operations Author: Gary Opper Sept., p.42
How To Complete A Business Plan Oct, p.42

COMMENT

Are You Speaking Their Language? Jan., p., 6
Consumers In The Catbird Seat Feb., p. 6
New Waves On A Sea Of Change March, p. 6
Holding Up When Business Is Down April, p. 6
Signs On The Road To The Future May, p. 6

COMMUNITY BANKING

Industry At The Crossroads, Leadership Changes Hands. The very definition of community banking is in flux. The pressure to gain and retain market share is an intense as ever Author: Neil J. Morse Jan., p. 32
Banks Hold More Loans March, p. 12

CORRESPONDENT LENDING

Industry Is Re-Defining The Correspondent Relationship Author: N. Morse Nov., p.36

CREDIT SCORING

The Digital Revolution Comes To Credit Scoring Author: Jeff Siegel July, p.22

CREDIT UNIONS

Scrutinizing Rate Risk March, p. 14

DIRECTORIES

Directory of Mortgage Banking Technology: 2000 Mortgage Banking Technology. Jan., p. 34
Directory of Mortgage Banking Technology: Directory Changes March, p. 47
Directory Of Flood Service Providers. Up To Your Neck In Flood Issues? Here's Help From Those Who Know May, p. 50
Directory of Wholesalers: Wholesale and Correspondent Lenders June, p.34
2000 Directory Of Subservicing Providers Sept., p.1

DUE DILIGENCE

Insights Into Potential Compliance Risks Oct., p.1

E-COMMERCE SERVICES

How Hot Is E-Commerce? Depends On Your Stance Author: Neil J. Morse August, p.14

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

Unemployment Would Rise As Originations Rebound Author: Phillip Kidd, PhD. August, p.26

ECONOMY

Companies Had A Good Year Jan., p. 12
Playing The Rate Game March, p. 13
U.S. Debt Drop Hits Bond Mkt. April, p. 11
Investors Look For New Markets As U.S. Debt Declines Author: Phillip E. Kidd, PH.D May, p. 16
No New Mega-Mergers May, p. 57

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

Anatomy Of The Electronic Signature: You Gotta Trust Oct., p.47

FAIR LENDING

The Heat Is On. Neighborhood Crackdown: More states enact laws against "predatory lending" and a federal statute is in the works as HUD pressures Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more minority loans Author: Neil Morse April, p. 1

FANNIE MAE

Looking Forward And Back At City Life Feb., p. 26
One Loan Covers Building And Owning March, p. 40
Underwriting Brought To The Web May, p. 22
No Interest In Predatory Loans May, p. 23
Fannie Mae's A-Program May, p. 26

FHA

Site Tackles B2B Issue Feb., p. 28
Government Increases Maximum Loan Limits March, p. 40

FHLB

Fundamental Financial Positions Rated Strong Feb., p. 27

FICO SCORES

Average FICO Scores Drop In Fixed-Rate Mortgage Pools Dec., p.10

FORECAST

Moving In And To The West March, p. 15

FREDDIE MAC

Renewed Interest In Adjustable-Rate Loans March, p. 41
New Plan Backs Urban Home Building March, p. 41
Getting On Board The XML Express May, p. 23

