U.S. slowdown spurs mortgage insurers northward (BizJournals)
Two Triad private mortgage insurance companies are making progress in their attempts to enter the Canadian marketplace.
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H&R Block mortgage operation to be sold (The Charlotte Observer) Billionaire Wilbur Ross agreed to buy the mortgage-servicing unit of H&R Block Inc. for about $1.1 billion, creating the second-largest U.S. firm that collects payments on subprime loans. WL Ross
Florida tops 1Q mortgage fraud list (San Francisco Chronicle) Reported incidents of mortgage fraud jumped 42 percent nationwide, with Florida reporting the highest number of cases, according to industry data released Monday. Properties in the Sunshine State accounted for
Housing Starts Slowing Down Builders began construction on fewer single-family houses in June, a possible sign that years of strong growth in the national housing market may finally be leveling off. read more...
Commissioners may choose a new contractor SEGUIN , County commissioners will consider ending negotiations with the Koehler Company for the Pct.read more...
Clarification: Carlsbad Good Guys store will not reopen The Good Guys store in Carlsbad will not reopen, contrary to a message on the store's answering machine that said it would reopen as an expanded CompUSA store.read more...
Fitch Rates GSR Mortgage Loan Trust $441.8MM 2006-6F (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NEW DELHI, India & SINGAPORE----July 3, 2006--Fitch rates GSR Mortgage Loan Trust's residential mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2006-6F, as follows: $427,033,850 classes 1A-1, 2A-1 - 2A-5, 3A-1 - 3A-5,