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  1. Used-car dealer gives credit-hurt customers hopeRead the original story

    2 min ago | Azcentral.com

    ... The day Congress voted against the first bailout package. 'The day before, you could get yourself a toxic mortgage and a subprime auto loan,' he said. 'The day after, nobody was doing any consumer lending whatsoever.' He has spent ...

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    Related Topix: Chandler, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Business News

  2. Lawyer disbarred for stealing money from clientsRead the original story

    8 min ago | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

    ... Botsford, Boyce's firm was hired to handle a real estate transaction in 2004. Part of the firm's role was to make mortgage payments on the property using client funds until the closing. After the sale, the mortgage company was owed $224,900. Boyce ...

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  3. Farmer Mac Reports Third Quarter GAAP Earnings of $18 MillionRead the original story

    9 min ago | PR Newswire

    The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation today reported continued progress during third quarter 2009, as the Corporation showed strong GAAP earnings for the third straight quarter, improved its risk bearing capacity and strengthened its balance sheet.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Federal Agric Mtg, Financial Services

  4. Minsheng, Sands plan floats in HKRead the original story

    10 min ago | China Daily

    ... in China fuels gaming and loan demand. This quarter may be the busiest for Hong Kong IPOs since the US subprime-mortgage market collapse triggered a global stocks rout in 2007. "There will be ample demand for these IPOs, with Asia projected to ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  5. Insurance losses lead to 3Q loss at MBIARead the original story

    16 min ago | Ocala Business Journal

    ... bond insurer with a third-quarter loss after two straight quarters of profits. Higher losses on MBIA's coverage of mortgage-related securities and complex investments known as derivatives overwhelmed investment income and premiums collected on its ...

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    Related Topix: MBIA, Insurance, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Armonk, NY

  6. Economic forecasts in bank tests miss their markRead the original story

    17 min ago | Albany Times Union

    ... to stay afloat. The only bank that failed to raise the required capital was GMAC, which is weighed down by bad mortgage loans but provides financing to auto dealers and buyers. Regulators had said GMAC needed to raise an additional $11.5 billion. ...

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    Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage

  7. Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 blnRead the original story

    17 min ago | Albany Times Union

    ... because the company cannot sell $5.2 billion in tax credits. The Treasury Department last week blocked the mortgage giant from selling about $2.6 billion in low-income housing tax credits to investors that included Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Because ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services

  8. Ceremony honors 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin WallRead the original story w/Photo

    18 min ago | Ocala Business Journal

    ... the Dahli Lama, no use bringing up human rights violations thingy. He's probably just going to apply for a second mortgage from China. But we'll send Hillary Clinton instead, which is fine since she has bigger cahones than the commander in chief. ...

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  9. Jobless: 10 percent tougher now than thenRead the original story

    19 min ago | Daily Herald

    ... overseas as the economy improves. Schenk, who is drawing unemployment aid, has managed to stay up-to-date on his mortgage and credit card payments, but at a significant cost to his financial future. "I'm burning through my savings," he says. "And ...

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    Related Topix: Lordstown, OH, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  10. Real Estate Outlook: Pending Sales RiseRead the original story

    20 min ago | Realty Times

    ... price index rose by 3.7 percent on a national average basis between September 26th and October 28th. Meanwhile, mortgage rates got even a little better last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Average 30-year fixed rates slipped ...

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    Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate

  11. With home-buying tax credit extended, it's a good time to move upRead the original story

    21 min ago | Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports, weather, real estate, jobs and cars from the Daily Press -- dailypress.com

    ... security. That's what's holding move-up buyers back, said Teresa Rutherford, branch manager of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage for the Peninsula. "Fear that they're not going to sell their house. Fear that they're not going to qualify for a loan, because ...

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    Related Topix: Home, Home Listing, Real Estate, Newport News, VA, Personal Finance, Mortgage

  12. NY governor tries to rally support for deficit reduction planRead the original story

    25 min ago | People's Daily Online

    ... funds. Paterson repeatedly used stark language to describe the gravity of the state's economic health. "I will mortgage my political career on this plan," Paterson told lawmakers as he warned that New York was rapidly running out of cash to meet its ...

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    Related Topix: New York Government, New York, David Paterson, US Governors

  13. Mortgage market cools as rate rise spooksRead the original story

    28 min ago | The Age

    The mortgage market contracted in October after buyers were spooked by the first increase in interest rates in 19 months, according to a survey.

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    Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home

  14. LI home closing prices dropping at slower paceRead the original story

    29 min ago | Newsday

    ... before the federal first-time home buyers' tax credit was initially set to expire on Nov. 30. The tax credit, low mortgage rates and more affordable prices drove the number of contracts past the 3,000 mark, to 3,061 in October, the report said. That ...

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  15. FOX 5 Special: I-Team VA LoansRead the original story

    40 min ago | MyFoxAtlanta

    A FOX 5 I-Team investigation uncovered allegations of a nationwide scheme by banks and mortgage companies to defraud U.S. military veterans.

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  16. Virus' Installing Porn On Compu...Read the original story

    52 min ago | LancasterOnline

    ... Fiola and his wife fought the case, spending $250,000 on legal fees. They liquidated their savings, took a second mortgage and sold their car. An inspection for his defense revealed the laptop was severely infected. It was programmed to visit as ...

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  17. Lone Star lowers fees of some funds: reportRead the original story

    57 min ago | Reuters

    Real-estate private-equity giant Lone Star Funds LS.UL is cutting some of its fees as it tries to raise $20 billion to buy pools of troubled mortgages and other kinds of distressed debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.

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  18. Fabulous Freebies 2009Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Kiplinger's Personal Finance

    ... for automatic bill paying directly with the parties sending the bills, such as your utility, credit-card, phone and mortgage companies. 17. FREE KIDS' MEALS Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch -- or dinner. Kids eat free at Denny's, Lone Star ...

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  19. Millions in the United States lack access to affordable, adequate housing - " UNRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | United Nations

    ... 'Millions of people in the U.S. are spending high percentages of their income to make their monthly rent and mortgage payment, face foreclosure or eviction, and live in overcrowded and substandard conditions,' said Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Millions, US Travel, Travel, Home, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  20. Matz urges a better deal for CU National victimsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | NAFCU

    Nov. 10, 2009 - NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz yesterday urged Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Ed DeMarco to work with NCUA in improving a Fannie Mae settlement offer to credit unions defrauded by the enterprise's approved lender, CU National/U.S. Mortgage Corporation.

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