FYI

Triad Guaranty Inc.: Forum For Women In S.F. Jan., p. 31
Centex Home Equity Corp.: New Division Set Jan., p. 31
Chicago Title: Alliances For Chicago Title Jan., p. 31
Real Estate Brokers Lending Service: Site Tackles B2B Issue Feb., p. 28
Alterra Group Inc.: Appraiser Alliance Feb., p. 28
Region Event Set For A.C. Feb., p. 28
GMAC-Residential Funding Corp.: Wider Variety of Securities Feb., p. 28
Investors Add To Funding March, p. 42
DocuTech Corp.: New Pricing Model March, p. 42
Moody's Investor Service: Stable CMBS Issuance Seen March, p. 43
Amaximis Lending: Exercising Control March, p. 44
IMX, Calyx Ink Alliance March, p. 44
Fiserv Inc.: Post-Y2K New Deals March, p. 45
Easy Broker Access March, p. 45
Interlinq Forms New Co. March, p. 45
mtgB2B.com: Products Have Sticky Appeal March, p. 45
MGIC: Business Portal Opens March, p. 45
Residential Part Of Event March, p. 46
ViaChange.com Inc.: Secondary Mkt. Partnership April, p. 14
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown/Pedestal Inc.: Harnessing Liquidity April, p. 14
ALLTEL/Bradford & Bingley Group: European Venture April, p. 14
FT Mortgage Companies: Explains What's In Name April, p. 15
Loan Trader Inc. Gets Funding April, p. 15
Homestead Funding Corp.: 203(k) Loans Mean Growth April, p. 15
Pedestal Capital: Trading Desk Expands May, p. 31
IMX Exchange Upgrade New Funding May, p. 32
Myers Internet Serivces, GHR Systems Inc.Partner On RBP May, p. 32
Associated Software Consultants: XMl-Based Auto Pooling May, p. 32
Paperclip Software Inc. Goes To Europe May, p. 32
Fiserv Inc.: DeNova Bank Works On Web May, p. 33
INTERLINQ Software Corp.: Marketing Relationship May, p. 33
NoteWorld.com: Seller Fund Info Access May, p. 33
Moody's Investor Service: Stable CMBS Issuance Seen May, p. 33
America's Community Bankers: New MBA For Bankers May, p. 34
Online Commerce Corp.: Portal Gives Loan Snapshot May, p. 34
Cooperative Housing Coalition: Co-Op Housing Summit In Oct .May, p. 34
Senior Homeowners Financial Services Takes Wendover Biz June, p.17
Carlton Keeps Bidders Interested June, p.27
Ultraprise Allows Online Flow Delivery June, p.27
Financial Net Services Presents Rategage.com July, p.39
ABN AMRO Group New To Mortgage Capital Market July, p.39
Growth At Netupdate July, p.39
GHR And New City Asset ProvideFraud Analysis July, p.40
University Financial Report Helps Find Defaults July, p.40
G02Leads.com Presents Auction Web Site July, p.40
Wendover Offers Services Through HomeAdvisor July, p.41
LoanTrader.com Puts Loan Process Online July, p.41
Data-Vision And Sound Software Present Internet Loan Tools July, p.41
$45M Funding For Pedestal August, p.24
Basis100 Forms U.S. Division August, p.24
WarehouseOne Serves Mid-Market August, p.25
Restructure At First Union, Sale To Wells Fargo August, p.25
ACLS Provides Financing Programs August, p.25
FiNet.com And Mortgage Capital Reach Agreement Sept., p.32
nCommand Makes First American Corp. Partner Sept., p.32
Local Brokers, Reverse Loans Sept., p.32
19th Annual Eastern Secondary Conference Sept., p.32
Brokers Need Good Records For Protection Sept., p.32
Turn Lemons Into Lemonade: Mortgage Outreach Expands Sept., p.39
PCI Takes Software Biz Oct., p.28
nCommand Pilot Deemed Successful Oct., p.28
Fleet Expands MERS Support Oct., p.28
MBA Education Site Launched Oct., p.28
Triad Offers Online Risk Sharing Oct., p.29
RealEstate.com And GHR Establish Joint Marketing Oct., p.29
Consumer Credit Compliance Converts From Paper To Internet Oct., p.29
Fleet Starts Celeris Oct., p.29
Radian Rates Are Lower Online Oct., p.54
Land Use Initiatives On The Ballot In Arizona Nov., p.19
RFC Buys Piece Of C-BASS Nov., p.22
nCommand Connects To Freddie Mac Underwriting Service Nov., p.22
Pedestal Conducts Auctions Live Online Nov., p.23
Basis100 Signs New Customers For Solimar Technology Nov., p.23
MERS Hits 2 Million Registered Milestone Nov., p.24
LoanOptimizer.com Allows Bamks To Fund Loans Jointly Dec., p.8
Radian Acquires ExpressClose.com Dec., p.8
HomeSide Lending Accepts Loans On MERS Dec., p.8
DataQuick And CMDC National File Agreement Dec., p.8
Webster Bank Expands Dec., p.9
Fitch ICBA, Duff & Phelps Update Newsletter Dec., p.9
LandAmerica Acquires Primis Inc. Dec., p.9
PCi Releases Ranking Of Top African-American Lenders Dec., p.9

