6 things you should read right now  6 things you should read
right now  If knowing is half the battle, get a move on
Mortgage bond trader convicted of fraud in rare ruling
Jefferies trader Jesse Litvak found guilty of TARP
missrepresentation  6 questions for an MSR industry under
assault  Risk, reward assessment thrown off by regulatory
uncertainty  FHA Chief Risk Officer expects better performance
from newer mortgages  Bob Ryan is the first chief risk officer
of the Federal Housing Administration. He was hired in October
2009. A recent increase in the FHA insurance premiums is
stirring some controversy in the market as to when the policy
changes will help the insurance fund. Sheila Bair, chairman of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said tighter, common-sense
controls for mortgage lenders will help the housing market going
forward. For this edition of In This Corner, Ryan says the
models for the policy were built on the forecast that recent FHA
mortgages will stay current longer. The FHA adjustments to i