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Getting Easier to Get Big Loans (Washington Post)
The gears of the mortgage market are starting to unlock for borrowers needing big loans. In expensive markets such as Washington, that covers most people looking to refinance or move up from an entry-level home.
2008-05-17 02:29:29 -
Struggling Homeowners Aim To Avoid Foreclosure (WRTV Indianapolis)
Homeowners teetering on the edge of foreclosure take a closer look at some options that may help them keep their homes.
2008-05-17 02:38:44 -
Officer charged in mortgage loan scam (Indianapolis Business Journal)
A veteran police officer has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud charges for his role in an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
2008-05-17 02:47:28 -
Two counties to lower property taxes on homes worth less than sale price (The Press-Enterprise)
Those who bought Inland Southern California houses at the top of the market and have watched their property values plummet can expect lower property taxes this year, say assessors for Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
2008-05-17 03:37:19 -
Lenders Raise the Bar (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A survey of mortgage lenders found that standards were significantly tighter in April than they had been in January.
2008-05-17 03:37:23 -
The Scars of Losing a Home (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
There are psychological effects of strict enforcement of a mortgage contract, and economists and people in business may need to be reminded of them.
2008-05-17 03:37:46 -
Female gamblers get their own meetings to help deal with ‘secret shame’ (Sunday Herald)
will hold the first UK meeting targeting women addicts this week in an attempt to encourage them to confront society's "secret shame".
2008-05-17 03:41:55 -
Lothian pushing for pole in rural house price table - Edinburgh News
RURAL homes in East Lothian are among the most expensive in the whole of the country, new research has revealed. Research by Edinburgh-based mortgage lender Bank of Scotland has shown that the average cost of a rural home in East Lothian is £208,065 ...
2008-05-17 05:31:00 -
How you can beat rising inflation - Times Online
Families were warned last week to prepare for years of stagnant growth in house prices and take-home pay, but big rises in the cost of living, in one of the Bank of England's bleakest economic assessments for years. Mervyn King, the Bank's governor ...
2008-05-17 01:24:00 -
Bernanke: Fund-Raising's A Capital Idea - Forbes
Ben Bernanke encouraged American bankers to rebuild their balance sheets, pointing out on Thursday that raising capital now could translate into increased profitability as the subprime-induced credit crunch in the financial markets subsides. The ...
2008-05-15 12:36:00 -
Lowell center offers homeowners lifeline against foreclosure - TradingMarkets.com
The California-based loan company valued her home at $310,000 and she took out a mortgage for $254,000. But then her company reduced Hirschfeld to part-time hours. And with her elderly mother and aunt still living in the house, she quickly fell ...
2008-05-17 07:12:00 -
Don't Let Inflation, Taxes Erode Your Savings - Street.Com
Stashing cash in a savings account every month is an essential step toward financial security, but it's not enough. You must also find ways to preserve and increase the purchasing power of your savings in the face of two serious threats: inflation ...
2008-05-16 09:07:00 -
Foreclosures (The Lakeland Ledger)
Mortgage foreclosures filed with the civil division of the Circuit Court for October 2007. Names in bold are the subject of, or have an interest in, the foreclosure action. Lighter names filed the foreclosure action.
2008-05-17 07:41:41 -
Borrowers seeking loan workouts need patience (Naples Daily News)
It seems that mortgage servicers aren’t satisfying anyone these days. Homeowners get fed up when they try to work something out with their servicers, to no avail. Real estate agents complain that mortgage companies drag their heels on short sales. Regulators are restless about the lack of “meaningful improvement in foreclosure prevention outcomes.”
2008-05-17 12:14:27 -
Steps can be taken to prevent foreclosure (Albert Lea Tribune)
In these trying economic times, many families are finding it hard to make ends meet. Nationally there is a foreclosure crisis in the midst making a dent in the housing stock in Albert Lea.
2008-05-17 02:02:35