Alerus adds to its Minnesota holdings
Yesterday | via TwinCities.com
Alerus Financial picked up more assets in the Twin Cities market Thursday with the acquisition of Residential Mortgage Group from Maple Grove-based Interbank. Comment?
Regional Report / Minneapolis bank among 10 to get T...
Yesterday | via TwinCities.com
Minneapolis-based Private Bancorporation Inc. is one of 10 banks sharing $29.3 million from the U.S. Treasury Department in what will be the last investments as part of the taxpayer-funded Capital Purchase Program to shore up the financial system, Treasury said Thursday. Comment?
Thursday | via Finance and Commerce
Alerus Financial ended a busy year of Twin Cities acquisitions by announcing one final buy at the end of 2009. Comment?
Case-Shiller: Twin Cities home prices fell in Oct.
Tuesday Dec 29 | via Minneapolis/St Paul City Business
After five consecutive months of gains, home prices in the Twin Cities fell a slight 0.5 percent in October compared to the prior month, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday. Comment?
Twin Cities home prices dip in Oct.
Monday Dec 28 | via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Case-Shiller: Twin Cities home prices fell in Oct. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - by Katharine Grayson Staff Writer Send this story to a friend After five consecutive months of gains, home prices in the Twin Cities fell a slight 0.5 percent in October compared to the prior month, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price ... Comment?
Is economy driving people to suicide?
Friday Dec 18 | via Star Tribune
As she interviewed surviving members of suicide victims' families for her final annual report, retiring Anoka County Medical Examiner Dr. Comment?
Financial Help For Homeowners Displaced By Foreclosure
Thursday Dec 17 | via Twin Cities Real Estate Blog
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! My friend Ed Nelson over at the Minnesota Home Ownership Center postedA information about their new program to help homeowners AFTER their foreclosure on their blog .A Here is an excerpt from that post: The Minnesota Home Ownership Center is pleased to announce a ... Comment?
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation
A 35-year-old Blaine man has pleaded guilty to defrauding CitiMortgage out of $588,200.51 through a mortgage fraud scheme. Comment?
Blaine (MN) man pleads guilty to defrauding CitiMort...
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Mortgage Fraud News
In the following press release B. Todd Jones, United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced that a 35-year-old Blaine man has pleaded guilty to defrauding CitiMortgage out of $588,200.51 through a mortgage fraud scheme. Comment?
Mortgage Delinquency Rates To Shrink In 2010
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Nu Wire Investor
Mortgage delinquency rates in most states are expected to slowly decline during 2010 after 11 straight quarters of increases. 1 comment
Treasury prices fall after jobless claims
8 min ago | via KHOU-TV Houston
Treasury prices mostly fell in the final day of 2009 after a surprise drop in weekly jobless claims sent interest rates higher. Comment?
21 min ago | via Gulf Times
The dollar finished marginally lower against key counterparts through an uneventful week of trade, and markets now look to the coming week's critical economic data to determine broader direction for the US currency. Comment?
22 min ago | via Gulf Times
US stocks closed out 2009 with the best performance in six years, but monthly employment figures in the first week of the new year will keep investors focused on what is likely to be 2010's reality - the economy's struggle to recover. Comment?
Rising Interest Rates: A Headwind for Housing
37 min ago | via Seeking Alpha
Tim Iacano authored an interesting piece recently about how the recent rise in residential housing closely matched the tax credit amount and raised concerns about what happens to prices once the tax credit is removed in April. Comment?
40 min ago | via Real Estate Undressed
If that were a real estate question, will 2010 be better I would say a little. I can already tell that there are people preparing for the possible end of the tax credit and gearing up to purchase before the April deadline. Comment?