Republic waist-deep in fiscal Big Muddy
Morris R. Beschloss Special to The Desert Sun The one-two punch of the twin deadly hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, has dealt the U.S. economy and an already shaky energy sector a vicious body blow.
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More job cuts expected in mortgage banking (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The pace of job losses in mortgage lending slowed in December, as some companies shifted workers to other areas of financial services, but the losses may pick up again
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NetBank, Inc. Continues Strategic Reorganization With Disposition of Meritage Mortgage and Beacon Credit Services (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance) NetBank, Inc. , parent company of NetBank and a leading mortgage lender, today announced the company completed two separate transactions that effectively end its non-conforming mortgage and RV, boat
Hall of fame A landmark Durban home had a facelift for charity and provided home owners with ideas and inspiration.via
The True Cost of the Mortgage Bailout (TheStreet.com) The plan to freeze subprime rates would hurt mortgage bonds and, in turn, retirees.
Westpac acquires RAMS franchise for $140m "The RAMS franchise model has proven to be successful and this transaction will allow it to continue" Westpac Bank said it has reached agreement to acquire the RAMS Home