GOVERNMENT LOANS

Renovation Lending: Attractive New Kid On The Block Author: Bob Segal July, p.36

GSEs

HUD Takes New Interest In GSE Affairs; How Far Will It Go? Author: Joe Caton March, p. 35
A Peek Behind The Curtain March, p. 38
Laws Sought For Oversight April, p. 10
Bonds Rally At GSE Expense May, p. 12
GSE Battles Increase May, p. 13
FHLBanks' Aaa Ratings Affirmed May, p. 22
Lines Blur Between Primary And Secondary Markets Authors: Bert Ely and Peter Wallison June, p.30

HEDGE MANAGEMENT

It's Not The Hedge Model, It's The Data Flowing Into It! There's a very l lucrative way tomange the profits in the secondary marketing function Author: Fred K. Busse May, p. 38
Brand New Days For The Secondary Marketing Executive Oct., p.56

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

A Bad Trade? Strong Exports May Force Fed To Raise Rates Author: Phillip E. Kidd, Ph.D. Nov., p.12

INTERNET MARKETING

Keep Your Sales Career From Getting Caught In The Net Oct, p.51

LEGAL

How To Rate Legal Counsel April, p. 12

INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

Do You Speak XML Internet Language? Author: Jim Brown Nov., p.33

LOAN PRODUCTION

Lender Co-Op Picks Up Steam March, p. 8
In Tighter Markets Loan Merchants Turn To Inventive Solutions. For some secondary market traders, the Internet, risk-based pricing tools and old- fashioned customer service are the ingredients for success Author: Neil J. Morse April, p. 16

MANUFACTURED HOUSING

Manufactured Home Financing On Rebound Author: Neil J. Morse July, p. 26

MARKETING

In Today's Business E-nviroment Personalized Service Prevails. Customers want what they want when they want it the way they want it. Meeting this list of demands is personalized service and its focus is the customer. Author: John Graham Jan., p. 28
Web Site Marketing April, p. 19
Want To Corral More Profits? Put A Brand On Your Business. A few dynamite strategies that will give your team the winning edge Author: Aeron Stedmann May, p. 29
Businesses Drown As Customers Merrily Surt The Net. Dot-com life and "e- tailing" are jeopardizing face-to-face selling as customers choose not to have a person intrude in the acquisition process Author: John R. Graham May, p. 48
Looking For Profitable Alternatives In A Slow Market Author: Neil J. Morse Sept., p.40
Take Charge Of Your Business Destiny Dec., p.12

MBA

MBA Has New Profit Center May, p. 7

MORTGAGE BANKING

Transformation From Broker To Mortgage Banker Oct., p.45

MORTGAGE BROKERS

Residential Brokers Move To Commercial Lending Author: Michael J. Kling July, p.46

MORTGAGE INNOVATIONS

Just Call Him ÔSamÕ--The New Kid On The Loan Block Author: Madeline Johnson-Oler, CMB Nov., p.26

MULTIFAMILY

Apartment Sales Decline April, p. 11

NET BRANCHING

Branches Mean Less Costly Loan Operations, That's The 'Net-Net.' It is increasingly difficult for small lenders and brokers to profitably compete with large regional lenders and even larger national banks Author: Neil J. Morse May, p. 44

NEW MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Originating Small Hard Equity Loans Author: Gary Opper Dec., p.28

NON-CONFORMING PRODUCTS

GSE Appetite For Subprime Tests "Non-Conforming" Tag Oct., p.33

ONLINE MARKETING

Putting The Right Brand On Your Web Site Attracts Fans Author: Aaron Stedmann Nov., p.38

ONLINE ORIGINATIONS

19th Century Product In A 21st Century Delivery Channel Authors: Charlotte Chamberlain, PhD. and Michael Chang August, p.37

