Program offers loans for home renovations
A new state program is designed to help Pennsylvania homeowners pay for repairs and improvements.
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NY subpoenas Fannie and Freddie in mortgage probe (Reuters via Yahoo! News) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that his office was sending subpoenas to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of his expanding probe of the
Mortgage Activity Continued Rebound Last Week Amid Lower Rates (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Mortgage application volume rose sharply last week, according to industry data released Wednesday. This continued a rebound that began in the previous week. The advance was led by
Philadelphia May Provide Housing Lesson Philadelphia's Ludlow neighborhood, where the city housing authority has been buying foreclosed homes since the 1970s, offers perspective on the debate over whether federal money should go to states to
Contractor ordered to pay restitution A building contractor was ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution and unpaid wages to 12 day laborers in Upper Marlboro on Thursday.read more...
Fed Eyes Extending Emergency Loans for Wall Street The Federal Reserve is considering giving squeezed Wall Street firms more time to draw emergency loans directly from the central bank to help them overcome credit problems, chairman Ben Bernanke
Mortgage market pressures prompt ANZ to 'review' wholesaler (The Age) The competitive squeeze in the home loan market has led to ANZ effectively putting its stand-alone Origin wholesale mortgage business up for sale, which could prompt a bidding war among