Housing industry at risk (Reg Req’d)
Metropolitan Phoenix’s new-home market was built on the promise of an affordable house that could be put up in a few months.
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Off-Duty Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter Charges In Brooklyn Shooting Death An off-duty police officer pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges Friday in connection with the shooting death of a Brooklyn man earlier this month.via
Allentown mortgage broker charged in fraud scheme (The Express-Times) An Allentown mortgage broker is charged with fraud for allegedly falsifying documents to give mortgages to unqualified borrowers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.read more...
Mortgage applications hit a 2008 low; most rates slip (USA Today) Mortgage application volume tumbled 14.1% the week ended July 25, hitting its lowest level of the year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey.read more...
Software Companies Allege Law Firm Misappropriated Mortgage Database (Law.com) Two software companies have sued mortgage-lending law firm McGlinchey Stafford and Youngblood & Bendalin and one of its partners, alleging they misappropriated a database of legal documents to make "millions"
Sub-prime mortgage symposium planned (The State) Confused about the sub-prime mortgage crisis? Not sure what a sub-prime mortgage is? The South Carolina Law Review will hold a symposium on sub-prime mortgage problems at USC?s Law School
Get housing help with city mortgage program (The Times Leader) Columbia?s popular, low-cost mortgage program will lend about $60 million to city home buyers during the next five years. ?Income requirements: Qualifying depends on where you fall below or above