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1 hr ago | SanLuisObispo.com

BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank sue Bank of America

Deutsche Bank AG and a BNP Paribas unit sued Bank of America NA on Wednesday over allegations the bank failed to pay back $1.73 billion in secured notes.

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Related Topix: Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

5 hrs ago | 2NEWS.TV

Idaho joins fight against foreclosure fraud

The states and Federal Trade Commission are joining forces in Operation Stolen Hope, a nationwide program that combines law enforcement and public education.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Personal Finance, Kootenai County, ID

10 hrs ago | CNN

Millions in bad mortgages

By Julianne Pepitone , CNNMoney.com staff reporter Foreclosure plague: It's spreading Las Vegas always wins the title for worst foreclosure rate in the country.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Foreclosures, Housing

14 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

Banks earn $2.8B in 3Q; FDIC says dangers persist

The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, as souring and past-due loans have reached the highest levels in 26 years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Entertainment

19 hrs ago | Jewish World Review

Thomas Sowell:

They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

problembanklist.com | mortgagenews

Number Of Problem Banks Increase 33% To 552 - Highest Level Since 1993 / Problem Bank List

As of the latest report released by the FDIC there were 552 problem banks at September 30, 2009 up from 416 on June 30, 2009. Total assets held by the troubled institutions is $345.9 billion..

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Sunherald.com

October home sales rise 23 pct in South

October home sales in the U.S. South vaulted 23 percent from last year as buyers scrambled to grab an expiring tax credit and wrestled for lower-priced homes, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

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Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Texas, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

CBS News

Click to read:1 in 4 Mortgage Borrowers Is Under Water

Nearly a quarter of U.S. mortgage holders owe more on their loans than their houses are worth, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal .

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Santa Ana, CA, Housing, Foreclosures

Investment Executive

Mortgage brokers should prepare borrowers for higher interest rates: experts

The Canadian Press Interest rates aren't going up any time soon, but when they do the rise will be rapid enough to potentially prove devastating for homeowners who aren't prepared, mortgage industry experts say.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Housing, Foreclosures

Cybercast News Service

Treasury Rethinks TARP As Banks Grow Stronger but Consumer Lending Remains Weak

Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them.

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Related Topix: W., Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News

USA Today

Freddie Mac: Taylor Bean loss may be significant

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Monday it could lose $500 million or more as a result of the bankruptcy protection filing of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Mon Nov 23, 2009

problembanklist.com | mortgagenews

FDIC Says "We Cannot Run Out Of Money" / Problem Bank List

All FDIC insured deposits are backed by “the full faith and credit of the United States government. Therefore,according to FDIC Chairman Bair, “we cannot run out of money“. Sorry Sheila Bair, the “full faith and credit” of the US Government ultimately relies upon its ability to tax productive, income earning taxpayers who are already overburdened and near the breaking point.

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www.nytimes.com | mortgagenews

Payback Time - Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government - Series

The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.'s on terms that seem too good to be true.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

www.washingtonpost.com | mortgagenews

Renters becoming latest victims as foreclosure crisis widens

Janeia Sandiford, with son Jayvonn, waited a year for someone to address the hole in the kitchen ceiling of her apartment in the Bronx.

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Newsday

Weak dollar, home sales data carry stocks higher

Major stock indexes soared more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which rose 133 points to a 13-month high.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Housing, Real Estate, Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

KOMO-TV Seattle

Home sales hit highest level in 2 years

Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2A1 2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

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Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Inman Real Estate News

Front-loaded loans: bad for borrowers?

By Jack Guttentag , Monday, November 23, 2009. Flickr photo by MC Quinn . It is often said that the interest on home mortgages is "front-end loaded," implying that the way lenders charge interest is both unfair and self-serving -- possibly even sinister.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Opinion

MarketWatch

The Fed: Bullard says asset-buying program should continue

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Sunday that the U.S. central bank should continue buying mortgage-backed securities and other assets longer than currently planned, according to an interview with Dow Jones Newswires.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

CBC News

New home sales in Toronto spike in October

New home sales in Toronto spiked last month, an early indication that construction may soon pick up for a housing market that is short on supply, not only in Canada's largest market, but most of the country.

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Related Topix: Housing, North America, Canada, World News, Home Listing, Home, Home Building, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Sun Nov 22, 2009

ETruth.com

Starting Out: New appraisal rules could decrease home's value

Ever since May 1, when Fannie Mae's new appraisal guidelines for home mortgages went into effect, buyers, sellers, real estate agents and loan originators have complained bitterly about the new process.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Housing, Berkeley, CA

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