OUTSOURCING STRATEGIES

Using Outsourcing To Control Expenses Author: James Hennessy Dec., p.1

OVERSEAS

Exploring The Overseas Market: A Global Focus On Growth. Moving overseas is a way to leverage investments in technology, workflow management and staff training which lowers per loan servicing costs. Author: Jerry DeMuth March, p. 18
In Other Words March, p. 20
Opportunities Across The Pond March, p. 22

PERSPECTIVE

Investors Look For New Markets As U.S. Debt Declines Author: Phillip E. Kidd, Ph.D May, p. 16
What's New Is Old Again, Fast May, p. 53

PIPELINE HEDGING

New Pipeline Cross Hedge Tool Author:Ted Thomas July, p.34

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT

Connecting Point Of Sale To Markets Oct., p.38

PMSR

Adding Insult To Injury May, p. 55

PREDATORY LENDING

Support Grows For Federal Predatory Law July, p.16

PROPERTY VALUATIONS

Bringing Value To The Property Appraisal Process Author: Susan Kulakowski Sept., p.28

QUALITY CONTROL

QC Can Open A Data Goldmine For Lenders Oct., p.1

RENOVATIONS

A Significant Opportunity J an., p. 14

REVERSE LOANS

New Laws Are Good News April, p. 29
Overcoming Misconceptions, Reverse Mortgages Look For Steady Growth. Author: Carol Recht May, p. 35
Reverse Programs May, p. 37

SENIOR HOUSING

Volume Up In New Year April, p. 8

STANDARD & POOR'S

Single-Family Stress Model Jan., p. 14

SUBPRIME

Focusing On Cash Flow Jan., p. 12
Fewer Brokers Feb., p. 31
A-Breaks Away From Subprime Loan Pack. "Just-miss" borrowers become one of the hottest niches of 2000. Authors: Jess Lederman, Tom Millon, Stacey Ferguson, Cedric Lewis May, p. 1
Quality Slips On Subprime May, p. 10
GSE Battles Increase May, p. 13
Fannie Mae's A-Program May, p. 26
Like Being Sued? Try Originating Mortgage Loans Author: Robert M. Jaworski Sept., p.35
Lenders Shelled By Borrowers, Activists, Lawyers Oct., p.62

TAX CREDITS

Low Income Tax Credits: A Progress Report. While program costs are quite high, greater competition from developers and investors has raised LIHTC equity Authors: Jean Cummings, Denise DiPasquale Feb., p. 32

TECHNOLOGY

Shopping At The 21st Century Secondary Market. Searching for value in a dazzling display of products and services. Author: Neil J. Morse Jan., p. 1
Tool Kit Software Offers Something For Everyone! "Cookie-cutter" software systems simply do not meet the needs of a sophisticated mortgage lending operation Author: Norm Koenig Jan., p. 18
MBA Tests Tech Investments Jan., p. 23
Sites Need Improvement Jan., p. 26
Online Loan Transactions Reach $3 Billion. In an e-world, brokers and wholesalers create a pre-closing marketplace and financial institutions construct an exchange for trading closed loans Author: Bob Segal Jan, p.16
Customer Service: The Next Online Battleground Jan., p. 18
A Good Geek Is Hard To Find Feb., p. 22
Information Networks For Brokers Feb., p. 23
e-Commerce Coalition Formed Feb., p. 25
How Long Can The "Dot.com Bubble Brighten The Y2K Landscape? Author: Phillip E. Kidd, Ph.D. March, p. 24
He Holds A Different View March, p. 30
What Others Say March, p. 32
New Platform Rocks Lenders May, p. 6
Let's Use New Technology To Talk To Each Other Author: Bill Fraedrich September, p.14
Loan Officers May Find PDAs Pretty Darn Amazing Oct., p.14

WAREHOUSE LENDING

Fraud Becomes A Problem For Warehouse Lenders Author: N. Morse Nov., p.1

WEB INITIATIVES

Looking For Ways to Leverage The Net Author: Jerry DeMuth June, p.28

WEB SITES

Fresh, Appetizing, Delicious: Lunch? No, Your Web Site Author: James Hennessy June, p.12
Web Site Visitors Ask The "WIIFM" Question Oct., p.30

Y2K

Domino Effect? Jan., p. 10