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Short Takes: Treasury’s Stegman: ‘Tweaking’ the GSEs Won’t Work / HomeStreet Selling Jumbo Whole Loans / Surprise: VA Loan Limits Rise in Honolulu / A Correction on the FHA MMIF

March 6, 2014

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

The VA loan limit for the Honolulu area has been increased to $721,050 from $625,000, thanks to Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI.

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Short Takes: Treasury’s Stegman: ‘Tweaking’ the GSEs Won’t Work / HomeStreet Selling Jumbo Whole Loans / Surprise: VA Loan Limits Rise in Honolulu / A Correction on the FHA MMIF

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Cherry Hill REIT Shifts to Internal Management, Ditching Middleman

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GSE Earnings Resilient in a Tight Housing Market

Banks Generate Small 3Q24 Gains in Mortgage Banking

Refinance Loans Surge in October Agency Market

Refi Volume Spikes in Third Quarter, UWM Stands Out

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