Bankruptcy judge OKs Met Mortgage deal
Attorneys for bankrupt Metropolitan Mortgage and one of its estranged subsidiaries have agreed on how to resolve the subsidiary’s objections to Met’s proposed reorganization plan.
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H&R Block posts loss on mortgage woes (AP via Yahoo! News) H&R Block Inc. on Thursday cast new doubt on the pending sale of its troubled mortgage lending arm, saying it's trying to renegotiate sales terms as credit markets continue
Dow falls below 12,000 on mortgage woes (AP via Yahoo! News) Stocks fell Wednesday, pulling the Dow Jones industrials through the psychological 12,000 barrier for the first time since Nov. 6 as concerns about faltering subprime mortgage lenders extended a
Want A Mortgage? Start By Settling Your Score Anyone who's been denied credit may feel the old adage "you can't fight city hall" should be replaced by a new axiom: "You can't fight the credit bureaus." But not
Paying off mortgage in month likely to be seen as suspicious (Daily Telegraph: UK News) Anyone taking out a mortgage and paying it off within a month is likely to be regarded as "suspicious" and to find themselves investigated under laws designed to prevent money-laundering,
Existing Home Sales and Inventory The following graphs show existing home sales and inventory for the last 30+ years.Commentread more...
Mortgage provider tightens criteria (Financial Times) The practice of allowing first-time homebuyers to put down a deposit of as little as 5 per cent appears to be nearing an end as mortgage providers take further steps