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Predatory lending rules debated WASHINGTON , Bond and banking interests Tuesday endorsed federal legislation creating national protections against predatory mortgage lending, but civil rights groups said the bill could weaken current state ...via
Fed's Rate Hike Program Doesn't Pause for Katrina The Federal Reserve on Tuesday chose inflation-fighting over public relations, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by another quarter-point, to 3.75%, against suggestions that it pause in deference ...read more...
La. sees surge in mortgage defaults (New Orleans Times-Picayune) The number of Louisiana homes that were foreclosed on jumped 35 percent during the third quarter of last year as lenders began taking action against hurricane victims who haven't made
Schemers Beware: The Capital Gains Tax Man Is Not Easily Fooled Q: My husband and I have owned our home for more than five years. We purchased it at $460,000, and find its value today is around $960,000, putting us
Ameriquest in $325 million settlement with states LOS ANGELES - Lending giant Ameriquest will implement reforms while its parent company pays $325 million under an agreement to settle investigations into Ameriquest practices by state attorneys general in
Mortgage lender probed (Miami Herald) Doral Financial Corp., Puerto Rico's largest mortgage lender, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an informal investigation related to the company's planned restatement of results.via